Saint Paul VI Institute

What Saint Paul VI Institute does

Saint Paul VI Institute is a private Omaha-based medical, research, and education organization founded in 1985 by Thomas W. Hilgers, MD, focused on women's reproductive and gynecologic healthcare built around two proprietary protocols: the Creighton Model FertilityCare System for standardized natural fertility tracking and NaProTECHNOLOGY, a medical approach that works with the natural procreative cycle to treat reproductive health conditions. The institute operates the National Center for Women's Health, delivering evaluation, treatment, and the proprietary Pelvioplasty surgical procedure, alongside the FertilityCare Center of Omaha, which provides direct fertility care services to local patients.

The institute generates revenue primarily through two professional-services streams: direct medical services billed to patients receiving care at its Omaha facilities, and tuition-bearing Education Program fees for healthcare professionals enrolled in the Education Program and Fellowship Program, which train participants in the Creighton Model system and NaProTECHNOLOGY. The Education Program, currently in its 49th cohort, functions both as a revenue line and as a channel through which new practitioners are credentialed into the institute's methodology, reinforcing downstream patient referrals. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and operates on a quote-based model typical of specialty healthcare and continuing-education institutions.

Supporting sub-brands include NaProEthics, a content and ethics-commentary platform, and subsidiary centers structured around the institute's branded clinical and training approaches. The organization is HIPAA-compliant, privately held, founder-led, and operates from a single domestic location with no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, partnerships, M&A activity, or geographic expansion, indicating a stable, niche-mission operating profile rather than a scaling enterprise.

Name

Saint Paul VI Institute

Legal name

Saint Paul VI Institute

Website

https://popepaulvi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saint Paul VI Institute is a privately held Omaha-based medical, research, and education organization founded in 1985 that provides women's reproductive and gynecologic healthcare through its proprietary Creighton Model FertilityCare System and NaProTECHNOLOGY, serving individual patients and training healthcare professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Reproductive Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Family Planning Centers (621410)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (IVF/Fertility) (HLAKAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fertility, Reproductive Endocrinology & IVF Centers (HLAFAJAD), Gynecology (General Non-Obstetric Care) (HLAKAJAL), Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology) (HLAKAOAC)

Keywords

• Reproductive healthcare services
• Natural fertility treatment
• Women's health education
• Medical professional fellowship
• FertilityCare system

Headquarters

HQ city

Omaha

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical Services Revenue: Direct patient healthcare services including consultations, evaluations, treatments, and surgical procedures at the National Center for Women's Health
2. Education Program Fees: Professional education programs including Education Program classes and Fellowship training for healthcare professionals learning the Creighton Model and NaProTECHNOLOGY

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Saint Paul VI Institute diagnoses and treats women's reproductive and gynecologic conditions through its National Center for Women's Health using its proprietary CREIGHTON MODEL FertilityCare System and NaProTECHNOLOGY. It complements clinical care with the PELVIOPLASTY surgical procedure, allied health professional education (Education Program and Fellowship), the FertilityCare Center of Omaha, and the NaProEthics ethics resource platform.

Product overview

The Saint Paul VI Institute offers a portfolio of interconnected women's health products and services centered on natural fertility regulation and reproductive medicine. The core offerings are the CREIGHTON MODEL Fertility*Care™ System and NaProTECHNOLOGY®, which work together as a comprehensive fertility management and reproductive health technology platform. Supporting services include the National Center for Women's Health with evaluation and treatment programs, PELVIOPLASTY surgical services, the FertilityCare Center of Omaha, professional education programs (including a Fellowship Program), and the NaProEthics resource program for ethical guidance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• National Center for Women's Health: Medical services center providing women's health evaluation and treatment programs
• FertilityCare Center of Omaha
• NaProEthics

Products and services

• National Center for Women's Health Comprehensive clinical service center providing evaluation and treatment programs for women's reproductive and gynecologic health conditions, using CREIGHTON MODEL charting and NaProTECHNOLOGY protocols. Targeted at individual women and couples.
• PELVIOPLASTY A surgical procedure offered by the institute for specific women's reproductive and gynecologic health conditions, performed as part of its clinical service portfolio. Targeted at individual patients.
• Education Program (EP in Omaha) Professional classroom education program (Education Program I & Education Phase II) for allied health professionals and prospective FertilityCare practitioners learning the CREIGHTON MODEL system; cohorts are ongoing (current source references Class 49).
• Fellowship Program Advanced fellowship training for medical professionals in reproductive medicine and NaProTECHNOLOGY, offered by the institute. Targeted at physicians and allied health professionals seeking specialist certification.
• FertilityCare Center of Omaha Dedicated local center providing FertilityCare services and support to couples and individuals in the Omaha area using the CREIGHTON MODEL system for fertility tracking and care.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Billings LIFE / WOOMB International: Global organization promoting the Billings Ovulation Method, a natural fertility awareness method with affiliated teaching centers. Direct natural-fertility-approach peer with comparable trademarked method, teacher training program, and faith-aligned positioning.
• Boston IVF: Regional/national fertility center network providing IVF, egg freezing, and reproductive endocrinology. Comparable specialty practice scope and patient population (women/couples seeking fertility treatment), positioned as a mainstream alternative to Saint Paul VI's natural-fertility model.
• Institute for Reproductive Health (Georgetown University): Academic research and education institute developing natural family planning methods and training programs. Closest peer in mission: combines reproductive health research, method development, and professional training, mirroring Saint Paul VI's combination of Creighton Model/NaProTECHNOLOGY development and Education Program.
• CNY Fertility: Multi-location fertility practice offering IVF, IUI, and third-party reproduction with a self-pay, accessible-pricing model. Comparable specialty women's reproductive health practice addressing fertility challenges, with a different patient-acquisition and treatment philosophy.
• Shady Grove Fertility: Large multi-site US fertility practice offering IVF, IUI, and reproductive endocrinology. Comparable as a specialty fertility practice serving women/couples seeking reproductive care, with a very different treatment philosophy (ART-forward vs. natural cycle-based).
• Reproductive Medicine Associates (RMA) Network: One of the largest US fertility clinic networks, providing IVF/ART and reproductive endocrinology services. Comparable to Saint Paul VI as a reproductive medicine specialty provider, though RMA is mainstream IVF-focused whereas Saint Paul VI centers on natural/NaProTECHNOLOGY approaches.
• Couple to Couple League (CCL): Non-profit offering natural family planning courses and teacher training centered on the sympto-thermal method. Comparable as a faith-aligned fertility awareness educator with a teacher certification franchise paralleling Saint Paul VI's Education Program.

Emerging players

• Carrot Fertility: Fertility benefits platform for employers that routes patients to fertility clinics. A channel/ecosystem peer influencing how patients are directed into fertility providers like Saint Paul VI versus mainstream clinics.
• Maven Clinic: Digital women's and family health platform offering virtual reproductive, fertility, and pregnancy care. Comparable because it competes for the same women's reproductive health patient pool with a tech-enabled, scalable model that Saint Paul VI currently lacks.

Broad incumbents

• Mayo Clinic Reproductive Medicine: Reproductive endocrinology and fertility program within a major academic health system. Comparable in clinical scope (REI evaluation, treatment, surgery) but operates as part of a much broader provider system rather than a specialized independent institute.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PPVIinstitute

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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