Towner County Memorial Hospital

What Towner County Memorial Hospital does

Towner County Medical Center (dba Towner County Memorial Hospital) is a non-profit, county-owned Critical Access Hospital located in Cando, North Dakota. Founded in 1952 by the Sisters of St. Francis and transitioned to county ownership in 1992, the organization operates as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt enterprise and is the largest employer in Towner County. In July 2024, TCMC relocated to a new state-of-the-art facility at 228 1st Ave, consolidating hospital, long-term care, and clinic operations under one roof.

The organization delivers a comprehensive, integrated portfolio of healthcare services spanning 24-hour emergency care (designated Level 5 Trauma Center and Acute-Stroke Ready Hospital), primary care, outpatient clinic services, same-day surgery, diagnostic laboratory and radiology (including CT, MRI, mammography, DEXA, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine), and swing bed rehabilitation. Adjacent service lines include the wholly-owned Towner County Living Center (a long-term nursing care facility with a 5-star CMS rating), Prairie View Estates (independent senior living apartments), Cando Community Child Care (licensed childcare for children birth to 12), and an outreach specialty program bringing cardiology, orthopedics, oncology, and general surgery specialists into the community. Technology infrastructure includes eEmergency telemedicine connecting to board-certified emergency physicians at a Level 2 Trauma Center, and diagnostic imaging is partially delivered through a partnership with DMS Health Technologies.

TCMC generates revenue through fee-for-service payments from patients and insurance providers across its hospital, clinic, senior care, and ancillary service lines. Pricing follows a published standard charge schedule (e.g., office visits $100-$470, ED visits $48-$393, imaging $26-$435, room and nursing $1,500/day) with a Sliding Fee Discount Program and payment plans for qualifying patients. The go-to-market motion is community-based: patient acquisition occurs through direct provider referrals, emergency department walk-ins, community health needs assessments, and local outreach. The organization's sole geographic market is Towner County, North Dakota, making it the exclusive hospital provider for the surrounding rural region. Leadership includes CEO/CFO Tammy Larson, COO Josh Mosser, and CHRO Kristin Simon.

Name

Towner County Memorial Hospital

Legal name

Towner County Medical Center

Website

https://tcmedcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Towner County Medical Center is a non-profit, county-owned Critical Access Hospital in Cando, North Dakota, providing 24-hour emergency, primary care, surgery, diagnostic imaging, long-term care, and senior living services to rural Towner County residents from a new facility opened in July 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Critical Access Hospital Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (6233)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) (HLAFAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI), Home Health Clinical Care Coordination & Case Management (HSABACAO)

Keywords

• Community hospital services
• Emergency trauma care
• Primary rural healthcare
• Long-term nursing care
• Diagnostic imaging services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Fee-for-service payments from patients and insurance providers for medical services including emergency care, inpatient care, outpatient care, swing bed services, laboratory tests, radiology procedures, and surgical services. Also includes revenue from long-term care facilities and independent senior living.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Towner County Medical Center operates a non-profit, county-owned critical access hospital providing 24/7 emergency/trauma and acute stroke-ready care, primary care, same-day surgery, inpatient/outpatient/swing bed care, comprehensive laboratory and radiology diagnostics, long-term nursing care (5-star CMS rated), and independent senior living. It also offers specialist outreach (cardiology, orthopedics, oncology), telemedicine, licensed childcare, and diabetes self-management education to Towner County residents and surrounding rural communities in North Dakota.

Product overview

Towner County Medical Center is a non-profit community hospital system offering a comprehensive, integrated portfolio of healthcare services from its state-of-the-art facility in Cando, ND. The core offerings include 24-hour emergency/trauma services (Level 5 Trauma Center, Acute-Stroke Ready), primary care clinic, surgery, laboratory, and radiology. The system extends through senior care (Towner County Living Center with 5-star CMS rating and Prairie View Estates independent living), specialty outreach (cardiology, orthopedics, oncology), and supporting services including same-day surgery, swing bed rehabilitation, childcare, and diabetes education. All services operate from a unified non-profit enterprise that transitioned to its new facility in July 2024.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prairie View Estates: Independent senior living housing providing lifestyle that frees residents from everyday worries and chores while preserving privacy and independence.
• Towner County Living Center

Products and services

• 24 Hour Emergency Services

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DMS Health TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationDMS Health Technologies provides MRI services (once a week), ultrasound services including screening carotid and Medicare Aorta exams, routine OB exams, abdominal/pelvic organ exams, echocardiograms, thyroid, soft tissue, and venous studies (twice a week). Also provides nuclear medicine services (once every two weeks) including bone scans, hepatobiliary exams, gastric emptying, lung scans, cardiac exams, GI bleed tests, liver/spleen studies, hemangioma studies, thyroid studies, renal studies, and diverticulum studies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Essentia Health: Large regional health system serving rural Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin communities with a mix of critical access hospitals and larger medical centers. Comparable as an incumbent rural health operator with overlapping service lines including primary care, senior care, and emergency services.
• Sanford Health: One of the largest rural-integrated health systems in the upper Midwest, operating across North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Comparable as a broad incumbent shaping CAH referral patterns and competing for physician talent across the same rural catchment areas as TCMC.

Regional players

• Altru Health System: Regional integrated health system headquartered in Grand Forks, ND, serving as a referral destination and telehealth partner for rural ND hospitals. TCMC's MyChart platform is even integrated with Altru, demonstrating the existing referral relationship that defines small CAH-to-regional-system dynamics.

Direct peers

• St. Andrew's Health Center: Catholic-affiliated critical access hospital in Bottineau, ND, providing rural inpatient, emergency, primary care, and senior services. Comparable in scale, faith-based roots, and multi-service rural operating model to TCMC.
• Cavalier County Memorial Hospital: Critical access hospital in Langdon, ND, serving another small rural ND county with a comparable portfolio of inpatient, emergency, primary care, and long-term care services. One of the closest direct peers in scale, geography, and service mix.
• Pembina County Memorial Hospital: Critical access hospital in Cavalier, ND, operating in an adjacent rural county with similar bed count, service mix, and CAH reimbursement structure. Direct peer for benchmarking utilization, staffing, and financial sustainability in small rural ND markets.

Peers

• Heart of America Medical Center:

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tcmedcenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/towner-county-medical-center-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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