Dallas County Hospital

What Dallas County Hospital does

Dallas County Hospital (DCH) is a 25-bed critical access hospital headquartered in Perry, Iowa, founded in 1954 (originally as King's Daughter's Hospital) and operating under private, for-profit ownership while functioning in practice as a community-governed affiliate of MercyOne, which itself is owned by Trinity Health. The hospital serves residents of Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, and Boone counties in central Iowa through three DCH Family Medicine clinics (Perry, Panora, Dallas Center), a 24/7 emergency department, inpatient and swing-bed services, surgical services, radiology (including mammography), chemotherapy, laboratory services, and therapy services, plus specialty clinics in cardiology, orthopedics, and advanced wound care. It employs between 101 and 250 staff across these locations and is led by CEO Angela Mortoza, RN, BSN, MHA, alongside a CIO, CCO, and CFO.

Technically, DCH runs a healthcare delivery platform layered with consumer-facing digital tools: HIPAA-compliant Virtual Visits via Zoom for telehealth, two patient portal offerings (FollowMyHealth for clinics and MyCareCorner for the hospital), the PersonaPay online billing portal, and a CMS-mandated machine-readable standard charges file paired with an online Price Transparency Cost Estimator. Its most distinctive technology bet is the Health Connector Dashboard — a digital patient-transportation coordination platform built with technology partner Arcadis on a $2.9 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant, currently in its third phase of development.

Commercially, DCH is a fee-for-service healthcare provider whose revenue streams consist of insurance reimbursements (including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, UnitedHealthcare), Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Iowa, Managed Care plans, and direct patient payments across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, specialty clinic, and ancillary service lines. Patient acquisition is sales-led and locality-driven, relying on physician referrals, community outreach, scheduled appointments, emergency walk-ins, and Foundation-supported wellness programming, with no indication of venture funding, private equity involvement, or public stock listing.

Name

Dallas County Hospital

Legal name

Dallas County Hospital

Website

https://dallascohospital.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Dallas County Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital in Perry, Iowa, affiliated with MercyOne/Trinity Health, serving residents of Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, and Boone counties through inpatient, emergency, surgical, specialty, and family medicine services delivered across three clinic locations and virtual visits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Critical Access Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAC), Healthcare Facility Shuttle Services (Non-Medical) (TLAFAJAG)

Keywords

• Critical access hospital
• Rural healthcare services
• Emergency and inpatient care
• Family medicine clinics
• Telehealth virtual visits

Headquarters

HQ city

Perry

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Fee-for-service healthcare delivery including inpatient services, outpatient clinics, emergency room, radiology, chemotherapy, surgical services, lab services, and therapy services. Revenue generated from insurance reimbursements, Medicare, Medicaid, and direct patient payments.
2. Specialty Clinic Services: Specialty services including cardiology, orthopedics, and advanced wound care offered through the hospital's specialty clinic, generating revenue through consultations and procedures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dallas County Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital that delivers general acute care, 24/7 emergency services, surgical services, radiology (including mammography), chemotherapy, laboratory, and therapy services to residents of Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, and Boone counties in central Iowa. It supplements hospital-based care with three family medicine clinics (Dallas Center, Panora, Perry), specialty clinics in cardiology, orthopedics, and advanced wound care, swing bed recovery services, HIPAA-compliant virtual visits, and a Price Transparency Cost Estimator. It also operates the Health Connector transportation-coordination dashboard in partnership with a rural Iowa transit agency and Arcadis.

Product overview

Dallas County Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital offering a unified portfolio of healthcare services including emergency care, surgical services, radiology (including mammography and chemotherapy), laboratory services, and therapy services. The hospital operates three DCH Family Medicine Clinics in Dallas Center, Panora, and Perry, Iowa. Digital health offerings include Virtual Visits (HIPAA-compliant telehealth appointments via Zoom) and the Health Connector Dashboard (a transportation coordination platform developed with Arcadis). The hospital also provides a Price Transparency Cost Estimator and publishes standard charges data as required by CMS regulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DCH Family Medicine Clinics: Family medicine clinics operated by Dallas County Hospital in Dallas Center, Panora, and Perry, Iowa.

