Hills & Dales General Hospital

What Hills & Dales General Hospital does

Hills & Dales General Hospital, legally operating as Hills & Dales Healthcare, is a 25-bed critical access hospital founded in 1960 and headquartered in Cass City, Michigan. It is a non-profit, private institution that delivers a full continuum of acute and ambulatory services — emergency care, surgical services, urgent care, inpatient care, diagnostic testing, rehabilitation therapy, retail pharmacy, and assisted living with memory care — supported by two rehabilitation centers and outpatient clinics distributed across Caro, Ubly, Kingston, and Bad Axe in Michigan's Thumb region.

The hospital is a core operating unit of Aspire Rural Health System, a multi-facility rural network that also comprises Deckerville Community Hospital, Marlette Regional Hospital (including CRTN Cancer Care Center), and The Heartlands Senior Living Community. This affiliation enables shared branding, cross-facility specialty access (oncology, dermatology), and system-level scale that no individual 25-bed facility could achieve alone. Technology infrastructure is conventional healthcare IT: electronic health records, the MyChart patient portal, and integrated care delivery across hospital, clinic, urgent care, and senior living settings, with no disclosed proprietary platform or AI/ML components.

The organization's revenue model rests on fee-for-service healthcare delivery — emergency, inpatient, outpatient, surgical, urgent care, rehabilitation, retail pharmacy, and senior living — backed by Critical Access Hospital reimbursement economics and supplemented by community programs such as $10 student athlete sports physicals and a foundation donation channel. Its go-to-market is sales-led and locally distributed: walk-in access, phone scheduling via a single 989-635-4000 line, and a website-driven location and provider finder serving rural Michigan households across Huron, Sanilac, Tuscola, and Lapeer counties. In 2023 the facility was recognized among the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals nationally.

Name

Hills & Dales General Hospital

Legal name

Hills & Dales Healthcare

Website

https://hdghmi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hills & Dales General Hospital is a 25-bed critical access non-profit hospital in Cass City, Michigan, providing emergency, surgical, urgent care, rehab, pharmacy, and senior living services across a five-location rural network within the Aspire Rural Health System.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC)

Keywords

• Rural hospital services
• Critical access hospital
• Emergency medical services
• Outpatient healthcare
• Senior living care

Headquarters

HQ city

Cass City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Hills & Dales Healthcare generates revenue through a comprehensive range of healthcare services including emergency care, inpatient and outpatient services, surgical services, urgent care, rehabilitation therapy, retail pharmacy, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, and specialty care including dermatology. Additional revenue streams include assisted living and memory care facility operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hills & Dales Healthcare operates a 25-bed critical access hospital in Cass City, Michigan, providing a full spectrum of inpatient and outpatient health services including 24/7 emergency care, surgical services, urgent care, two rehabilitation centers, a retail pharmacy, and an assisted living/memory care facility. Outpatient primary and specialty care is delivered through clinics in Caro, Ubly, Cass City, Kingston, and Bad Axe, serving the Thumb region as part of the Aspire Rural Health System.

Product overview

Hills & Dales Healthcare operates as a comprehensive healthcare services provider within the Aspire Rural Health System network. The organization offers a full-spectrum of inpatient and outpatient medical services anchored by its 25-bed critical access hospital, supplemented by two rehabilitation centers, a retail pharmacy, and an assisted living/memory care facility. Outpatient clinical services are delivered through multiple clinic locations across Michigan's Thumb region in Caro, Ubly, Cass City, Kingston, and Bad Axe. The portfolio integrates acute care (emergency and surgical services), urgent care, rehabilitation therapy, pharmacy, senior living, and community-based outpatient clinics into a coordinated care delivery system.

