Yoakum County Hospital

What Yoakum County Hospital does

Yoakum County Hospital is a county-owned public hospital district established in 1949, operating an integrated five-facility rural healthcare system headquartered in Denver City, Texas. The system serves communities across rural West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, with the main hospital functioning as a Level IV Trauma Center with a 24-hour Emergency Room, labor and delivery, and outpatient services supported by DEXA, spiral CT, 3-D ultrasound, X-ray, and full-service lab capabilities. Supporting facilities include West Texas Medical Center (multi-specialty clinic with eight provider offices and 23 exam rooms), Plains Clinic (satellite primary care), Dialysis Services of West Texas (4,530 sq ft dialysis unit operating at a 3:1 nurse-to-patient ratio), West Texas Lifestyle Center (15,000 sq ft fitness and aquatic/cardiac rehab facility), and Plains Wellness Center.

The system's service portfolio spans acute care (emergency, surgery, obstetrics), chronic care (dialysis, primary care for diabetes and asthma management), post-acute recovery (Swing Bed & Transitional Care), rehabilitation (physical, occupational, speech, cardiac, aquatic), and prevention (wellness memberships at $20-25/month). A branded specialty offering, Physician-Directed Physiologic Insulin Resensitization (PIR), differentiates the diabetes program by administering insulin as a hormone to reduce insulin resistance. Revenue derives from insurance-billed patient services (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance), patient payments, and recurring wellness memberships, with patient billing processed through Xpress-Pay and AblePay Health integrations.

As a government entity governed by a publicly appointed board (President Danny Bell, Vice President Alan Peters, Secretary Elsa Moya, with members Crockett Calk, Cynthia Hunt, Sterling Lovelace) and led by CEO Todd Carrillo and CFO Suann Parrish, YCH operates without private equity or outside investor ownership. The system reached its current five-facility footprint through organic expansion in the 2000s (West Texas Medical Center 2001, Dialysis/Rehab Center 2004, Annex 2006) and consolidation (2007 Annex merger), after a 1989 restructuring that reduced licensed beds from 41 to 24 in favor of outpatient and specialty service lines.

Name

Yoakum County Hospital

Legal name

Yoakum County Hospital

Website

https://ych.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Yoakum County Hospital is a county-owned rural healthcare system operating five facilities across Denver City and Plains, Texas, delivering emergency, primary, dialysis, rehabilitation, and wellness services to communities in rural West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Hospital Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) (HLAFAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Dialysis & Kidney Care Centers (HLAFABAE), Outpatient Rehabilitation Clinics (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAFAG), Multidisciplinary Outpatient Rehab Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLADAJAG)

Keywords

• Rural hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Dialysis treatment
• Rehabilitation services
• Primary care clinics

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Direct patient care services including emergency care, surgeries, labor and delivery, outpatient tests, dialysis, and rehabilitation. Revenue generated through insurance claims (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance) and patient payments.
2. Wellness Center Memberships: Monthly membership fees for fitness center access at Lifestyle & Wellness Centers. Regular members pay $25/month, senior members pay $20/month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Yoakum County Hospital is a rural county-owned health system operating five facilities in Denver City and Plains, Texas that provide comprehensive healthcare including emergency and trauma care, surgeries, labor and delivery, outpatient diagnostics, hemodialysis, primary and specialty care, and rehabilitation. The system serves rural West Texas and Eastern New Mexico with services ranging from a 24-hour Level IV Trauma Emergency Room and Swing Bed/Transitional Care to specialized programs such as Physiologic Insulin Resensitization (PIR) and three-to-one nurse-to-patient dialysis.

