Gordon Memorial Hospital

What Gordon Memorial Hospital does

Gordon Memorial Hospital District (GMHD) is a publicly organized healthcare district under Nebraska state law, operating since 1959 as a tax-exempt community-owned entity headquartered at 300 E 8th Street, Gordon, Nebraska. The District runs a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital providing 24/7 emergency care (with a Basic Level IV Trauma Center designation and sub-5-minute average wait times), inpatient acute care, swing bed rehabilitation, a CLIA-certified 24/7 laboratory, and diagnostic imaging including a GE Optima 660 64-slice CT, MRI (via Shared Medical Imaging), 3D mammography, DEXA bone density scanning, ultrasound, and X-ray (with reads delivered by Advanced Medical Imaging of Lincoln). It operates two primary care clinics (Gordon Clinic and Rushville Clinic), a Specialty Clinic offering ENT, orthopedics, OB/GYN, ophthalmology, interventional pain management, rheumatology, and general surgery via visiting specialists from Regional West Medical Center, Rapid City Medical Center, and Cornerstone Orthopaedics, and rehabilitation services (PT/OT/SLP) staffed through inReach Healthcare.

The District's vertically integrated footprint extends to long-term care through Countryside Care (a 40-bed skilled nursing facility with all-inclusive pricing covering VA Benefits, private pay, long-term care insurance, and Nebraska Medicaid), childcare through the Busy Bees Childcare Center opened in August 2023, and the on-premises Black Hills VA Health Care System Gordon VA Outreach Clinic providing veteran primary care and mental health services. Revenue streams are diversified across acute care billing, swing bed rehabilitation, outpatient clinic and specialty services, diagnostic imaging and laboratory transactions, LTC monthly subscriptions, and childcare tuition. The District is governed by a publicly appointed Board of Directors (chaired by Doug Woodbeck) with executive leadership including CEO Megan Heath and CFO Kelsey Smith; it has no parent company, no private equity backing, and operates independently with funding support from its 501(c)(3) Gordon Memorial Hospital Foundation.

GMHD serves a catchment of more than 5,500 residents across Northwestern Nebraska and Southern South Dakota, employing over 90 dedicated staff and projecting a community-hospital revenue profile in the $25M–$50M band based on facility footprint and headcount benchmarks, though specific revenue is not publicly disclosed. Its 100+ year operating history (founded 1905), 2025 Performance Leadership Award from the American Hospital Association and National Rural Health Association, and integrated rural healthcare ecosystem form the basis of its competitive positioning.

Name

Gordon Memorial Hospital

Legal name

Gordon Memorial Hospital District

Website

https://gordonmemorial.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gordon Memorial Hospital District is a publicly organized, community-owned healthcare system in Gordon, Nebraska operating a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital, two primary care clinics, a specialty clinic, a 40-bed long-term care facility, a childcare center, and a hosted VA outpatient clinic serving 5,500+ residents across Northwestern Nebraska and Southern South Dakota.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital and Healthcare Services

NAICS

Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Other Outpatient Care Centers (62149), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI)

