Ben Archer Health Center

What Ben Archer Health Center does

Ben Archer Health Center, Inc. (BAHC) is a private 501(c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) headquartered in Hatch, New Mexico, operating twelve clinic locations across Southern New Mexico. Founded in 1969 (originally as the Hatch Valley Health Center and renamed in 1982 in honor of its founder Mr. Ben Archer), the center is accredited by The Joint Commission and recognized by NCQA as a Patient Centered Medical Home. It serves medically underserved, Medicaid, Medicare, migrant farmworker, border-community, and school-age populations regardless of ability to pay, through a Sliding Fee Discount Program backed by federal funding.

BAHC delivers a comprehensive primary care offering spanning medical (perinatal, family care, immunizations, chronic disease management), dental (general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, limited oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, prosthodontics), and behavioral health (individual, family, and group therapy) services. The platform is supported by two full-service in-house pharmacies (Dona Ana and Las Cruces) providing discounted prescriptions, school-based clinics (Mayfield HS and Truth or Consequences), non-emergency medical transportation via Rio Grande Transit, the MyChart patient portal (HCNetwork), the Welcome Baby Program for first-time parents, and health education services. Technology infrastructure is standard for a community health center: integrated EHR, MyChart patient portal, and Google Apps for internal communications.

The revenue model is a hybrid of recurring federal and state grants, Medicaid/Medicare insurance reimbursements, sliding-fee patient payments, and pharmacy revenue. The center is funded as a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b with Federal PHS deemed status, receives state funding from the New Mexico Department of Health, Families First, CYFD, Human Services Department, and Dona Ana County, and accepts most insurances. It is governed by a community Board of Directors and led by Executive Director Mary Alice Garay, CFO Rebecca Olivas, COO Angela Townsend, Medical Director Raquel Neeley MD, and Dental Director Wendy Lara DDS.

Name

Ben Archer Health Center

Legal name

Ben Archer Health Center, Inc.

Website

https://bahcnm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ben Archer Health Center is a 501(c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center operating twelve community clinic locations across Southern New Mexico, providing medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and transportation services to medically underserved, Medicaid, and migrant farmworker populations regardless of ability to pay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services (Federally Qualified Health Center)

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health Centers (FQHCs & Look-Alikes) (HLAFAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

School-Based Health Centers (HLAFAGAG), Community & Public Health Dentistry Clinics (FQHC/School-Based/Nonprofit) (HLABAAAF), Funding, Reimbursement & Vaccines-for-Children (VFC)/Public Purchase Programs (HLAJAHAK)

Keywords

• Community health centers
• Primary care services
• Dental health services
• Behavioral health services
• Pharmacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hatch

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Federal Grants and Funding: Ben Archer Health Center receives HHS funding as a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, with Federal PHS deemed status. Funding from United States Department of Health and Human Services (Bureau of Primary Health Care) and HRSA.
2. State Funding: State of New Mexico funding from Department of Health (Rural Primary Health Care Act), Families First, Children Youth & Families Department, Human Services Department, Breast & Cervical Cancer program, and Dona Ana County.
3. Insurance Payments: Revenue from accepting most insurances including Medicaid and Medicare. Payments from third-party payers for healthcare services provided.
4. Sliding Fee Scale Payments: Discount program for all BAHC services based on income and household size, made possible by federal government. Patients pay what they can afford based on financial eligibility.
5. Patient Payments: Payments from patients for services including discounted pharmacy prescriptions at Dona Ana and Las Cruces pharmacies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ben Archer Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) operating 12 community clinic locations across Southern New Mexico. It delivers comprehensive primary medical care, dental services, behavioral health, pharmacy, transportation, and health education services to medically underserved populations regardless of ability to pay. Revenue is sustained by federal and state grants, Medicaid/Medicare, commercial insurance reimbursements, and a sliding-fee scale for uninsured patients.

