Keefe Memorial Health Service District

What Keefe Memorial Health Service District does

Keefe Memorial Health Service District (KMHSD) is a public hospital district and political subdivision of the State of Colorado that operates a 25-bed critical access hospital (Keefe Memorial Hospital) and two affiliated clinics (Prairie View Clinic in Cheyenne Wells and Kit Carson Clinic in Kit Carson). Founded in 1931 and restructured under publicly-elected board governance in November 2014, the organization serves residents of Cheyenne County, Eastern Colorado, and Western Kansas with a full continuum of care including 24/7 Level 4 trauma emergency services, acute inpatient care, primary and specialty clinic visits, swing bed post-acute recovery, telehealth, and a SANE forensic nursing program.

The organization differentiates through clinical technology atypical for rural facilities, deploying a Vitros XT 7600 Laboratory Analyzer that achieves a 94% under-24-hour test turnaround and supports an outreach laboratory program (in partnership with InReach Community Dx) serving independent providers as far as the Front Range. Diagnostic capability includes 3D mammography and ACR-accredited CT scanning. Specialty services include gastrointestinal procedures (now performed in a renovated former operating room), advanced wound care, infusion services, laser light therapy, and respiratory therapy, with a 2,150-square-foot physical therapy center under development in the former Bottle Barn gas station.

Revenue is generated through usage-based laboratory outreach, per-diem swing bed billing, fee-for-service emergency and clinic visits, and negotiated payer contracts with major insurers (Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Colorado, Cigna, United Healthcare, Kaiser, GEHA Multiplan), supplemented by hospital discounted care for qualifying uninsured patients. Capital improvements are largely funded through the affiliated Prairie View Health Resources 501(c)(3) foundation, which has contributed over $250,000 cumulatively for physician recruitment, equipment, and facility upgrades, alongside targeted community donations.

Name

Keefe Memorial Health Service District

Legal name

Keefe Memorial Health Service District

Website

https://keefemh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Keefe Memorial Health Service District operates a 25-bed critical access hospital and two clinics in Cheyenne County, Colorado, serving rural Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas with 24/7 emergency care, primary and specialty clinic services, and a regional laboratory outreach program extending to Front Range providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Community Hospital Services

NAICS

Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493), Other Outpatient Care Centers (62149)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trauma Centers & Level I–IV Trauma Hospitals (HLAFAAAK), Short-Term Rehabilitation (Post-Acute) SNFs (HLADADAA)

Keywords

• Rural healthcare services
• Emergency medical care
• Community hospital care
• Diagnostic laboratory services
• Primary care clinics

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheyenne Wells

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 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. Laboratory Services: Outreach laboratory program generating significant portion of hospital revenue. Partnership with InReach Community Dx provides testing for local patients and independent providers in larger communities on the Front Range.
2. Emergency Care Services: 24/7 emergency department with Level 4 Trauma Care Center, generating revenue from emergency visits and trauma services.
3. Clinic Services: Primary care and specialty clinic visits at Prairie View Clinic and Kit Carson Clinic, including specialty services like GI procedures, cardiovascular, and mental health.
4. Swing Bed Program: Post-acute care services for patients requiring extended recovery time, billed on per diem basis.
5. Hospital Discounted Care: Financial assistance program for qualifying patients under hospital discounted care policy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Keefe Memorial Health Service District operates a 25-bed licensed rural hospital (Keefe Memorial Hospital) and two affiliated clinics (Prairie View Clinic and Kit Carson Clinic) in Cheyenne County, Colorado. It delivers 24/7 Level 4 Trauma emergency care, acute inpatient care, diagnostic laboratory services with regional outreach, radiology, telehealth, swing bed post-acute care, and specialty services including gastroenterology, mental health, physical therapy, and a SANE program.

