Smith County Memorial Hospital

What Smith County Memorial Hospital does

Smith County Memorial Hospital (SCMH) is a nonprofit Critical Access Hospital with an attached Rural Health Clinic (Smith County Family Practice) located in Smith Center, Kansas, serving as the sole hospital for Smith County and surrounding North Central Kansas communities near the Nebraska border. Founded in 1951 and operating from a new leading-edge facility built in 2018, SCMH holds a Level IV Trauma Center designation (since 2015) and provides a comprehensive service portfolio including 24/7 emergency care, inpatient and outpatient services, diagnostic imaging (3D mammography, CT, MRI, nuclear imaging, ultrasound), laboratory, surgery, chemotherapy/immunotherapy, cardiac and physical rehabilitation, swingbed skilled nursing, and a full specialty clinic anchored by 14+ visiting specialists across cardiology, podiatry, urology, OB/GYN, orthopedics, pulmonology, gastroenterology, vascular surgery, nephrology, and endocrinology.

The hospital's technology stack centers on Cerner electronic health records with a HealtheLife patient portal (iOS/Android), Bluetooth-enabled remote patient monitoring in partnership with the University of Kansas Health Systems, and telehealth delivery for mental/behavioral health services. SCMH differentiates through a unique Chef-RD (Registered Dietitian) model operating the Hometown Cafe (serving staff, ~30 Meals on Wheels participants, and community), and an integrated community wellness ecosystem that includes the Fitness Court Studio, Superhero Academy children's health education, and the Chef Steve's Grab Good grocery partnership.

SCMH is governed by an independent Board of Trustees led by CEO Sarah Ragsdale, CFO Maddy Koelsch, and CNO Lakin Lyon, with no parent company, private equity, or institutional investor involvement. Revenue is generated through fee-for-service patient care (Medicare cost-based reimbursement under CAH designation, plus Medicaid, private insurance, and self-pay), swingbed skilled nursing, specialty clinic visits, and ancillary community food service. The Grow Our Own scholarship program invests in workforce pipeline development to sustain service capacity in a rural labor market.

Name

Smith County Memorial Hospital

Legal name

Smith County Memorial Hospital

Website

https://www.scmhks.org/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Smith County Memorial Hospital is a nonprofit Critical Access Hospital in Smith Center, Kansas, serving as the sole hospital for Smith County and surrounding North Central Kansas communities with emergency, inpatient, outpatient, swingbed, and specialty clinic services, plus community wellness programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Critical Access Hospital

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Diagnostic Imaging Centers (621512), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI), Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs) & Multi-Specialty Diagnostic Centers (HLAFAKAN)

Keywords

• Critical access hospital
• Rural healthcare services
• Emergency medical care
• Primary family practice
• Diagnostic imaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Smith Center

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Fee-for-service healthcare delivery including inpatient care, outpatient services, emergency room visits, diagnostic testing, and surgical procedures. Services provided to patients with Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and self-pay.
2. Swingbed Program: Skilled nursing care for Medicare patients requiring longer treatment following a qualifying hospital stay. Provides recurring revenue for extended care services.
3. Hometown Cafe Food Service: Public cafeteria serving staff, patients, and community members with healthy lunch options. Revenue from food and beverage sales to approximately 100 staff, 30 Meals on Wheels participants, 30 public customers daily.
4. Rural Health Clinic: Attached Rural Health Clinic providing primary and family care with walk-in Quick Care service and specialty clinic visits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Smith County Memorial Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital in Smith Center, Kansas that delivers comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, emergency, surgical, diagnostic imaging, and primary care services to the rural communities of North Central Kansas. The facility operates an attached Rural Health Clinic (Smith County Family Practice), a Level IV Trauma Center, and supplements local care with telehealth partnerships and visiting specialty clinics. Community-facing programs including a Hometown Café, Meals on Wheels, and a public Fitness Court Studio extend its role beyond traditional clinical care.