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Products and services

• 25-Bed Critical Access Hospital Inpatient hospital services providing acute care for patients requiring overnight stays or more intensive medical treatment at a designated critical access facility in Cass City, Michigan.
• Emergency Services 24/7 emergency department providing immediate medical care for acute illnesses, injuries, and life-threatening conditions.
• Surgical Services Surgical procedures and operative treatments performed by qualified surgeons in a fully equipped surgical suite.
• Urgent Care Walk-in clinic services for non-life-threatening conditions requiring prompt medical attention without an emergency department visit.
• Rehabilitation Centers Physical, occupational, and speech therapy services delivered across two rehabilitation centers to help patients recover from injuries, surgeries, or manage chronic conditions.
• Retail Pharmacy On-site pharmacy at the Cass City campus providing prescription medications and over-the-counter products for patients and community members.
• Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility Residential care services for seniors requiring assistance with daily activities, including specialized memory care for individuals with dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
• Outpatient Clinics Primary and specialty care outpatient clinics located in Caro, Ubly, Cass City, Kingston, and Bad Axe, Michigan, providing accessible healthcare services to surrounding communities.
• Dermatology Services (Marlette Dermatology Clinic)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Deckerville Community HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Aspire Rural Health System network. Deckerville Community Hospital has served the community for over 70 years and has been a certified Critical Access Hospital for 22 years, offering laboratory, emergency services, surgical services, inpatient services, medical imaging, therapy services, and more.
• Marlette Regional HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Aspire Rural Health System network. Marlette Regional Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital with an attached 39-bed skilled nursing facility, independent living, assisted living and memory care community (The Heartlands), non-profit hospice (United Hospice Service), and clinics in Marlette, Brown City, North Branch, and Mayville. Also houses the CRTN Cancer Care Center providing medical oncology, chemotherapy infusion, and radiation oncology services.
• The Heartlands Senior Living CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Aspire Rural Health System network. The Heartlands offers independent living villas, assisted living (20 apartments), and memory care (12 apartments) for seniors requiring additional care and support services. Features a 4,596 square foot community center available for public use.
• CRTN Cancer Care CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCancer care center housed at Marlette Regional Hospital providing medical oncology, chemotherapy infusion, and radiation oncology services, enabling patients in the Thumb region to receive comprehensive cancer treatment without leaving the area.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Covenant HealthCare: Regional non-profit health system based in Saginaw, Michigan, providing tertiary care services to a broad catchment that includes Hills & Dales' Thumb-region service area. Major referral competitor for higher-acuity cases.
• Corewell Health: Michigan's largest not-for-profit health system formed by the merger of Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health. Operates extensive hospital and outpatient networks across the state, drawing higher-acuity patients from rural areas including the Thumb region.
• Ascension Michigan: National Catholic health system's Michigan division, operating multiple hospitals including St. Mary's of Saginaw. Represents another large incumbent competing for the same rural-referral patient base.
• McLaren Health Care: Large multi-state, non-profit health system headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, operating 13+ hospitals including facilities in the Thumb region. Competes for specialist referrals and higher-acuity patients in the same Michigan markets.
• MyMichigan Health: Non-profit regional health system serving central and northern Michigan, including the Thumb region. Competes for tertiary referrals and offers a broader specialty footprint than rural CAHs.

Direct peers

• Scheurer Health: Independent rural critical access hospital in Pigeon, Michigan (Huron County), offering hospital, primary care, and ancillary services. Directly comparable in scale, geography, and service model to Hills & Dales.
• Harbor Beach Community Hospital: Small rural hospital in Huron County, Michigan, providing similar critical access and outpatient services to a small community. Operates within the same Thumb-region service area and competes for similar patient populations.
• McKenzie Health System: Critical access hospital serving Sanilac County, Michigan, providing comparable rural inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and primary care services in an adjacent Thumb-region county. Closest geographic direct competitor.
• Deckerville Community Hospital: Sister facility within the Aspire Rural Health System, also certified as a Critical Access Hospital for 22 years. Offers similar laboratory, emergency, surgical, inpatient, medical imaging, and therapy services to a rural Michigan community.
• Marlette Regional Hospital: Sister facility within the Aspire Rural Health System; a 25-bed critical access hospital with an attached skilled nursing facility, senior living community, hospice program, and the CRTN Cancer Care Center. Directly comparable in scale and service mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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