Blue Mountain Hospital

What Blue Mountain Hospital does

Blue Mountain Hospital is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) critical access hospital operating from a single 11-bed facility at 802 South 200 West, Blanding, Utah, since July 9, 2009. The hospital serves residents of San Juan County, Utah and the broader Four Corners region (parts of Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico), functioning as the primary full-service inpatient and emergency provider in a catchment with limited alternative access. Service lines materially exceed typical rural CAH scope and include 24/7 emergency care, inpatient/tele-ICU care, obstetrics with C-section capability, general and bariatric surgery, orthopedic joint replacement, hemodialysis and home-based peritoneal dialysis, laboratory, on-site pharmacy, imaging and radiology (including the only 3D mammography unit in the county), swing-bed rehabilitation, therapeutic pain injections, and an AASM-accredited sleep center; food services operate as a sub-brand called Blue Mountain Bistro with a public online ordering site.

Underlying clinical technology is anchored by telehealth infrastructure (HD cameras, audio, in-room televisions) that links every bed to Intermountain Healthcare specialists 24/7 for critical care, newborn, hospitalist, and stroke coverage, supplemented by computer-assisted CT-based 3D modeling for joint replacement surgery, mobile MRI, peritoneal dialysis cyclers, and an AASM-accredited sleep lab operated with Newport Health. Radiology interpretation is outsourced to Revere Health in Provo, UT, and the facility hosts University of Utah medical students and Family Practice / OB-GYN residents, embedding it in academic teaching pipelines.

BMH generates revenue through direct fee-for-service patient care (including transparent cash pricing for uninsured patients, e.g., $149 3D mammograms and competitive bariatric cash rates), swing-bed rehabilitation stays, and on-site food services. Its customer base is horizontally segmented across rural San Juan County residents, post-surgical/rehabilitation patients, visitors and travelers needing emergency care, and sleep-disordered patients; go-to-market is direct to consumer via the hospital campus, with community outreach (e.g., the annual Scholarship Scramble golf tournament) supporting brand and pipeline. The hospital is governed by an independent leadership team led by CEO Jeremy Lyman, is not PE/VC-backed, and reports no parent company or external ownership.

Name

Blue Mountain Hospital

Legal name

Blue Mountain Hospital

Website

https://bmhutah.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Blue Mountain Hospital is an 11-bed not-for-profit critical access hospital in Blanding, Utah, providing emergency, surgical, OB, dialysis, imaging (including 3D mammography), sleep, and telehealth-linked specialty care to rural San Juan County and the Four Corners region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Critical Access Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

Keywords

• Critical access hospital
• Rural healthcare services
• Emergency medical care
• Dialysis services
• Rural surgical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Blanding

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Core revenue from providing medical services including emergency care, inpatient care, outpatient procedures, laboratory, imaging, pharmacy, surgical services, dialysis, and obstetrics to patients.
2. Swing Bed Services: Rehabilitation and skilled nursing care services for patients needing temporary assistance with daily activities following surgery or major medical events, allowing patients to stay close to home.
3. Food Services (Blue Mountain Bistro): On-site food services providing nutritious meals to patients and community dining options, managed as part of hospital operations.
4. Cash-Pay Procedures: Self-pay pricing for procedures like mammograms at $149 (standard) or $99 (October special), and bariatric surgery with competitive cash pricing for uninsured or out-of-network patients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Blue Mountain Hospital is an 11-bed critical access hospital providing comprehensive medical services to rural residents and visitors of San Juan County, Utah and the Four Corners region. Its service portfolio includes emergency care, inpatient care, surgical services, dialysis (hemodialysis and home-based peritoneal), bariatrics, obstetrics, imaging and radiology (including the only 3D mammography in the county), laboratory, pharmacy, sleep center, swing bed rehabilitation, joint replacements, and therapeutic pain injections. The hospital is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization with telehealth partnerships extending specialist access to the rural community.

