D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital

What D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital does

D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital is a 39-bed acute care community hospital located in Brewton, Alabama, operating as a non-profit facility under the Escambia County Healthcare Authority. Founded in 1954, the hospital serves patients of all ages across Eastern Escambia County, providing a comprehensive continuum of care that spans inpatient acute medical services, emergency medical services (EMS), outpatient clinics, surgical services, home health, rehabilitation, and specialty programs such as a dedicated sleep center and cardiopulmonary services. The hospital functions as a hub-and-spoke network anchored by the main 39-bed inpatient facility at 1301 Belleville Avenue, supplemented by satellite locations including D.W. McMillan Medical Center, Flomaton Medical Center, After Hours Clinic, and a Home Health office at 114 W Jackson Street. Its wholly-owned operating subsidiaries include D.W. McMillan EMS (covering 665 square miles with 24/7 advanced life support via two full-time ambulances staffed by paramedics and EMTs), D.W. McMillan Home Health, Home Medical Equipment, Rehab Services, and Flomaton Medical Center.

Technology infrastructure is built on standard healthcare IT vendor relationships rather than proprietary systems: a Cerner-powered patient portal (accessible via echa.iqhealth.com) with SAML SSO authentication, PersonaPay for online patient bill payment, Healthstream for workforce training and development, and FastHealth.AI for patient-facing health information search and education. The hospital's revenue model relies on standard payer-negotiated rates with major insurers including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, Humana, and United Healthcare, supplemented by Medicare Advantage coverage, discounted cash pricing, and a sliding-fee financial assistance program tied to Federal Poverty Guidelines. No-cost home health services are available to Medicare recipients. Go-to-market is driven by local presence, physician referral, and patient portal engagement; there is no venture capital, private equity, or individual ownership, reflecting its public/quasi-public status as a county healthcare authority facility serving a defined rural catchment area.

Name

D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital

Legal name

Escambia County Healthcare Authority

Website

https://dwmmh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital is a 39-bed non-profit acute care community hospital in Brewton, Alabama, operated by the Escambia County Healthcare Authority. It provides inpatient, emergency, outpatient, home health, surgical, and rehabilitation services to Eastern Escambia County residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Acute Care Hospital

NAICS

Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Emergency medical services
• Community healthcare
• Inpatient hospital care
• Outpatient clinical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brewton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Acute inpatient medical care and outpatient services for patients of all ages, including emergency services, diagnostic care, and post-acute recovery services.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital is a 39-bed acute care community hospital in Brewton, Alabama that delivers inpatient, outpatient, emergency, surgical, diagnostic imaging, and rehabilitation services. It is operated by the Escambia County Healthcare Authority and serves residents of Escambia County and surrounding areas in south Alabama. In addition to the main hospital, it operates a home health agency and an emergency medical services (EMS) unit.

Product overview

D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital operates as a 39-bed acute care inpatient facility that serves as the hub of a broader healthcare network. The hospital's core offering is acute medical care supplemented by multiple specialized service modules: outpatient facilities (After Hours Clinic, DW McMillan Medical Center), specialty centers (Sleep Center, Surgical Group), emergency services (EMS covering 665 square miles), home-based care (Home Health, Home Medical Equipment, Wheels of Wellness), rehabilitation services (Physical Therapy), and health research tools (Health Research Center via FastHealth.AI). The network also includes satellite locations (Flomaton Medical Center) to extend care access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inpatient Acute Care Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Escambia County Healthcare AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent healthcare authority governing D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital and affiliated healthcare facilities. Provides organizational oversight and healthcare system coordination for the region.
• Cerner HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides patient portal technology enabling patients to conveniently access their healthcare information through secure online platform.
• HealthstreamsupportingTechnology or IntegrationEmployee training and development platform for healthcare workforce education and professional development.
• FastHealth/FastHealth.AIsupportingTechnology or IntegrationWebsite hosting and health intelligence services providing research options through computer program applications, chat, and search engines. Includes health information search engine and patient education resources.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Helen Keller Hospital: Community hospital in Sheffield, AL serving the Shoals region. Direct peer as a small-to-mid acute-care community hospital with similar multi-specialty outpatient and emergency service mix in rural north Alabama.
• Andalusia Regional Hospital: Community hospital in Andalusia, AL (Covington County). Similar rural acute-care hospital profile, comparable bed scale, and overlapping service lines including emergency and outpatient care.
• L.V. Stabler Memorial Hospital: County-owned community hospital in Greenville, AL. Direct peer in scale and structure — small acute-care facility operating under county healthcare authority governance in a similar rural Alabama market.
• Evergreen Medical Center: Critical-access community hospital in Evergreen, Conecuh County, AL — a neighboring county to D.W. McMillan. Directly comparable as a small rural acute-care facility serving an adjacent low-population county.
• Mizell Memorial Hospital: Small community hospital in Opp, AL (Covington County). Comparable bed count and service mix, including emergency, inpatient, and outpatient offerings in a rural Alabama setting.
• Monroe County Hospital: Community hospital in Monroeville, AL (Monroe County), adjacent to Escambia County. Closely comparable 25-50 bed rural hospital providing a similar mix of inpatient, emergency, and outpatient services in southwest Alabama.

Regional players

• Infirmary Health: Multi-hospital non-profit system based in Mobile, AL with strong southwestern Alabama presence. Comparable as a larger regional health system providing acute care that can absorb referrals from adjacent rural counties.
• Sacred Heart Health System: Regional health system based in Pensacola, FL (Ascension) with referral pull from the larger Gulf Coast region. Comparable as a multi-facility acute-care system that draws tertiary referrals from smaller Alabama communities to the south.

Broad incumbents

• Jackson Hospital & Clinic: Community-based health system in Montgomery, AL — a broader incumbent serving a larger regional catchment. Comparable acute-care and outpatient services but with significantly greater scale and specialty breadth than D.W. McMillan.
• Baptist Health (Central Alabama): Multi-hospital health system across central Alabama with a regional referral footprint. Relevant as a broader incumbent that competes for specialty referrals and ambulatory patients emanating from rural communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/d.-w.-mcmillan-memorial-hospital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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