Products and services

• Dallas County Hospital (Main Hospital) A 25-bed critical access hospital in Perry, Iowa providing general acute care, 24/7 emergency services, surgical services, radiology including mammography, chemotherapy, laboratory services, and therapy services to residents of Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, and Boone counties.
• DCH Family Medicine Clinics Network of three family medicine clinics in Dallas Center, Panora, and Perry, Iowa providing comprehensive primary care for patients at every stage of life, including wellness, prevention, acute care for common illnesses, and management of chronic conditions.
• Virtual Visits HIPAA-compliant telehealth appointments conducted via secure audio and video calls using Zoom, appropriate for follow-up visits, medication management for chronic conditions, and reviewing test results when physical examination is not needed.
• Swing Bed Services Interim care services for patients recovering after major surgery or needing additional short-term care while recovering from injury or illness, including wound care, antibiotic/medication therapies, and physical, speech, and occupational therapy.
• Health Connector Dashboard Digital platform coordinating patient transportation to medical appointments, developed in partnership with Arcadis and funded by a $2.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
• Price Transparency Cost Estimator Online tool that lets patients enter basic demographic and service information to generate a sample bill using historical data and apply estimated insurance benefits.
• Machine-Readable Standard Charges File CMS-mandated machine-readable file containing standard charge information, including payer-specific negotiated charges and gross charges, for all hospital items and services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Healthcare services provided close to home for residents of four central Iowa counties

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Rural Iowa Transit AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026A rural Iowa transit agency partnered with Dallas County Hospital to launch the Health Connector dashboard, a digital platform that coordinates patient transportation to medical appointments. The project began as a pilot in 2020 and is now in its third phase, demonstrating ongoing strategic collaboration to improve healthcare access for rural patients.
• ArcadiscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Technology provider Arcadis developed the Health Connector dashboard platform in partnership with Dallas County Hospital. The digital platform coordinates patient transportation to medical appointments and was funded by a $2.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
• MercyOnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDallas County Hospital is an affiliate of MercyOne, providing access to the MercyOne health network resources, electronic health records, and coordinated care across the network.
• Trinity HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDallas County Hospital is owned by Trinity Health, the parent organization that operates the website and provides governance, standards, and operational support across its healthcare system.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Guthrie County Hospital: A small rural hospital serving Guthrie County, Iowa — the fourth county in DCH's stated service area. Comparable as a similarly scaled community provider competing for the same rural patient population.
• Iowa Specialty Hospital: A small Iowa community hospital system with multiple critical-access locations across north-central Iowa. Comparable to DCH as a similarly sized rural Iowa provider offering a mix of acute, surgical, and specialty clinic services to a dispersed rural patient base.
• Story County Medical Center: A critical access hospital in Nevada, Iowa serving Story County and adjacent rural communities. Directly comparable to DCH in bed count, rural Iowa service profile, family medicine clinic footprint, and Trinity Health/MercyOne-style network affiliations.
• Greene County Medical Center: A Jefferson, Iowa-based critical access hospital serving Greene County — one of DCH's explicit service-area counties. Highly comparable in scale, service mix (acute, ED, clinic, specialty), and rural Iowa operating context.
• Madison County Health Care System: A rural Iowa critical access health system in Winterset offering inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and primary care services. Comparable to DCH in scale, rural central Iowa geography, and the broad mix of family medicine plus visiting specialty clinics.
• Boone County Hospital: A critical access hospital in Boone, Iowa serving Boone County — another county explicitly named in DCH's service area. Comparable on bed count, rural Iowa footprint, and overlapping patient referral dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• UnityPoint Health: One of the largest non-profit health systems in Iowa and the Midwest, with a broad footprint of hospitals and clinics including rural sites. Comparable as a competing Iowa system vying for the same rural patient populations and primary care physicians.
• Trinity Health: National Catholic health system and ultimate owner of DCH. Operates 80+ hospitals across multiple states, providing capital, governance, IT, and system-level strategy that frames DCH's local operating envelope.
• MercyOne: DCH's direct parent affiliate network, formed via the 2019 Trinity Health/CHI-Iowa merger. Operates hospitals and clinics broadly across Iowa, providing the network infrastructure, EHR, and specialty resources that DCH plugs into.

Regional players

• Broadlawns Medical Center: A Des Moines-area public hospital that draws patients from across central Iowa, including DCH's service counties. Comparable as a regional referral and primary care competitor within driving distance of DCH's catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dallas-county-hospital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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