Jackson Park Hospital

What Jackson Park Hospital does

Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center, doing business as Jackson Park Hospital Foundation, is a 269-bed not-for-profit acute, short-term care community hospital located at 7531 Stony Island Avenue on the South Side of Chicago. Founded circa 1921 and operated continuously for nearly a century, the hospital serves a federally designated medically underserved area with a catchment population exceeding one million residents. Service lines span a 24/7 emergency department with Fast Track for minor emergencies, diagnostic radiology (including a Toshiba Aquilion 64-slice CT scanner upgraded with pediatric dose-modulation software and a PACS network for digital image storage and referring-physician remote access), surgical services, cancer treatment, hemodialysis, physical therapy, behavioral health including a partial hospitalization program, vascular care, and a senior-focused Golden L.I.G.H.T. program.

The hospital generates revenue primarily through patient-care services reimbursed by insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid, supplemented by a Family Medicine Residency Program that trains six PGY-I residents annually and by continuing medical education offerings anchored by the JPH Journal. Distribution is entirely direct-to-patient via the main facility, the on-site Family Medicine Center, the Medical Office Building, walk-in emergency entry, and a physician-referral network; outreach is supported through community health events, vaccination clinics, mammography screening, and CME grand rounds. The hospital employs approximately 837 people and is led by President and CEO William Dorsey, M.D., with Merritt J. Hasbrouck serving as President.

Technology footprint is concentrated in clinical rather than digital-AI infrastructure: PACS for digital imaging, advanced CT for cardiac and stroke diagnosis, and standard electronic medical journal publication via JPH Journal. Marketing and community reach are limited to the official website, Facebook pages for Jackson Park Mammography and The Friedell Clinic, and in-person community engagement; no mobile application, no public API, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities are present.

Name

Jackson Park Hospital

Legal name

Jackson Park Hospital Foundation

Website

https://jacksonparkhospital.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center is a 269-bed not-for-profit acute community hospital on Chicago's South Side, serving a federally designated medically underserved catchment of over one million residents with emergency, diagnostic radiology, surgical, behavioral health, cancer, hemodialysis, and senior care services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Acute Care Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Emergency medical services
• Diagnostic radiology
• Family medicine residency
• Behavioral health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Acute care hospital providing inpatient and outpatient medical services including emergency care, surgeries, diagnostic imaging, and specialty services. Revenue generated through insurance reimbursements, Medicare/Medicaid, and patient payments.
2. Medical Education Programs: Family Medicine Residency Program receiving medical students and residents for training purposes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jackson Park Hospital is a 269-bed, not-for-profit, acute short-term care community hospital on Chicago's South Side that delivers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient clinical services — emergency, surgical, diagnostic radiology, behavioral health, hemodialysis, cancer treatment, physical therapy, and family medicine — together with a Family Medicine Residency Program, medical student education, and continuing medical education. Revenue is earned through insurance reimbursements, Medicare/Medicaid, and patient payments, while a teaching pipeline and PACS-based digital imaging support clinical operations across a catchment area of more than one million residents.

Product overview

Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center is a 269-bed acute, short-term care community hospital offering a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient clinical services. The hospital operates as an integrated healthcare system with multiple service lines including Emergency Services, Diagnostic Radiology (with PACS and 64-slice CT), Surgical Services, Cancer Treatment, Hemodialysis, Behavioral Health, and various specialty programs. The facility also operates a Family Medicine Center with an accredited Family Medicine Residency Program and provides medical student education. The hospital serves the south side of Chicago community and has approximately 837 employees serving a catchment area of over one million people.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jackson Park Mammography: Mammography services at Jackson Park Hospital
• The Friedell Clinic
• Golden L.I.G.H.T. (SENIORS)
• Jackson Park Hospital Family Medicine Center
• JPH Journal

