Waverly Health Center

What Waverly Health Center does

Waverly Health Center is a non-profit, independent 25-bed Critical Access Hospital headquartered at 312 9th Street SW in Waverly, Iowa, serving residents of Waverly, Janesville, Nashua, Shell Rock, and surrounding Bremer and Butler County communities, with spillover reach into the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metropolitan area approximately 15 miles away. The center operates a five-clinic primary-care network (Christophel Clinic in Waverly, plus Janesville, Nashua, Shell Rock, and the Noah Campus Health Clinic at Wartburg College) along with a walk-in clinic, a 24/7 emergency department designated as a Level IV Trauma Center, a Birthing Center, a four-operating-room surgical suite, full laboratory and radiology services, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, an on-site pharmacy, and behavioral health. Visiting-specialty coverage extends across cardiology, orthopedic surgery (including Mako SmartRobotics for knee and hip replacement), pulmonology, dermatology, pain management, urology, nephrology, and podiatry, with EMS services covering Bremer and Butler Counties.

Name

Waverly Health Center

Legal name

Waverly Health Center

Website

https://waverlyhealthcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Waverly Health Center is a non-profit 25-bed critical access hospital in Waverly, Iowa, providing emergency, birthing, surgical, primary care, and visiting specialty services across a five-clinic network serving rural Northeast Iowa communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Critical Access Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Other Outpatient Care Centers (62149)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

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 services
• Primary care clinics
• Specialty medical care

Headquarters

HQ city

Waverly

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Revenue generated from comprehensive healthcare services including inpatient care, outpatient clinics, emergency services, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, surgical procedures, and specialty care. Billed through insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and direct patient payment.
2. Financial Assistance Programs: Discounted and sliding fee programs for uninsured and underinsured patients based on Federal Poverty Level guidelines
3. CarePayment Financing: Partnership with CarePayment to provide 0% APR financing for patients over 25 months for medical bills

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Waverly Health Center operates a 25-bed critical access hospital and a network of five primary care clinics delivering inpatient care, 24/7 emergency and trauma services, surgical services, birthing center care, advanced diagnostic imaging, laboratory, pharmacy, rehabilitation therapies, and visiting specialty clinics to residents of Waverly and surrounding Northeast Iowa communities. Care is billed through insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and direct patient payment, with a financial assistance program and 0% APR CarePayment financing available.

Product overview

Waverly Health Center is a 25-bed critical access hospital providing comprehensive healthcare services across multiple clinic locations in Northeast Iowa. The organization operates a network of primary care clinics (Christophel Clinic, Janesville Clinic, Nashua Clinic, Shell Rock Clinic, and Walk-In Clinic), a full-service hospital with 24/7 Emergency Services and Birthing Center, and Surgical Services with advanced technology including Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery. The health center offers extensive diagnostic capabilities through Radiology (MRI, CT, mammography) and Laboratory Services, along with rehabilitation therapies (Physical, Occupational, Speech, Cardiac/Pulmonary) featuring advanced equipment like the Alter G Anti-Gravity Treadmill. Specialty care is delivered through visiting specialists in Cardiology, Orthopedics, Pulmonology, Dermatology, Pain Management, Urology, Nephrology, and Podiatry. Additional services include Breast Care, Behavioral Health, Women's Health, Weight Loss Solutions, Nutrition Therapy, and an on-site Pharmacy with drive-thru. The organization also provides community health programs including Child Passenger Safety, SHIIP Medicare counseling, and radon awareness education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waverly Health Center Hospital

Quantifiable outcome

• 47% lower risk of death and 31% lower risk of another heart attack for individuals who complete all 36 cardiac rehab sessions (research from millionhearts.hhs.gov)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Youth Against Radon Initiative (YARI) - Cedar Falls High SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Community health partnership with Cedar Falls High School students providing radon awareness education at Waverly Health Center Shell Rock Clinic. YARI volunteers distribute free radon detection kits to eligible patients and educate families about home testing. Funding includes $500 Pioneer Seed 4-H grant and $3,600 from Ann Rathe Endowment Fund for 455 detection kits.
• Black Hawk County Health DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Partnership supporting radon awareness initiative. Environmental Health Director Jared Parmater helped identify postage-paid test kits that include laboratory analysis fees.
• Taylor Physical TherapycoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership providing comprehensive rehabilitation services including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Taylor Therapy provides pediatric therapy through Level 1 Star Institute for Sensory Process Training, offers Alter G Anti-Gravity Treadmill technology, VALD performance testing systems, and state-of-the-art sensory gym facilities for pediatric patients.
• State of Iowa Insurance DivisioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to sponsor the Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) for Bremer County and surrounding areas. Seven trained volunteers provide free, confidential Medicare counseling including eligibility, Part A & B coverage, supplemental insurance, Advantage plans, Medicaid, and Part D prescription drug coverage.
• Federal Government (Federal Poverty Guidelines)coreOthersFinancial assistance program based on Federal Poverty Level guidelines published by Department of Health and Human Services. Provides discounts on medical care for patients meeting income and family size criteria.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Buchanan County Health Center: Independence, Iowa-based critical access hospital providing comparable inpatient, outpatient, ED, surgical, and primary care services to a similar rural Northeast Iowa community, making it the closest operational analog to WHC.
• Grundy County Memorial Hospital: Grundy Center, Iowa critical access hospital operating a comparable multi-clinic network, CAH designation, and broad service portfolio (ED, surgery, imaging, rehab) for a rural Iowa county, mirroring WHC's structure and scale.
• Compass Memorial Healthcare: Marengo, Iowa-based critical access hospital offering similar scope (ED, surgical, imaging, primary care clinics, specialty outreach) to a comparable rural Iowa community, serving as a near-clone peer for benchmarking.

Broad incumbents

• UnityPoint Health: Large Iowa-headquartered regional health system that operates multiple critical access hospitals across the state, competes with WHC for specialty leakage from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls corridor, and represents a likely affiliation or competitor in WHC's service area.
• MercyOne: Iowa-wide Catholic health system operating critical access hospitals, primary care clinics, and specialty services overlapping WHC's Northeast Iowa footprint, providing both partnership potential and competitive pressure.
• Mayo Clinic Health System: Regional branch of Mayo Clinic operating critical access and community hospitals across the Midwest, including in Iowa and Minnesota, with comparable rural-hospital operating model, clinic networks, and visiting specialty structures.
• Avera Health: Regional health system operating a large network of critical access and community hospitals across the rural Upper Midwest with a similar multi-clinic, visiting specialty, and community-hospital footprint.
• Sanford Health: Large Upper Midwest regional system operating critical access hospitals and rural clinics across Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas, with parallel operating model and competitive overlap in rural community-hospital markets.
• Lifepoint Health: National operator of rural and critical access hospitals with a comparable model of community-hospital ownership, multi-clinic networks, and visiting specialty arrangements, providing a potential acquirer or strategic benchmark for WHC.
• Gundersen Health System: Wisconsin-headquartered regional system operating critical access hospitals and community clinics in the Upper Midwest with an integrated multi-site rural model that competes and overlaps with WHC's geographic and operating profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WHCenter
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/WHCMarketing
• Facebookfacebook.com/WaverlyHealthCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/waverly-health-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/waverlyhealthcenter

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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