Product overview

Ben Archer Health Center is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) network operating eleven community health center locations across Southern New Mexico, with its main administrative office in Hatch. The organization offers a comprehensive suite of healthcare services centered around primary care, dental services, and behavioral health as its core offerings. These core services are supported by pharmacy services (with full-service pharmacies in Dona Ana and Las Cruces), transportation services (via partnership with Rio Grande Transit), health education programs, and a Sliding Fee Discount Program. The organization also provides a MyChart patient portal for online access to medical records and appointments, and operates dedicated school-based clinics in Truth or Consequences and Las Cruces/Mayfield. Patient-centered medical home model coordinates all aspects of health and wellness including emotional, family, and social support. All services are offered to all individuals regardless of ability to pay, with financial assistance available through the sliding fee scale and insurance enrollment support for Medicaid and Health Insurance Exchange.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Care Services Comprehensive outpatient family practice medical services including perinatal and family care, emergency medical treatment, disease screening and control, immunizations, and other medical support services. Available to patients of all ages at all BAHC clinic locations regardless of ability to pay.
• Dental Services Comprehensive dental services coordinated with medical services including general family dentistry, limited oral surgery, orthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, and prosthodontics. Pediatric dental services are offered at the Alamogordo and Las Cruces sites, with the Dona Ana site providing the only pediatric dental services in the area for the Medicaid population.
• Behavioral Health Services Mental health and substance abuse services offered at most sites including individual, family, and group therapy coordinated with medical services. Behavioral health providers staff multiple clinic locations.
• Pharmacy Services Full-service pharmacies at the Dona Ana (1600 Thorpe Rd) and Las Cruces (1998 Motel Blvd) locations providing discounted prescriptions to Ben Archer Health Center patients. Prescriptions are also available at discounted rates at all drug storage rooms across the center network.
• Transportation Services Non-emergency medical transportation partnership with Rio Grande Transit for residents of Dona Ana County and surrounding areas. Provides transportation to and from doctor appointments and dialysis visits for qualifying patients.
• MyChart Patient Portal Online patient portal for scheduling appointments, accessing medical records, and communicating with healthcare providers, provided through HCNetwork. Available to all BAHC patients.
• Welcome Baby Program Program working closely with first-time pregnant women, caregivers, other first-time parents, adoptive parents, and teen parents to build a positive foundation for their children. Includes home visitation, education, and support services.
• Insurance Enrollment Assistance Assistance with Medicaid and Health Insurance Exchange enrollment. Eligibility specialists available at all locations to discuss financial assistance options including sliding-fee scale.
• Health Education Services Education programs covering accident prevention, drug and alcohol awareness, fitness and exercise, weight control, parenting skills, stress reduction, smoking cessation, hypertension management, diabetes, and nutrition.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Western Sky Community Care (Centene Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 August 2023Western Sky Community Care partnered with the National Council on Independent Living to improve accessibility at healthcare facilities in New Mexico through the Barrier Removal Fund program. The initiative provides grants to local healthcare providers to enhance disability access and infrastructure, helping facilities meet federal disability standards.
• Rio Grande TransitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBen Archer Health Center has partnered with Rio Grande Transit to provide non-emergent medical transportation to residents of Dona Ana County and surrounding areas. Patients may qualify for transportation to and from doctors appointments as well as dialysis visits.
• The Joint CommissioncoreOthersAccreditation organization that evaluated and accredited Ben Archer Health Center. Accreditation means the facility underwent comprehensive evaluation and meets quality and safety standards considered the Gold Standard in healthcare.
• NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance)coreOthersNCQA is a private non-profit organization that recognized Ben Archer Health Center as a Patient Centered Medical Home, accrediting and certifying healthcare organizations and recognizing clinicians in key areas of performance.
• Google (Google Apps)supportingTechnology or IntegrationBen Archer Health Center uses Google Apps for internal communications including email (email.bahcnm.org), calendar (calendar.bahcnm.org), documents (docs.bahcnm.org), and the start page (start.bahcnm.org).
• Health Insurance ExchangessupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnerships with New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange (nmhix.com) and Yes New Mexico (yes.state.nm.us) Medicaid portal to help patients apply for health insurance and Medicaid coverage.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• El Centro Family Health: Rural Northern New Mexico FQHC with 13+ clinic locations providing primary, dental, behavioral health and school-based services — closest peer to Ben Archer in geographic dispersion and target population.
• Hidalgo Medical Services: Southwestern New Mexico FQHC serving Hidalgo, Grant, and Luna counties with community-based primary, dental, behavioral health, and school-based programs — directly comparable to Ben Archer's rural, border-adjacent catchment.
• La Familia Medical Center: Santa Fe-based FQHC with primary care, dental, behavioral health, and prenatal services; a comparable mid-size, multi-site New Mexico community health center operating under the same HRSA framework as Ben Archer.
• Presbyterian Medical Services: New Mexico FQHC providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, and school-based services across rural NM, including programs similar to Ben Archer's Welcome Baby and school-based clinics.
• First Choice Community Healthcare: Direct FQHC peer operating multiple community health centers in Albuquerque and surrounding New Mexico counties with comparable primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy offerings under HRSA Section 330 funding.

Broad incumbents

• Presbyterian Healthcare Services: New Mexico's largest private not-for-profit health system, operating hospitals and outpatient clinics statewide — a broad incumbent offering overlapping primary care services across many of the same Southern NM communities.
• UNM Health (University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center): Academic health system and safety-net provider in Albuquerque with tertiary hospital, faculty practices, and community clinics; overlaps with Ben Archer in primary care delivery and serves as a referral hub for Southern NM patients.

Others

• Molina Healthcare of New Mexico: Medicaid managed-care plan serving New Mexico Centennial Care members; comparable payer counterpart to Western Sky for Ben Archer's Medicaid patient panel.
• Western Sky Community Care (Centene): Centene Medicaid managed-care plan operating in New Mexico and an existing partner of Ben Archer through the Barrier Removal Fund; relevant as payer-side counterpart rather than a direct clinical competitor.

Regional players

• Memorial Medical Center (Las Cruces): Las Cruces-based regional hospital and outpatient provider; the dominant incumbent in acute and outpatient care in Ben Archer's backyard, competing for the same population in Dona Ana County.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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