Pella Regional Health Center

What Pella Regional Health Center does

Pella Regional Health Center is a not-for-profit, Christian healthcare delivery system headquartered in Pella, Iowa, founded in 1966 and operating as a critical access hospital with a workforce of 501–1,000. The system runs a main acute-care hospital at 404 Jefferson Street, Pella, and a wholly-owned network of primary care clinics across south-central Iowa communities — Knoxville, Ottumwa, Bussey, Prairie City, and Sully — supplemented by walk-in clinics in Pella, Knoxville, and Ottumwa. Service lines span emergency care, surgery, family birthing, cancer care (chemotherapy plus an in-development South Central Iowa Radiation Center with Knoxville Hospital & Clinics), orthopedics (including Mako robotic-assisted joint replacement), cardiology and pulmonary rehabilitation, wound care and hyperbaric medicine, urology, rheumatology, pulmonology, podiatry, allergy, audiology, dermatology, diabetes, genetic counseling, gynecology, infusion, nephrology, pain management, plastic and reconstructive surgery, sleep disorders, weight management, infusion, and occupational health. Vertical subsidiaries include therapy services at four sites, three retail pharmacies, a hospice facility (Hospice of Pella – Comfort House), home health services, occupational health, and a wound care and hyperbaric center.

The underlying technology stack is conventional healthcare delivery infrastructure: medical imaging (X-ray, MRI, CT, ultrasound), surgical and emergency equipment, online patient portal, and a set of third-party digital integrations — ClockwiseMD for walk-in scheduling, BambooHealth for care coordination notifications, GetWell Network for caregiver recognition workflows, and PersonaPay for online bill payment. The organization is Joint Commission accredited and HIPAA compliant.

Revenue is generated through fee-for-service healthcare delivery billed to insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay patients across inpatient, outpatient, emergency, laboratory, imaging, specialty, pharmacy, and ancillary lines. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the organization offers financial assistance programs and price transparency resources. There are no equity funding rounds, no parent company, no ownership by venture capital or private equity, and no disclosures of revenue, EBITDA, or operating margin. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the regional clinical footprint, walk-in clinics, physician referral, community health outreach, and a multi-channel content presence (website, health library, blog, Spotlight on Health quarterly magazine, and three email newsletters).

Name

Pella Regional Health Center

Legal name

Pella Regional Health Center

Website

https://pellahealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Pella Regional Health Center is a not-for-profit Christian critical access hospital system headquartered in Pella, Iowa, founded in 1966. It operates a main hospital, six primary care clinics, walk-in clinics, therapy services, retail pharmacies, hospice, and home health across south-central Iowa, serving the regional patient population.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Critical Access Hospital Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Critical access hospital
• Primary care clinics
• Emergency medical services
• Rehabilitation therapy services
• Regional healthcare network

Headquarters

HQ city

Pella

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 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. Healthcare Services Revenue: Fee-for-service healthcare delivery including inpatient care, outpatient services, emergency services, laboratory, imaging, and specialty medical services billed through insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pella Regional Health Center operates a critical access hospital and a multi-site regional healthcare network providing inpatient care, outpatient services, emergency medicine, surgery, cancer care, orthopedics, women's health, rehabilitation, hospice, home health, and specialty clinic services across south-central Iowa. The system delivers comprehensive medical care through its main hospital in Pella and affiliated medical clinics in Knoxville, Ottumwa, Bussey, Prairie City, and Sully, supported by walk-in clinics, retail pharmacies, and a patient portal.

Product overview

Pella Regional Health Center operates as a regional healthcare system providing comprehensive medical services through a network of facilities including one main hospital, multiple primary care and specialty clinics across six Iowa communities, walk-in clinics, rehabilitation therapy centers, retail pharmacies, hospice care, and home health services. The system offers a broad portfolio of clinical services spanning emergency medicine, cancer care, orthopedics with robotic-assisted surgery, cardiovascular care, women's health including obstetrics, wound care with hyperbaric medicine, and various specialty services. Patient engagement is supported through an online patient portal, multiple e-newsletters, and a health library resource. The health system is developing the South Central Iowa Radiation Center in partnership with Knoxville Hospital & Clinics to expand cancer treatment access regionally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Knoxville Hospital & ClinicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to build the South Central Iowa Radiation Center, bringing advanced cancer radiation treatment closer to home for patients in the region. This partnership enables patients to receive advanced cancer care locally rather than traveling long distances.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Knoxville Hospital & Clinics: Knoxville Hospital & Clinics is a critical access hospital in Knoxville, Iowa, directly serving the same south-central Iowa geography as Pella Regional. The two systems are formal partners in the South Central Iowa Radiation Center, and Knoxville operates a comparable multi-clinic rural model.
• Story County Medical Center: Story County Medical Center is a critical access hospital in Nevada, Iowa, serving a central Iowa rural catchment with multi-clinic operations and comparable primary care, specialty, and emergency services to Pella Regional.
• Iowa Specialty Hospital & Clinics: Iowa Specialty Hospital operates critical access hospitals in Belmond and Clarion, Iowa, serving rural north-central Iowa with comparable multi-clinic, multi-specialty services. Like Pella Regional, it offers advanced capabilities (surgery, orthopedics) uncommon for its size.
• Clarke County Hospital: Clarke County Hospital is a critical access hospital in Osceola, Iowa, serving south-central Iowa communities comparable to Pella Regional's catchment. It operates a similar multi-clinic rural model with primary care and emergency services.
• Mahaska Health: Mahaska Health is a critical access hospital system in Oskaloosa, Iowa, serving a similar southeast Iowa rural geography. It operates comparable service lines including primary care clinics, specialty services, and emergency care for a similar demographic catchment.
• St. Anthony Regional Hospital: St. Anthony Regional Hospital is a Catholic critical access hospital in Carroll, Iowa, serving a comparable west-central Iowa rural catchment with multi-clinic operations and similar service breadth including obstetrics, surgery, and specialty care.
• Greater Regional Medical Center: Greater Regional Medical Center is a critical access hospital in Creston, Iowa, serving south-central and southwest Iowa with comparable scope of services including primary care clinics, specialty clinics, surgery, and emergency care.
• Van Diest Medical Center: Van Diest Medical Center is a critical access hospital in Webster City, Iowa, serving a comparable rural north-central Iowa catchment. It operates similar service breadth including primary care, specialty, surgical, and emergency services.

Broad incumbents

• UnityPoint Health: UnityPoint Health is a large Iowa-headquartered health system operating hospitals and clinics across the state, including Des Moines metro. As a broad incumbent, it competes with Pella Regional for specialty referrals and complex cases out of south-central Iowa.
• MercyOne: MercyOne is a major Iowa regional health system operating hospitals and clinics across the state, headquartered in Des Moines. It is a direct competitor for high-acuity patient outflows from Pella Regional's service area and operates its own rural network hospitals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PellaRegional

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries25 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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