Keywords

• Rural hospital services
• Critical access healthcare
• Emergency medical care
• Long-term nursing care
• Outpatient clinic services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gordon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 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. Acute and Emergency Care Services: Short-term inpatient acute care and 24/7 emergency department services for patients requiring medical attention that cannot be managed on an outpatient basis. Revenue generated through standard hospital billing, Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance.
2. Swing Bed Program: Short-term rehabilitation program providing continued medical care and therapy in a hospital setting for patients who no longer need acute care but require rehabilitation before returning home. Typically covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and many private insurance plans.
3. Countryside Care Long-Term Care: 40-bed nursing facility providing long-term care services. Revenue from VA Benefits, Private Pay (Self-Pay), long-term care insurance, and Nebraska Medicaid for eligible residents.
4. Busy Bees Childcare: Childcare center serving infants (6 weeks) through school-age children (up to 13 years). Operated as a subsidized benefit for full-time GMHD employees at discounted rates, and open to the broader community. Revenue from tuition.
5. Outpatient Clinic Services: Primary care services through Gordon Clinic and Rushville Clinic, plus specialty clinics (ENT, orthopedics, OB/GYN, general surgery, ophthalmology, pain management, rheumatology, cardiac rehab, veterans clinic). Revenue through standard clinic billing, Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance.
6. Diagnostic Imaging and Laboratory Services: Radiology services including CT, MRI, 3D mammography, DEXA scans, X-rays, and ultrasound; plus full in-house laboratory testing. Revenue from imaging and lab billing, insurance reimbursements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gordon Memorial Hospital District is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital operating a unified network of healthcare facilities that delivers comprehensive medical services including 24/7 emergency care, acute inpatient care, primary and specialty outpatient clinics, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, rehabilitation, and long-term nursing care. The District also operates a 40-bed long-term care facility (Countryside Care), two primary care clinics (Gordon and Rushville), a specialty clinic for visiting specialists, a childcare center (Busy Bees), and hosts a VA outpatient clinic for veterans, serving more than 5,500 residents across Northwestern Nebraska and Southern South Dakota.

Product overview

Gordon Memorial Hospital District operates as a unified network of healthcare facilities centered around Gordon Memorial Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital with 25 inpatient beds and over 90 staff. The District includes three clinics (Gordon Clinic, Rushville Clinic, and Specialty Clinic) providing primary and specialty care, Countryside Care (a 40-bed long-term nursing facility), and Busy Bees Childcare Center. The hospital offers comprehensive medical services including acute care, emergency medicine, surgery, radiology, laboratory, rehabilitation, and specialty clinics for cardiology, ENT, orthopedics, OB/GYN, pain management, and rheumatology. Additional facilities include a Veterans Clinic partnership with Black Hills VA Health Care System and the Gordon Memorial Hospital Foundation 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Countryside Care: 40-bed long-term nursing care facility providing personalized, compassionate care in a home-like setting
• Busy Bees Childcare Center

