Ozarks Community Health Center

What Ozarks Community Health Center does

Ozarks Community Health Center (OCHC) is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) operated by Ozarks Resource Group and headquartered in Hermitage, Missouri. Founded in 2006 by four local health department administrators, the organization began operating under the OCHC name in 2012 after securing Federal 330 grant funding. It delivers integrated healthcare across rural southwest Missouri through eight fixed clinic locations in Hermitage, Urbana, Bolivar, Greenfield, and Stockton, supplemented by two mobile units — the Miles for Smiles dental bus and an optometry mobile unit — that together serve a ten-county area. Service lines include primary care, dental, behavioral health, optometry, chiropractic care, and OBGYN, organized under a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) care model that pairs each patient with a primary care provider, nurse care manager, community health worker, dental team, and behavioral health consultant. School-based behavioral health counselors operate at nine schools across Hickory, Dallas, Polk, Cedar, and Dade counties, and a transportation program removes geographic barriers for Medicaid and sliding-fee patients.

OCHC's technology foundation is a MEDITECH-backed patient portal (available in English and Spanish with iOS and Android apps) that supports appointment requests, medication refills, lab-result review, and secure provider messaging. Operational technology extends to mobile clinic vehicles, school-embedded counselors, and a Health Home care-coordination program for patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, COPD, and chronic pain. The organization is NCQA-recognized as a PCMH 2017 and has earned multiple HRSA quality awards, including Health Center Quality Leader (2023), Advancing HIT for Quality (2023), National Quality Leader (2025), Health Disparities Reducer (2022), and Access Enhancer (2022).

The revenue model is a hybrid typical of FQHCs: patient service revenue (insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, self-pay with sliding-fee discounts), Federal 330 grant funding from HHS/HRSA, transportation fees (free for Medicaid patients), and a donations and planned-giving program that supports capital projects such as the new 30,000 sq ft Hermitage Medical Center under construction (August 2025 to December 2026). Patient acquisition is community-led, driven by school partnerships, mobile units, health fairs, community health workers, and referral relationships with organizations such as Citizens Memorial Hospital, Mercy, Missouri SHIP, and the Show Me Healthy Women program. OCHC serves approximately 10,600 patients annually across Hickory, Dallas, Polk, Cedar, and Dade counties.

Name

Ozarks Community Health Center

Legal name

Ozarks Resource Group

Website

https://ozarkschc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ozarks Community Health Center is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center providing integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, optometry, chiropractic, and OBGYN care to medically underserved populations in southwest Missouri through eight clinics, two mobile units, and school-based behavioral health counselors serving roughly 10,600 patients annually across five counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Center Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Other Outpatient Care Centers (62149)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health Centers (FQHCs & Look-Alikes) (HLAFAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

School-Based Health Centers (HLAFAGAG), Community & Public Health Dentistry Clinics (FQHC/School-Based/Nonprofit) (HLABAAAF), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) (HLAFAGAL), Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Primary care clinics
• Behavioral health services
• Rural healthcare
• Federally qualified health center

Headquarters

HQ city

Hermitage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Service Revenue: Revenue generated from patient services including medical, dental, behavioral health, optometry, and chiropractic care. The organization accepts Medicare, Medicaid, most insurance plans, and offers a sliding fee discount program for self-pay patients who qualify based on income.
2. Federal 330 Grant Funding: HHS funding through the Federal 330 grant program (secured in 2012) as a Federally Qualified Health Center, providing federal support for serving medically underserved populations.
3. Transportation Services Revenue: Transportation services provided to patients with free service for Medicaid patients and sliding fee scale or self-pay rates for others.
4. Donations and Fundraising: The organization operates a giving project accepting monetary donations, asset/investment donations, property gifts, matching gifts, and in-kind donations. Planned giving through the Future Partner's Club building naming opportunity supports the new Hermitage Medical Center construction.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ozarks Community Health Center is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that delivers integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, optometry, OBGYN, and chiropractic care to medically underserved populations across southwest Missouri. Services are delivered through 8 fixed clinic locations, mobile dental and optometry units, school-based behavioral health programs, and patient transportation, supported by a Patient Centered Medical Home care model and a MEDITECH-based patient portal.