Product overview

Smith County Memorial Hospital operates as a Critical Access Hospital with an attached Rural Health Clinic and Smith County Family Practice. The hospital provides comprehensive healthcare through integrated service lines including emergency (Level IV Trauma Center), surgery, imaging, laboratory, and specialty services. Key offerings include the Patient Portal for electronic health records access (Cerner Health-integrated), the Hometown Café food service operated by a Chef-Registered Dietitian, Fitness Court Studio for community wellness, Remote Patient Monitoring via University of Kansas Health Systems partnership, and the Grow Our Own scholarship program for employee development. The Specialty Clinic brings visiting specialists in cardiology, podiatry, surgery, urology, radiology, vascular surgery, OB/GYN, pulmonology, orthopedics, endocrinology, and orthotics on scheduled rotations. Community programs include Meals on Wheels and Chef Steve's Grab Good nutrition education partnership with local grocery stores.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chef Steve's Hometown Café: Healthcare food service operation offering healthy meals to staff, patients, and the community, managed by Chef Steve Smith RD LD.
• Chef Steve's Grab Good
• Fitness Court Studio
• Superhero Academy

Products and services

• Critical Access Hospital Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 53% of Kansas adults do not receive treatment for mental/behavioral health concerns - SCMH telehealth program reduces barriers through convenient private access
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The University of Kansas Health SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Remote Patient Monitoring Program using bluetooth devices for chronic disease management (blood pressure, glucose, oxygen monitoring) covered by Medicare. Also provides mental and behavioral health telehealth services through specialist access, addressing barriers of rural specialist shortages.
• HPM (Holistic Pain Management)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership bringing certified pain specialists to Smith County Memorial Hospital patients. HPM provides pain management services including nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablations, and injections, reducing wait times and eliminating travel to metropolitan areas for care.
• Smith County Drug & Alcohol CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership sponsoring Superhero Academy, an 8-week health education program for children teaching nutrition, exercise, sleep, kindness, and anti-drug/vaping messages through Nex-Gen internships.
• Gene's Heartland FoodsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity health partnership where Chef Steve's Grab Good program labels healthy ingredients at Gene's grocery store in Smith Center. Includes recipes, pro tips from dietitian, and cooking videos accessible via QR codes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jewell County Hospital: Tiny rural Kansas Critical Access Hospital in Mankato serving a neighboring county with similarly limited scale, primary-care focus, and visiting-specialist model.
• Norton County Hospital: Critical Access Hospital in Norton, Kansas providing emergency, inpatient, primary care, and visiting-specialist services to a small rural population comparable to SCMH's catchment.
• Citizens Medical Center: Critical Access Hospital in Colby, Kansas serving a similarly small rural Northwest Kansas community with a comparable set of primary, emergency, and visiting-specialist services.
• Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems: Rural Kansas hospital in Beloit, KS that operates as a comparable Critical Access–style facility and is even referenced by SCMH as a source of visiting surgical specialists. Comparable in scale, service mix, and rural Kansas catchment.
• Phillips County Hospital: Critical Access Hospital in Phillipsburg, Kansas serving a neighboring North Central Kansas county with similar rural hospital profile, services, and patient demographics.
• Republic County Hospital: Small rural Kansas hospital adjacent to SCMH's catchment (Belleville), delivering primary care, emergency, and outpatient services to a comparable population size and demographic.

Broad incumbents

• Salina Regional Health Center: Regional health system in Salina, Kansas and source of SCMH's visiting orthopedic specialist; offers broader specialty services typical of a regional referral center.
• Hays Medical Center (University of Kansas Health System): Regional referral hospital in Hays, KS and the parent organization for several SCMH visiting specialists; offers broader specialty services that SCMH accesses remotely. Comparable in geography but operates at significantly larger scale.
• CHI Health Good Samaritan (Kearney, NE): Regional referral hospital near SCMH's border catchment, source of SCMH's visiting vascular and nephrology specialists; serves the wider Nebraska-border rural market comparable to SCMH's geography.

Others

• The University of Kansas Health System: Major academic health system and SCMH's core telehealth and RPM partner; comparable only as an ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor, supplying specialty capacity that SCMH distributes locally.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/scmhks

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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