Products and services

• Acute Care Short-term inpatient treatment of illness, injury, or medical conditions as well as post-surgical recovery at the 25-bed Critical Access Hospital, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For patients requiring medical attention that cannot be managed on an outpatient basis.
• Emergency Services 24/7 emergency department staffed by skilled healthcare providers and registered nurses, designated as a Basic Level IV Trauma Center by the Nebraska Statewide Trauma System. Provides advanced trauma life support, evaluation, stabilization, and diagnostic capabilities prior to patient transfer, with average wait time under 5 minutes.
• Laboratory Services CLIA-certified in-house laboratory providing chemistry, hematology, serology, coagulation, microbiology, urinalysis, blood banking, and DOT drug testing. Available 24/7 for emergencies and Monday through Friday 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM for outpatient services. Recently upgraded with Vitros 5600 Chemistry Analyzer.
• Radiology Services Full diagnostic imaging including CT scans (GE Optima 660 64-slice), DEXA bone density scans, 3D mammography, MRI/MRA, ultrasound, and X-ray. Images interpreted by board-certified radiologists from Advanced Medical Imaging of Lincoln, Nebraska. Echocardiograms and vascular ultrasound tests are read by specialists at Strong Ultrasound.
• Swing Bed Program Short-term rehabilitation program providing continued medical care and therapy in a hospital setting for patients who no longer need acute care but require rehabilitation before returning home. Includes 24-hour skilled nursing and daily therapy, with typical length of stay of 1 to 3 weeks.
• Rehabilitation Services Physical, occupational, and speech therapy services treating conditions including sports injuries, neurological rehab, vestibular rehab, concussion management, and pediatric speech and feeding disorders. Rehabilitation staff provided by inReach Healthcare.
• Surgery Services Outpatient and specialty surgery center hosting visiting specialists for general surgery, orthopedic, ENT, ophthalmology, and OB/GYN procedures at Gordon Memorial Hospital.
• General Surgery General surgery services provided in partnership with Regional West Medical Center, including endoscopy, colonoscopy, cholecystectomy, hernia repair, and other abdominal surgeries. Dr. Jason LaTowsky travels regularly to provide surgical care locally.
• Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Comprehensive ENT care through partnership with Dr. Schleiffarth from Rapid City Medical Center, offering treatment for chronic ear infections, hearing loss, sinusitis, allergies, and sleep apnea including Inspire sleep apnea implant and VivAer treatment.
• OB/GYN Services Women's health specialty care through Dr. Wendy Reeves including prenatal care, gynecologic services, menopausal management, and minimally invasive surgeries such as hysteroscopy and laparoscopic hysterectomy.
• Orthopedic Services / Surgery Orthopedic care through Dr. Joseph Hsin and Tiffany Yan, PA-C offering outpatient consultations, joint injections, and surgeries for arthritis, sports injuries, and musculoskeletal conditions.
• Interventional Pain Management Specialized pain management services through Dr. Daniel C. Williams offering injection therapies, spine injections, nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablation, Botox therapy, and iovera cold therapy treatments.
• Rheumatology Rheumatology specialty clinic providing diagnosis and management of rheumatic diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, lupus, gout, vasculitis, and fibromyalgia through Kaleigh Krebs, DNP, FNP-C.
• Cardiopulmonary Services Medically supervised cardiac rehabilitation program and pulmonary diagnostic services including EKG, heart monitors, CPAP/BiPAP, and pulmonary function testing.
• Ambulatory Infusions Outpatient intravenous infusion services including antibiotic treatments, blood products, electrolyte replacement, hydration therapy, and chronic illness management. Available Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Veterans Clinic Black Hills VA Health Care System outpatient clinic providing primary care, mental health, PTSD treatment, and suicide prevention services for Veterans. Open Fridays 9:45 AM-2:00 PM.
• Gordon Clinic Primary care clinic offering well-child checks, school physicals, immunizations, and comprehensive family healthcare services. Open 8:30am to 5:00pm at 807 North Ash Street, Gordon, NE 69343.
• Rushville Clinic Primary care clinic providing quality care and preventive services to help families stay healthy and active. Open 8:30am to 4:30pm at 106 East 2nd Street, Rushville, NE 69360.
• Specialty Clinic Specialty clinic offering expert care including mammograms, cardiac rehabilitation, immunizations, and visiting specialist services such as ENT, orthopedics, OB/GYN, ophthalmology, and general surgery.
• Countryside Care 40-bed long-term nursing care facility offering personalized, compassionate care in a home-like setting with 24-hour nursing support, assistance with daily living activities, and recreational programs. Revenue from VA Benefits, Private Pay (Self-Pay), long-term care insurance, and Nebraska Medicaid. All-inclusive pricing covering 24/7 nursing care, meals, housekeeping, and activities.
• Busy Bees Childcare Center Childcare and early education center for infants and children ages 6 weeks to 13 years, offering age-appropriate developmentally sound activities. Open Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:30pm. Operated as a subsidized benefit for full-time GMHD employees at discounted rates, and open to the broader community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average emergency room wait time of less than 5 minutes from check-in to being seen by a provider
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Integration3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Regional West Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional West Medical Center provides visiting specialists to Gordon Memorial Hospital District, including Dr. Jason LaTowsky (General Surgeon) who travels regularly to provide surgical care including endoscopy, colonoscopy, cholecystectomy, hernia repair, and other abdominal surgeries locally. Also provides Dr. Wendy Reeves (OB/GYN) for women's health specialty services.
• Rapid City Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRapid City Medical Center partners with GMHD to provide ENT care (Dr. Rob Schleiffarth) and Ophthalmology care (Dr. Rebecca Linquist) at the Gordon facility. Dr. Schleiffarth is board-certified otolaryngologist providing allergy treatment, sleep apnea care including Inspire implant and VivAer treatment, and sinus conditions. Dr. Linquist provides expert eye care including glaucoma, retinal disorders, cataracts, and eyelid concerns.
• Black Hills VA Health Care SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGordon Memorial Hospital District hosts the Black Hills VA Health Care System's Gordon VA Outreach Clinic, providing outpatient primary care, mental and behavioral health support, PTSD treatment, suicide prevention services, and My HealtheVet coordination for local Veterans at the hospital facility.
• Advanced Medical Imaging of Lincoln, NebraskacoreTechnology or IntegrationAll diagnostic images (X-rays, CT, MRI) at Gordon Memorial Hospital are interpreted by board-certified radiologists from Advanced Medical Imaging of Lincoln, Nebraska, ensuring expert diagnostic reads for all imaging modalities.
• inReach Healthcare / inReach RehabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerinReach Healthcare provides rehabilitation staff (physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy) at Gordon Memorial Hospital District. The rehabilitation team includes Haley Bidroski PT, Erin Sandoz OTR/L, Brittany Haller PTA, Morgan Sutphen PTA, and Paige Marquardt SLP-CF. inReach also recruits additional therapy positions on behalf of GMHD.
• Western Community Health Resources (WCHR)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestern Community Health Resources provides WIC and Family Planning services at Gordon Memorial Hospital on scheduled days, supporting maternal and child health in the community.
• Nebraska MedicaidcoreOthersCountryside Care accepts Nebraska Medicaid for eligible long-term care residents. The facility provides the Nebraska Medicaid Application and toolkit for long-term care on its financial information page.
• Cornerstone Orthopaedics & Sports MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Joseph Hsin, founder of Cornerstone Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine (established 1996), provides orthopedic surgery and specialty care at Gordon Memorial Hospital District through the Specialty Orthopedic Clinic, performing outpatient orthopedic consultations and surgeries locally.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Avera Health: Large regional health system serving rural South Dakota and parts of Nebraska. Comparable as a multi-site rural provider that competes for the same Northwestern Nebraska/Southern South Dakota patient pool and that could expand tele-health and visiting-specialist offerings into GMHD's footprint.
• Great Plains Health: Regional referral health system based in North Platte, Nebraska, providing tertiary and specialty care for surrounding rural counties. Comparable as a higher-acuity destination that draws referrals from Critical Access Hospitals like Gordon Memorial.
• Regional West Medical Center: A larger regional referral hospital in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It is a partner of Gordon Memorial (provides visiting general surgery and OB/GYN specialists) and is the logical comparison as the higher-acuity referral destination for the same rural Nebraska/South Dakota patient population.
• Regional West Health Services: Parent system of Regional West Medical Center. Comparable as the broader regional health system whose visiting-specialist program Gordon Memorial depends on, and which could itself expand to compete more directly in GMHD's service area.