Products and services

• Emergency Services 24-hour emergency room care seven days a week, treating thousands of patients monthly in a timely, efficient, and compassionate manner, with a Fast Track lane for minor emergencies.
• Diagnostic Radiology Comprehensive inpatient and outpatient diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology services including General X-Ray, Ultrasound, CT, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, and Interventional Radiology, delivered via PACS and 64-slice CT.
• Surgical Services Surgical care services for patients requiring operative procedures.
• Behavioral Health Services Mental health and psychiatric services including outpatient care and a Partial Hospitalization Program for patients requiring intensive treatment while returning home daily.
• Hemodialysis On-site renal dialysis treatment services for patients with kidney disease.
• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation services to help patients recover mobility and physical function.
• Diabetes Education/Treatment Comprehensive diabetes education and treatment program for patients managing diabetes.
• Golden L.I.G.H.T. Seniors Program Senior-focused healthcare program providing specialized services for elderly patients through a dedicated geriatric health center.
• Cancer Treatment Center Comprehensive cancer treatment services including radiation therapy.
• Vascular Center Specialized services for diagnosis and treatment of vascular conditions.
• Mammography Services (Jackson Park Mammography) 3-D mammograms available by walk-ins or appointments for breast cancer screening.
• Family Medicine Center Primary care center providing each family with a personal physician for preventive health care and early detection of illness.
• Family Medicine Residency Program Accredited family medicine residency training program with six PGY-I positions annually, affiliated with ERAS and serving as the only Family Medicine Residency on Chicago's South Side.
• Medical Student Education Medical education programs for medical students at various training levels, supporting graduate medical education pipelines.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) Professional development programs and Grand Rounds for medical professionals, including various lecture series and presentations.
• JPH Journal Electronic medical journal providing opportunity for students, residents and physicians to publish research and observations.
• Medical Stabilization Medical stabilization services for patients requiring acute care management.
• Social Services Patient support services including case management and resource coordination.
• Partial Hospitalization Program Structured mental health program providing intensive treatment while allowing patients to return home daily.
• Medical Office Building Multi-service medical office building offering various outpatient services including COVID-19, Flu, and RSV vaccines, with walk-in or appointment availability.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24/7 emergency room care treating thousands of patients every month
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Feature2 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Advocate Trinity Hospital: Acute-care community hospital serving Chicago's South Side within the Advocate Health system; directly comparable to JPH in scale, geography, and safety-net patient mix.
• Roseland Community Hospital: Independent safety-net community hospital on Chicago's Far South Side; closest direct peer to JPH by mission, payer mix, and unregulated independent nonprofit status.
• Holy Cross Hospital (Chicago): South Side Chicago community hospital with overlapping emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services; serves a similar federally designated underserved population.
• Humboldt Park Health (formerly Norwegian American Hospital): Independent Chicago community hospital serving a predominantly Medicaid and uninsured population; comparable service mix and similar safety-net financial profile.
• St. Bernard Hospital: Chicago South Side safety-net hospital with a similar community-hospital footprint and medically underserved catchment; offers an overlapping emergency, inpatient, and outpatient service portfolio.
• Loretto Hospital: Small Chicago community hospital serving a medically underserved West Side catchment; comparable in independent nonprofit status, bed scale, and reliance on government payers.
• Mount Sinai Hospital (Chicago): Safety-net teaching hospital on Chicago's West Side with comparable bed count and similar behavioral health, emergency, and chronic-disease services; competes for similar Medicaid-heavy patient populations.

Regional players

• Boston Medical Center: Largest safety-net hospital in New England and a private nonprofit academic medical center; functionally comparable as a mission-driven, Medicaid-heavy urban safety-net system with a teaching hospital model.

Broad incumbents

• UChicago Medicine: Major academic health system expanding ambulatory and acute care on the South Side; competes for specialty referrals and employed physicians in JPH's primary catchment.
• Cook County Health (Stroger Hospital): Public safety-net health system anchored by Stroger Hospital, the largest provider of uncompensated care in the Chicago region; broader incumbent competing for the same Medicaid and uninsured patient base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/111599495547433

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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