Product overview

Yoakum County Hospital System operates as a unified rural healthcare network consisting of five facilities providing comprehensive medical services. The system includes the main hospital (Yoakum County Hospital) offering labor & delivery, emergency (Level IV Trauma), and outpatient services; West Texas Medical Center providing multi-specialty clinic care (family practice, internal medicine, nephrology, pediatrics); Plains Clinic delivering primary care; and West Texas Lifestyle Center offering fitness, rehabilitation, and cardiac rehab services. Dialysis Services of West Texas provides specialized hemodialysis treatment. The system also offers a Swing Bed & Transitional Care Program for post-hospital recovery and a Physiologic Insulin Resensitization (PIR) program for diabetes management. The facilities are located across Denver City, TX and Plains, TX, serving rural West Texas and Eastern New Mexico communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Yoakum County Hospital Main hospital facility in Denver City providing labor and delivery, 24-hour Level IV Trauma Emergency Room, surgery, and outpatient diagnostic services including full-service lab, X-ray, DEXA scanner, spiral CT, 3-D ultrasound, and anesthesia.
• West Texas Medical Center Multi-specialty clinic in Denver City with eight provider offices, 23 exam rooms, and four procedure rooms offering family practice, internal medicine, nephrology, and pediatric services to families and individuals across the region.
• Plains Clinic Satellite primary care clinic in Plains, Texas providing comprehensive care for patients of all ages, including routine visits and chronic condition management for asthma, diabetes, and anxiety, with same-day appointments targeted within an hour.
• West Texas Lifestyle Center 15,000 square-foot fitness and wellness facility in Denver City offering premium fitness equipment, therapy pool, racquetball court, aquatic therapy, and cardiac rehab memberships at $20-$25 per month.
• Plains Wellness Center Fitness center co-located with Plains Clinic offering modern fitness equipment, cardio machines, circuit training, free weights, and treadmills with affordable monthly membership rates.
• West Texas Rehab Center Comprehensive rehabilitation center in Denver City offering physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, Phase II cardiac rehab (up to 18 weeks), wound care, and aquatic rehabilitation for patients recovering from injury, chronic illness, or surgery.
• Dialysis Services of West Texas 4,530 square-foot hemodialysis facility in Denver City offering treatments with a three-to-one nurse-to-patient ratio, patient education on lifestyle and diet changes, translation services, and amenities such as heated seats, blankets, and TVs.
• Physiologic Insulin Resensitization (PIR) Physician-directed treatment program that administers insulin as a hormone rather than a drug, bio-mimicking normal physiology to reduce insulin resistance and help blood sugar more readily enter cells for energy conversion. Targeted at diabetes patients.
• Swing Bed and Transitional Care Program Hospital-based skilled nursing and rehabilitation program providing 24/7 nursing care, physical/occupational/speech therapy, nutritional and respiratory care, IV therapy, and wound care to help patients recover and return home safely.

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day appointments available with patients seen within one hour at most locations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Big Bend Regional Medical Center: Rural acute-care hospital in Alpine, TX serving far West Texas. Directly comparable to YCH as a similarly-sized rural community hospital with comparable service mix (emergency, primary care, outpatient) for low-density West Texas communities.
• Reeves County Hospital District: County-owned hospital district in Pecos, TX, comparable in governance structure (public hospital district) and rural West Texas service area. Offers emergency, primary care, and outpatient services to a similarly small population base.
• Permian Regional Medical Center: Community hospital in Andrews, TX serving West Texas. Comparable rural acute-care footprint with emergency, surgical, and outpatient services, operating in a similarly low-density West Texas county.
• Seminole Hospital District: County hospital district in Seminole, TX. Comparable rural West Texas public hospital with similar bed scale, emergency services, and primary care offerings to a small agricultural community.
• Cogdell Memorial Hospital: Community hospital in Snyder, TX operated by the Cogdell Memorial Hospital District. Closely comparable rural West Texas facility with emergency, surgical, and primary care services for a similar population base.
• Scenic Mountain Medical Center: Hospital in Big Spring, TX serving rural West Texas. Comparable as a Howard County community hospital with emergency, primary care, and outpatient services, and similar geographic catchment.

Broad incumbents

• UMC Health System: Regional health system based in Lubbock, TX that serves as a tertiary referral destination for rural West Texas hospitals including YCH. Comparable as the broader incumbent that captures downstream specialty and inpatient volume when YCH transfers higher-acuity patients.
• Covenant Health: Large regional health system headquartered in Lubbock, TX that absorbs referrals from rural West Texas community hospitals. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same regional referral ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/yoakumcountyhospital
• Xx.com/yoakumchospital

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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