Direct peers

• Chadron Community Hospital and Health Services: A fellow Critical Access Hospital in Dawes County, Nebraska. Closest comparable peer: similar 25-bed rural hospital with clinics, long-term care, and visiting-specialist model serving a small Northwestern Nebraska population.
• Box Butte General Hospital: A small rural hospital in Alliance, Nebraska (Box Butte County), operating with similar service breadth (acute, clinic, specialty, LTC) in a comparable Panhandle Nebraska market—making it a strong peer for benchmarking operations and economics.
• Perkins County Health Services: A Critical Access Hospital in Grant, Nebraska, operating a hospital, clinic, and long-term care facility for a similarly small rural Western Nebraska population—a tight comparable for revenue mix, payer dynamics, and service-line scope.
• West Holt Medical Services: A Critical Access Hospital in Atkinson, Nebraska, with a similar small-town acute care, clinic, and LTC service mix. Closely comparable in scale, scope, and rural Nebraska market dynamics.
• Black Hills Health Care System (VA): The VA system that hosts the Gordon VA Outreach Clinic on GMHD's premises, providing outpatient primary care and mental health to local veterans. Directly comparable as a co-located outpatient delivery model inside a rural Critical Access Hospital.

Regional players

• Pine Ridge Indian Health Service Hospital: A federal/IHS hospital serving a comparable rural population in South Dakota near the Nebraska border. Relevant peer for benchmarking rural critical-access-equivalent operations and federal payer dynamics in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gordonmemorialhealth

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries4 records

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