Product overview

Ozarks Community Health Center (OCHC) is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) operating as an integrated healthcare delivery system. The organization provides comprehensive healthcare services through multiple coordinated service lines: Medical Services (primary care at Hermitage and Urbana Medical Centers), Dental Services (four clinic locations plus Miles for Smiles mobile unit), Behavioral Health (counseling and psychiatric services), Optometry (clinic plus mobile unit), and Chiropractic Care. Patient access is facilitated through a Patient Portal with mobile apps, and the organization operates under a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) care model with integrated care coordination. OCHC also provides support services including transportation, community health workers, insurance navigation, and educational programs including student rotations and scholarships. The organization serves approximately 10,600 patients annually across Hickory, Dallas, Polk, Cedar, and Dade counties in Missouri.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Miles for Smiles: Mobile dental unit that travels to various locations delivering essential dental care to students, serving over 2,600 students annually across a ten county area of southwest Missouri.
• Dr. Sleichter Optometry Services

Products and services

• Medical Services
• Dental Services
• Behavioral Health Services
• Optometry Services
• Chiropractic Care
• Miles for Smiles Mobile Dental Unit
• School-Based Behavioral Health Program
• Patient Portal
• Health Home
• Transportation Services
• Community Health Worker Services
• Student Clinical Rotations

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves 10,600 patients annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered significant, core and supporting.

• MercysignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCHC partners with Mercy for mobile mammography services. Mercy's mobile mammography bus visits OCHC locations, and Mercy's breast center technologist performs exams. Images are read by Mercy radiologists, and insurance is filed through Mercy.
• Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMH Miles for Smiles Dental Clinic and Mobile Dental Unit were incorporated into OCHC in 2016, expanding OCHC's reach. CMH provides rehabilitation services in the new Hermitage Medical Center. OCHC uses Citizens Memorial Hospital's technology infrastructure including Citrix remote access, Outlook Web Access, and the MEDITECH patient portal system.
• Missouri SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCHC has a partnership with Missouri SHIP which allows patients to make appointments with SHIP representatives for free Medicare assistance by calling 1-800-390-3330 or through the MO SHIP referral system.
• Show Me Healthy Women ProgramsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Missouri's Show Me Healthy Women program to provide free breast and cervical cancer screenings for women who meet eligibility requirements (income at or below 200% of federal poverty level, aged 35-64).
• Breast Cancer Foundation of the OzarkssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to help uninsured/underinsured women qualify for mammography services through the Breast Cancer Foundation Organization's financial assistance program.
• Missouri Primary Care Association (MPCA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMPCA helped secure the grant for needs assessment in 2007 that led to OCHC's formation. MPCA continues to support FQHCs in Missouri.
• School Districts (Dadeville, Fair Play, Halfway, Hermitage, Humansville, Morrisville, Skyline, Weaubleau, Wheatland)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOCHC provides school-based behavioral health services in partnership with 9 school districts across Hickory, Dallas, Polk, Cedar, and Dade counties. Counselors provide services on campus without students missing class time.
• KMK OptometrysupportingTechnology or IntegrationDr. Sleichter collaborates with KMK Optometry where he teaches and mentors students preparing for the National Boards Exam in Ocular Anatomy, Ocular Physiology, and Posterior Segment Disease.
• Rhodes ConstructionsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRhodes Construction is the construction manager for the new Hermitage Medical Center project (approximately 30,000 sq. ft., construction starting August 2025, completion December 2026).

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves19 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Access Family Care: Federally Qualified Health Center serving southwest Missouri with multiple clinic locations and similar integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health services for underserved populations. Comparable FQHC operating model in overlapping Missouri geography.
• Katy Trail Community Health: Missouri-based FQHC providing primary care, dental, and behavioral health across rural central Missouri counties. Operates with similar sliding fee scale and federal 330 funding structure as OCHC.
• Jordan Valley Community Health Center: Larger Missouri FQHC headquartered in Springfield offering medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to underserved populations. Closest scaled FQHC peer in the southwest Missouri region.
• Compass Health Network: Missouri-based FQHC and behavioral health provider operating multiple clinic locations with integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health services. Comparable community health center model with similar payer mix.

Regional players

• Burrell Behavioral Health: Large Missouri-based behavioral health provider with multiple locations and school-based services across the state. Comparable behavioral health service line and school-based delivery model relevant to OCHC's behavioral health offering.
• Nevada Regional Medical Center: Critical access hospital serving rural west-central Missouri with primary care, specialty, and outpatient services. Comparable rural Missouri healthcare provider competing for similar patient populations.

Broad incumbents

• Citizens Memorial Hospital: Regional hospital and healthcare system in southwest Missouri that has an established partnership with OCHC, providing rehabilitation services in the new Hermitage Medical Center and shared MEDITECH/IT infrastructure.
• Mercy: Large regional health system with mobile mammography partnership with OCHC. Represents the broader incumbent healthcare delivery system against which FQHCs operate, including overlapping specialty service lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/ozarkschc
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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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