Product overview

Blue Mountain Hospital is a critical access hospital (11-bed facility) in Blanding, Utah, offering a comprehensive portfolio of medical services including emergency care, inpatient care, surgical services, imaging/radiology (including 3D mammography), laboratory, pharmacy, obstetrics, dialysis (hemodialysis and peritoneal), bariatrics, joint replacements, sleep center, therapeutic pain injections, swing bed services, and food services (Blue Mountain Bistro). The hospital has established telehealth partnerships with Intermountain Healthcare for Critical Care, Newborn, Hospitalist, and Stroke services, and with Newport Health for accredited sleep studies. Educational programs include a Patient Care Tech to RN program, and the hospital runs an annual Scholarship Scramble for local healthcare students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blue Mountain Bistro: Food services department at Blue Mountain Hospital managed by Food Services Manager Mace Knight, providing nutritious meals to patients and daily lunch and dinner specials to the community.

Products and services

• Emergency Care

Quantifiable outcome

• 3D mammography increases cancer detection by up to 40% compared to traditional 2D mammograms
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Newport HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022Partnership bringing an accredited sleep center (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) to Blanding, Utah. First accredited sleep study program in the county and surrounding area. Offers in-lab sleep studies and home sleep apnea tests (HSAT).
• Intermountain HealthcareflagshipTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2021Strategic telehealth partnership providing 24/7 access to specialists for critical care, newborn, hospitalist, and stroke services. Uses high-definition cameras, audio equipment, and televisions in patient rooms to connect BMH clinicians with Intermountain specialists. Enables patients to receive advanced care without traveling to larger cities.
• Intermountain HealthcareflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2021TeleHealth Hospitalist Service staffed 24/7 by physicians and nurses for overall care management, consultations, night-time admits, and patient rounding. Partnership addresses clinical expertise needs while allowing patients to continue recovery close to home.
• Revere HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationRevere Health in Provo, UT provides radiology imaging interpretation services for Blue Mountain Hospital's mammography and other imaging needs. Their expert radiologists read and interpret all imaging performed at BMH, ensuring accurate diagnoses for patients in the rural community.
• University of UtahcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for medical education. BMH hosts medical students, Family Practice and OB-GYN residents from University of Utah for training. Dr. L. Val Jones has been involved with this education program for many years.
• Utah Navajo Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to make vaccines available to the Blanding community and beyond. Many BMH providers practice with or refer to Utah Navajo Health System facilities.
• San Juan HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of annual Scholarship Scramble golf tournament raising funds for local students pursuing healthcare degrees. Have awarded over $35,000 in scholarships to 16+ students over six years. Both entities have employed scholarship recipients.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gunnison Valley Hospital: Independent rural critical access hospital in Gunnison, Utah, comparable to BMH in governance model (community-controlled), scale, and broad-service-line rural delivery model.
• San Juan Regional Medical Center: Regional medical center in Farmington, New Mexico, that anchors the San Juan County, NM side of the Four Corners region and competes with BMH for cross-border patient flow into Utah.
• Moab Regional Hospital: Critical access hospital in Moab, Utah, comparable to BMH in size, rural setting, and service breadth, serving a similarly small Eastern Utah population reliant on tourism and telehealth-linked specialty care.
• Castleview Hospital: LifePoint Health-affiliated acute hospital in Price, Utah, similar in scale and rural Utah positioning to BMH, competing for patients in carbon/Emery counties that overlap with BMH's broader catchment.
• Ashley Regional Medical Center: LifePoint-operated rural hospital in Vernal, Utah, providing a comparable mix of acute, surgical, and OB services to a similarly sized rural population in the Uintah Basin.
• Sanpete Valley Hospital: Intermountain Healthcare-affiliated critical access hospital in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, structurally comparable to BMH in bed count, CAH status, and reliance on Intermountain's specialty network.

Others

• Utah Navajo Health System: Community health center organization serving the Navajo Nation portion of San Juan County, collaborating with BMH on referrals, COVID-19 vaccination, and shared provider coverage; an adjacent ecosystem partner rather than direct inpatient competitor.

Broad incumbents

• University of Utah Health: Academic medical system in Salt Lake City that partners with BMH on medical education and provides tertiary referral capacity; represents the broader incumbent academic alternative for complex cases.
• Intermountain Healthcare: Largest Utah-based health system and BMH's flagship telehealth partner; operates dozens of hospitals and clinics across the state and is the dominant referral destination for rural Utah, making it both a critical partner and an upstream competitor.
• CommonSpirit Health: Large national nonprofit Catholic health system operating hospitals across multiple states, providing a benchmark for nonprofit rural/community hospital governance and a potential acquirer or partner for similarly positioned facilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BlueMtnHospital
• Xx.com/BlueMtnHospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bmhuta

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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