OCH Regional

What OCH Regional does

OCH Regional Medical Center is a county-owned, non-investor-owned community hospital headquartered at 400 Hospital Road in Starkville, Mississippi, serving the seven-county Golden Triangle region. Founded in 1970 and governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees appointed by Oktibbeha County supervisors, the hospital operates approximately 96 inpatient beds, seven surgical suites, a six-bed intensive care unit, a five-bed sleep laboratory, and a network of 13 hospital-owned clinics and physician practices spanning family medicine, cardiology, oncology-adjacent specialties, orthopedics, pulmonology, sleep medicine, pain management, wound healing with hyperbaric medicine, breast health, diabetes education, and rehabilitation. Annual throughput includes roughly 35,000 emergency department visits, 118,000 outpatient and ancillary procedures, and 45,000 radiology procedures.

The hospital runs a fee-for-service model that bills patients and insurers separately for facility charges (room, nursing, dietary, equipment) and physician professional fees. Payment sources include commercial payors (Aetna, Blue Cross, Cigna, Humana, United Healthcare) and public programs (Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare); wellness and ancillary revenue is generated by the Wellness Connection fitness center with tiered individual, senior, family, and corporate memberships ($29.75-$88/month). The technical stack centers on conventional healthcare IT and clinical capital equipment rather than proprietary software: a new Electronic Medical Record launched January 27, 2025, a digital PACS, a Vantage Titan MRI, an 80-slice Aquilion PRIME CT scanner, a daVinci SI robotic surgical system (~450 procedures/month across seven ORs), and mammography/ultrasound at the Center for Breast Health & Imaging. OCH has no disclosed AI/ML product capabilities, no API surface, and no patents or trademarks.

Strategic partnerships extend clinical capability without ownership dilution: University Heart (UMMC) co-staffs OCH Cardiology, Relias Healthcare staffs the emergency department, Healogics provides wound-healing benchmarking (Center of Distinction), and Baptist Memorial Health Care supports pricing transparency tooling. The facility is accredited by DNVGL Healthcare (since 2009), ISO 9001 certified since November 2012, and holds program-specific accreditations from the American College of Radiology, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, AACVPR, American Diabetes Association, and COLA, and earned a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade of 'A' for Spring 2025. A September 2023 data security incident affecting approximately 45,500 files remains the principal disclosed risk event.

Name

OCH Regional

Legal name

OCH Regional Medical Center

Website

https://och.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

OCH Regional Medical Center is a county-owned community hospital in Starkville, Mississippi offering 20 medical specialties across its main campus and 13 hospital-owned clinics serving the seven-county Golden Triangle region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Care Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Community & Regional General Hospitals (HLAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Emergency medical services
• Diagnostic imaging services
• Outpatient surgical care
• Multispecialty clinical care

Headquarters

HQ city

Starkville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospital Services Revenue: Fee-for-service model for inpatient and outpatient medical services including emergency care, surgical procedures, diagnostic imaging, laboratory tests, and hospital stays. Daily service charges cover room, nursing, dietary services, and standard medical equipment.
2. Physician Services: Separate billing by attending physicians, consultants, assistant surgeons, radiologists, and anesthesiologists who provide services at the hospital
3. Insurance Payments: Revenue from commercial insurance carriers including Aetna, Blue Cross, Cigna, Humana, United Healthcare, and government programs including Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare
4. Wellness Connection Membership: Monthly and annual fitness center memberships generating recurring revenue from community members

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

OCH Regional operates as a community acute care hospital providing inpatient hospitalization, emergency care, surgical services, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, and outpatient specialty consultations. It serves as a regional referral center offering multispecialty clinical care across multiple counties, supported by hospital-owned physician clinics and ancillary care services.

Product overview

OCH Regional Medical Center operates as a community-focused hospital providing comprehensive healthcare services through a unified hospital system and 13 hospital-owned clinics. The center offers 20 medical specialties including emergency care, surgical services, cardiac rehabilitation, maternity care, diagnostic imaging (MRI, CT, nuclear medicine), and specialized centers for breast health, sleep medicine, pain management, wound healing, and wellness. The hospital also operates the Wellness Connection fitness center and provides patient portal access through HealtheLife. Services range from inpatient hospital care to outpatient procedures, rehabilitation therapies, and preventive health programs, all serving the seven-county Golden Triangle region of Mississippi.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000+ babies delivered historically
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• University Heart (University of Mississippi Medical Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCH partnered with University of Mississippi Medical Center's University Heart to form OCH Cardiology, providing cardiovascular services guided by top UMMC cardiologists. Services include cardiology consultations, CT angiography, nuclear and exercise stress tests, echocardiograms, and arrhythmia monitoring.
• Relias HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmergency services contracted through Relias Healthcare in partnership with OCH Regional Medical Center, committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered medical services for Starkville and the Golden Triangle Region. Physicians and specialists communicate directly with EMTs and paramedics.
• HealogicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCH Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center is part of Healogics network of nearly 800 facilities, providing access to benchmarking data and proven experience treating chronic wounds. Healogics named OCH as Center of Distinction for clinical excellence.
• Baptist Memorial Health CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCH Regional Medical Center operates as part of Baptist Memorial Health Care system, utilizing their pricing transparency tools and resources for patient billing and financial services. Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County affiliation for community programs.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Healogics: Network operator of nearly 800 wound-healing centers; OCH is a Healogics-affiliated wound care site and Center of Distinction. Relevant as an enabling partner rather than a competitor; comparable only in the specialty wound care service line.

Direct peers

• University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC): State's only academic medical center and tertiary/quaternary referral destination; UMMC's University Heart is OCH's cardiology partner. Comparable as a regional hospital providing both community and specialty care, but at much larger scale and academic depth.
• Rush Health Systems: Network of community hospitals and clinics in east-central and central Mississippi including Meridian; directly comparable as a multi-specialty, multi-clinic community delivery system serving regional catchments.
• Greenwood Leflore Hospital: Independent community hospital in the Mississippi Delta offering a broad multi-specialty care model for a multi-county area; analogous operating footprint and rural community mission to OCH.
• Magnolia Regional Health Center: Community hospital in Corinth, Mississippi providing multi-specialty care across multiple counties; comparable size, service breadth, and community/regional delivery model to OCH.
• Anderson Regional Health System: Community health system serving east-central Mississippi with multiple clinics and core hospital services; directly comparable in scale, regional service mix, and rural community care orientation.
• North Mississippi Health Services: Large regional community hospital system headquartered in Tupelo with multiple specialties and clinic networks across north/northeast Mississippi; overlapping catchment and comparable rural/community operating model.

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit hospital operator in the US, with broad Mississippi exposure through acquired facilities and ER/physician networks; relevant as the dominant competitive upper-tier incumbent whose regional acquisitions shift referral flows.
• Baptist Memorial Health Care: Multi-state regional health system with which OCH has an operational affiliation for billing and pricing. Operates broad inpatient, outpatient, and physician services across the Mid-South with overlapping geographic presence in Mississippi.
• Merit Health (Community Health Systems): Multi-hospital network across Mississippi operating acute care hospitals, ERs, and physician clinics; comparable specialty breadth and ambulatory footprint though anchored by larger urban-system ownership and processes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OCH_Regional
• Facebookfacebook.com/OCHRegionalMedicalCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oktibbeha-county-hospital

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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