Product overview

Keefe Memorial Health Service District operates a 25-bed rural hospital (Keefe Memorial Hospital) and two affiliated clinics (Prairie View Clinic and Kit Carson Clinic) serving Cheyenne County, Colorado and surrounding areas. The health system offers a comprehensive range of healthcare services centered around its hospital with emergency/trauma care, acute inpatient care, laboratory services (with advanced outreach operations and 94% turnaround rate), radiology (ACR-accredited CT), telehealth, mental health, and rehabilitation services. Specialty services include a SANE program, ALTO opioid alternative pain management, 3D mammography, wound care, and gastrointestinal procedures. The hospital has transitioned its former operating room into a Gastrointestinal Specialty Clinic and is expanding its physical therapy capabilities with a new 2,150-square-foot center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Care Services 24/7 Level 4 Trauma Care Center with access to Board Certified Emergency Physicians and specialized emergency nursing care for walk-in and ambulance patients.
• Acute Care Inpatient hospital care for patients requiring hospitalization at the 25-bed licensed facility.
• Laboratory Services Advanced diagnostic laboratory offering rapid turnaround testing with outreach operations serving providers as far as the Front Range, including a 94% under-24-hour turnaround rate via the Vitros XT 7600.
• Radiology Medical imaging services including ACR-accredited CT scanning and 3D mammography for early breast cancer detection.
• Telehealth Remote healthcare consultation services including video-based psychiatric evaluations, therapy, medication management, and ER telepsychiatry.
• Swing Bed Program Transitional post-acute care for patients requiring extended recovery time after acute hospitalization, billed on a per diem basis.
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program Specialized forensic nursing care for sexual assault victims, supported by a dedicated obstetrics bed for emergent deliveries.
• ALTO Program Alternatives to Opioids pain management program offering multi-modal treatment using non-opioid medications, regional anesthesia, and non-pharmacological interventions.
• Well Women's Clinic Women's health services including 3D mammography screening, preventive care, and breast cancer detection.
• Mental Health Services Behavioral health services including general counseling, telepsychiatry via video, and ER psychiatric consultation.
• Prairie View Clinic Primary care clinic adjacent to the hospital offering extended Tuesday hours (7am-7pm) and Certified Lactation Counselor services.
• Kit Carson Clinic Rural health clinic serving Kit Carson community with expanded four exam rooms and handicap-accessible entrance.
• Gastrointestinal Specialty Clinic GI procedures performed in a renovated former operating room space with visiting specialists.
• Advanced Wound Care Specialized wound treatment services for chronic and complex wounds.
• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation services with a new 2,150-square-foot physical therapy center under development in the former Bottle Barn gas station.
• Audiology Care Audiology diagnostic and treatment services for hearing-related conditions.
• Venous Ablation Venous ablation procedures for treating vascular conditions.
• Hormone Replacement Treatment Hormone replacement therapy services for qualifying patients.
• Pediatric Services Healthcare services for children and adolescents across wellness, preventive, and acute care needs.
• Chronic Care Management Ongoing care coordination for patients with chronic health conditions.
• Infusion Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of laboratory tests reported in less than 24 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Prairie View Health ResourcescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2021Foundation supporting the county hospital through fundraising for physician recruitment and retention, specialized equipment purchases, and grant writing. Has donated over $250,000 to date. Board members include Margaret Oswald (President), Devin Dickey (Vice President), Jessica Unruh (Secretary), Nickalas Hevner (Treasurer). Matched $3,000 donation for obstetrics bed bringing total to $6,000. Provided $30,000 donation for OR remodel into GI Specialty Clinic.
• Northeast Health PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Organization created to help area residents with Health First Colorado application and recertification, and to help qualifying residents access benefits including primary care, specialty care, hospital care, mental health, prescription medication, dental care, care coordination, food assistance, housing, and transportation.
• Eastern Plains Healthcare ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration of rural hospitals working together to provide excellent healthcare services for rural communities on the Eastern Plains of Colorado while increasing sustainability of members. KMHSD is a proud member.
• InReach Community DxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for development of comprehensive outreach laboratory program providing rapid turnaround test results. InReach mission is to help rural hospitals regain revenue lost to national laboratories. Partnership generates significant hospital revenue and provides services to Front Range providers.
• Amaze HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing confidential mental health services for farmers and agricultural community including counseling and telehealth options.
• Determined HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to address loneliness in elderly through a call center partnership, set to launch to provide social connection and support services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Banner Health: Large nonprofit health system operating multiple critical-access and community hospitals across the rural Southwest, including East Morgan County Hospital; relevant as a broader incumbent that competes for the same rural referral pool and employs shared service-line models.
• UCHealth: Colorado-based academic health system with the state's largest network; the primary higher-acuity referral destination for KMHSD patients and a relevant broader incumbent for telehealth, lab, and specialty partnership benchmarks.
• CommonSpirit Health (Centura Health): National nonprofit health system with a strong Colorado footprint (formerly Centura Health); competes for specialty referrals from rural Eastern Colorado and offers telehealth and outreach programs analogous to KMHSD's laboratory outreach.

Direct peers

• Sedgwick County Health Center: Small rural hospital in Julesburg, Colorado, on the Eastern Plains near the Nebraska border, offering a directly comparable emergency, clinic, and acute care model for a thinly populated county.
• Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center: Rural community hospital in La Junta, Colorado, also part of the Eastern Plains Consortium, offering a comparable 25-bed-class acute care, emergency, and outpatient footprint in an underserved agricultural region.
• Melissa Memorial Hospital: Critical-access hospital in Holyoke, Colorado — neighboring Eastern Plains — providing similar rural emergency, acute care, clinic, and lab outreach services to a sparsely populated agricultural county.
• Prowers Medical Center: Critical-access hospital in Lamar, Colorado, also a member of the Eastern Plains Healthcare Consortium alongside KMHSD, serving a comparably rural Eastern Plains catchment with similar emergency, acute, and outpatient service mix.
• East Morgan County Hospital: Critical-access hospital in Brush, Colorado, providing rural emergency, acute, and outpatient services similar in scope to KMHSD; the most direct peer under the Banner Health system in the Eastern Colorado region.
• Haxtun Hospital District: Critical-access district hospital in Haxtun, Colorado, with a comparable rural Eastern Plains catchment, district governance structure, and clinic-based service mix.
• Wray Community District Hospital: Community district hospital in Wray, Colorado, with a comparable rural Eastern Plains catchment and 25-bed-class acute care plus clinic footprint; operates under a similar district governance model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/keefemhsd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/keefe-memorial-health-service-district

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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