George E. Weems Memorial Hospital

What George E. Weems Memorial Hospital does

George E. Weems Memorial Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital (CAH, license 4173) located in Apalachicola, Florida, owned and operated by the Franklin County Board of County Commissioners as a public, county-government entity. It is the only hospital serving Franklin County, providing 24/7 emergency care, inpatient acute care, swing bed rehabilitation, ambulance/EMS transport, and outpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services including radiology, ultrasound, laboratory, respiratory therapy, mammography, and infusion therapy. Primary and rotating specialty care are delivered through two outpatient sites — Weems Medical Center East in Carrabelle and Weems Medical Center West in Apalachicola — with a planned pharmacy expansion at the Carrabelle site in 2026 and a hospice care room opened in June 2026 in partnership with Big Bend Hospice. A formal transfer relationship with Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH) provides tertiary care referrals for patients requiring treatment beyond the hospital's CAH scope.

The hospital generates revenue through professional-services billing for patient encounters, procedures, and per diem stays, with reimbursement methodologies varying by payer (Medicare, Medicaid, Florida Blue, Capital Health Plan, Humana, Sunshine State) and service setting (percent of total billed charges, per diem, case rate, fee schedule, and EAPGs for outpatient). Public standard-charge pricing is disclosed on the hospital website. The technology stack is conventional for a rural CAH: standard diagnostic imaging, lab, and respiratory equipment, an electronic medical record system, and a patient portal for records access, scheduling, and provider communication. There is no disclosed AI/ML capability, no public API or developer surface, and no app-store presence. Marketing and patient acquisition are community-based, relying on local events, the Weems Wellness Wave blog, a public-facing website, and the Weems Foundation's fundraising arm rather than broad digital campaigns. The hospital's strategic posture in 2026 is incremental service-line expansion (hospice, pharmacy) within its single-county catchment, supported by its CAH reimbursement and monopoly position, with no external capital events and no M&A activity.

Name

George E. Weems Memorial Hospital

Legal name

George E. Weems Memorial Hospital

Website

https://weemsmemorial.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Critical Access Hospital Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Outpatient Care Centers (6214)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI)

Keywords

• Critical access hospital
• Emergency medical services
• Rural healthcare services
• Primary care clinics
• Inpatient rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Apalachicola

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Revenue generated from providing healthcare services including emergency care, inpatient care, outpatient services, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, mammography, infusion therapy, and rehabilitation. Services are billed per encounter, procedure, or per diem depending on service type.
2. Swing Bed Program: Inpatient rehabilitation services provided under the swing bed program, offering 24-hour nursing care plus rehabilitation therapy for patients transitioning back home or to long-term care facilities.
3. Ambulance/Emergency Medical Services: Emergency medical services and ambulance transport for Franklin County, providing revenue through emergency care and patient transport services.
4. Primary Care Services: Revenue from primary care and rotating specialty care services at Weems Medical Center East (Carrabelle) and Weems Medical Center West (Apalachicola).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

George E. Weems Memorial Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital providing integrated acute, emergency, primary, and post-acute care to Franklin County, Florida. Its core service portfolio includes a 24/7 emergency department, two primary care medical centers (Carrabelle and Apalachicola), inpatient swing bed rehabilitation, radiology, laboratory, respiratory therapy, mammography, infusion therapy, and ambulance/EMS transport. The hospital is the sole inpatient facility serving Franklin County and operates under the Franklin County Board of County Commissioners.

Product overview

George E. Weems Memorial Hospital operates as a 25-bed critical access hospital providing integrated healthcare services to Franklin County, Florida. The hospital's core offerings include 24/7 emergency services and inpatient care, supported by diagnostic services (radiology, laboratory, mammography) and respiratory therapy. Primary care is delivered through two facilities: Weems Medical Center East in Carrabelle and Weems Medical Center West in Apalachicola, both offering rotating specialty care. The Swing Bed Program provides short-term inpatient rehabilitation combining nursing care with physical, speech, and occupational therapy. Additional services include ambulance transport, infusion therapy, transitional rehabilitation, and a recently opened hospice care room in partnership with Big Bend Hospice. A new pharmacy is planned for Carrabelle to expand community access to medications. Digital services include patient portals for medical records access. The hospital's pricing transparency program publishes standard charges for all services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Services
• Weems Medical Center East (Carrabelle)
• Weems Medical Center West (Apalachicola)
• Swing Bed Program
• Ambulance Services
• Radiology
• Respiratory Services
• Laboratory Services
• Mammography
• Infusion Therapy
• Transitional Rehabilitation
• Franklin County Hospice Care Room
• Patient Portals
• Medical Records Services
• Carrabelle Pharmacy

Quantifiable outcome

• Life-saving emergency stabilization for cardiac patients with successful transport to tertiary care

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Big Bend HospicecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026George E. Weems Memorial Hospital and Big Bend Hospice partnered to open a hospice care room at the hospital on June 18, 2026, providing Franklin County families with local access to hospice care for end-of-life needs.
• Tallahassee Memorial HospitalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional hospital partnership for patient transfers and tertiary care referrals. Weems provides emergency stabilization and initial care, with patients transferred to TMH for advanced treatment when needed.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HCA Florida Healthcare: Large for-profit hospital operator with a significant Florida footprint including suburban and rural facilities. Compares as a broad incumbent exercising scale advantages Weems cannot match, and a potential partner/acquirer.
• Community Health Systems: Major operator of non-urban and mid-sized hospitals across the U.S. Including in Florida. Compares as a broad incumbent in the rural and community hospital segment that contrasts with Weems' single-site, county-owned model.
• LifePoint Health: Rural-focused hospital operator owning/operating community hospitals across the U.S. Directly comparable in rural hospital strategy, service model, and referral partnerships; contrasts with Weems on ownership (private vs. county).
• Quorum Health: Operator of rural and community hospitals across non-urban America. Comparable as a rural-hospital operator reliant on swing-bed, ED, and outpatient volumes analogous to Weems' service mix.

Direct peers

• Calhoun-Liberty Hospital: Critical access hospital in Blountstown, FL, in the adjacent Florida Panhandle county. Closest direct peer: similar bed count, rural CAH designation, county-affiliated, comparable ED/inpatient/outpatient service mix serving a small population.
• Doctors Memorial Hospital: Small community hospital in Bonifay, FL (Holmes County) operating as a short-term acute care facility with ED and outpatient services. Directly comparable in scale, Florida panhandle geography, and rural community hospital mission.
• Northwest Florida Community Hospital: Small community hospital in Chipley, FL (Washington County), close geographic peer in the Florida panhandle. Comparable bed size, rural market position, and broad general acute care service offering.
• Madison County Memorial Hospital: County-affiliated community hospital in Madison, FL providing emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services to a rural North Florida population. Comparable in ownership structure, scale, and service breadth.

Others

• Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare: Regional tertiary care system in Tallahassee, FL — Weems' documented referral/transfer partner. Compares as the upstream care partner in a hub-and-spoke model where Weems funnels complex cases to TMH.
• Big Bend Hospice: Community-based hospice provider partnering with Weems to operate the new Franklin County hospice care room (June 2026). Comparable as an ecosystem partner, not a competitor — illustrates the partnership-driven rural care model Weems uses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WeemsHospital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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