Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital

What Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital does

Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital (RPMH) is a rural acute-care hospital and county hospital district headquartered at 200 E. Arizona Ave., Sweetwater, Texas, serving Nolan County and surrounding communities. Founded in 1976 and operated as a political subdivision of the State of Texas under the Nolan County Hospital District Board of Directors, RPMH runs a 35-bed medical/surgical unit with a 6-bed ICU, a 24-hour emergency department, and a network of on-campus and satellite service lines including a Rural Health Clinic, Weatherly Orthopedics, Cardiac Rehab, Behavioral Health, Blackwell Clinic, Home Health, and a public Fitness Center. Clinical staffing includes an internationally trained orthopedic surgeon plus a multi-physician family medicine and specialty roster, supported by approximately 240 employees across roughly 25+ department-head functions; the hospital is one of the largest employers in Nolan County.

The hospital's underlying technology stack is conventional for a community hospital — diagnostic imaging, clinical laboratory, surgical services, electronic medical records via a third-party patient portal (mycarecorner.net), and the price-transparency vendor ClaraPrice — with a notable technology differentiator in SAVI SCOUT, a non-radioactive radar-based surgical localization system used for wire-free breast lumpectomy. RPMH has earned multiple third-party validations: Top 20 Rural Hospital in the Nation by the National Rural Health Association (2023), Top 1% in emergency care by the Women's Choice Award, a 2026 Women's Choice Award for Obstetrics, and Chartis Performance Leadership and Becker's Hospital Review recognition, alongside a cardiac rehab completion rate above 50% versus a 7% national average.

RPMH's revenue model is hybrid and typical of a Texas county hospital district: (1) patient-service revenue billed through Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance across inpatient, ED, outpatient, surgical, imaging, lab, and ancillary lines; (2) property tax revenue collected via the Nolan County Hospital District, with a 2025 tax ordinance and public hearing on file; and (3) philanthropic revenue through the RPMH Foundation (planned giving, memorial donations, project-specific fundraising for mental health facilities, therapy pool repairs, and obstetrics). The Fitness Center adds a small direct-to-consumer subscription stream at $42–$80 per month. Patient acquisition is community-led: physician referrals, walk-in rural health clinic availability, and broad local brand presence drive a horizontal community-patient segment with no disclosed enterprise or out-of-region customer mix.

Name

Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital

Legal name

Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital

Website

https://rpmh.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital is a Texas county hospital district in Sweetwater providing 24-hour emergency, inpatient (35-bed/6-bed ICU), surgical, and specialty care to Nolan County residents across multiple clinic, home-health, and fitness-center access points, supported by 240+ staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sweetwater

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Hospital and clinic services including inpatient care, emergency services, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, surgical procedures, rehabilitation, and outpatient services billed through Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance.
2. Tax Revenue: Operates as Nolan County Hospital District, collecting property tax revenues to support hospital operations and capital investments.
3. Foundation Donations: RPMH Foundation accepts charitable donations, planned giving, memorial donations for special projects including mental health facilities, therapy pool repairs, and obstetrics department support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital is a rural, county-owned acute care hospital providing 24-hour emergency services, a 35-bed medical/surgical unit with 6-bed ICU, and a broad range of clinical departments including surgery, orthopedics, cardiac rehabilitation, behavioral health, obstetrics, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, wound care, home health, and a rural health clinic serving Nolan County, Texas and surrounding areas.

Product overview

Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital is a rural healthcare facility offering a comprehensive range of medical services. The hospital operates as a unified healthcare system providing inpatient care (35-bed medical surgical unit and 6-bed ICU), emergency services, surgical procedures, and specialty clinics. Key service lines include Rural Health Clinic for primary care, Weatherly Orthopedics for musculoskeletal care, Cardiac Rehab for cardiac recovery, Behavioral Health for mental health services, and a Fitness Center for community wellness. The hospital also operates satellite facilities including the Blackwell Clinic and provides Home Health services. The RPMH Foundation supports hospital projects and community health initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RPMH Foundation: The Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital Foundation focuses on filling gaps in healthcare in Nolan County through philanthropic funds, planned giving, memorial donations, and charitable means. Current projects include Mental Health Facilities, Therapy Pool Repairs, and obstetrics department support.
• Weatherly Orthopedics
• Cardiac Rehab

Products and services

• Inpatient Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50% cardiac rehab completion rate compared to 7% national average
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FFB Sweetwater (First Financial Bank)minorOthers · 10 May 2022Community partner that has cooked hamburgers for hospital staff during nurses/hospital week for multiple years. Demonstrates ongoing community relationship and support for healthcare workers.
• Nolan County Hospital DistrictcoreOthersRPMH operates under the Nolan County Hospital District governance structure. The district board oversees hospital operations and strategic direction.
• Nolan County Appraisal DistrictminorOthersContracts with Nolan County Appraisal District for tax appraisals under the name Nolan County Hospital District.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Hendrick Health: Abilene-based regional health system that serves many of the same West Texas communities that feed into RPMH's catchment. Comparable mix of acute inpatient, ED, and outpatient services, with broader scale and specialty depth — the most relevant alternative destination for Nolan County referrals.
• Stamford Memorial Hospital: Rural hospital in Stamford, TX, providing similar inpatient, ED, and clinic services to a comparable small-town Texas community with overlapping West Texas labor and patient dynamics.
• Haskell Memorial Hospital: Small rural Texas hospital offering inpatient care, ED, and outpatient services to Haskell County. Closely comparable in scale, governance type, and rural community-hospital operating model.
• Ballinger Memorial Hospital: Small rural critical-access hospital in Ballinger, TX, providing comparable inpatient, ED, and clinic services to a rural Texas community. Closely matched in scale, mission, and service mix to RPMH.
• Anson General Hospital: Rural hospital in Anson, TX, near the RPMH catchment, offering comparable inpatient, ED, and primary care services to a small West Texas community.
• Stonewall Memorial Hospital: Rural critical-access hospital in Aspermont, TX, serving a similarly sized rural West Texas community. Directly comparable as a small-scale, county-anchored community hospital.
• Fisher County Hospital District: Rural Texas hospital district in Rotan, TX, with comparable inpatient/ED/clinic service mix and county-district governance structure — directly comparable operating and funding model.
• Shannon Health: San Angelo-based regional medical center serving the Concho Valley and adjacent rural counties. Comparable community-hospital positioning with a broader specialty footprint, competing for rural patient outflow from counties adjacent to RPMH.
• Mitchell County Hospital: Rural hospital district in Colorado City, TX, operating a comparable community-hospital model with limited bed count and broad primary care reach in an adjacent rural West Texas market.

Broad incumbents

• CommonSpirit Health: Large national nonprofit health system operating hospitals (including Catholic Health Initiatives legacy facilities) across many rural and mid-sized U.S. markets. Comparable acute-care and outpatient service lines, but at vastly greater scale and broader geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RPMHTX
• Instagraminstagram.com/rpmh_tx

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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