Lane County Hospital

Name

Lane County Hospital

Legal name

Lane County Hospital

Website

https://lanecountyhospital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (6231), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) (HLAFAGAL)

Keywords

• Critical access hospital
• Rural healthcare services
• Emergency medical services
• Acute inpatient care
• Rural health clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Dighton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Lane County Hospital generates revenue through patient care services including emergency room visits, hospital stays, diagnostic imaging, laboratory tests, rehabilitation therapy, and skilled nursing care. As a Critical Access Hospital, it serves patients with Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lane County Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital providing 24-hour Emergency Room services, Acute Care, Radiology/Imaging, Laboratory diagnostics, Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy, Skilled Nursing Care, Rural Health Clinic primary care, and a visiting Podiatry Outreach Clinic to residents of Dighton, Kansas and surrounding Lane County. It also operates patient-facing digital services including the iqhealth Patient Portal and E-Cards visitor messaging, serving a rural community that would otherwise lack local access to emergency and acute hospital care.

Product overview

Lane County Hospital offers a unified hospital and clinic service portfolio centered on critical access hospital care in Dighton, Kansas. The core clinical offerings include Emergency Room (24-hour), Acute Care, Radiology/Imaging, Laboratory, Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy, Rural Health Clinic, Skilled Nursing Care, and Podiatry Outreach Clinic. Patient-facing digital services include the iqhealth Patient Portal for health record access, an E-Cards service for visitor communication, and a Health Research platform powered by FastHealth providing medical dictionaries and research tools. The hospital's Medical Clinic provides primary care services alongside the hospital facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Room Services 24-hour emergency medical services providing urgent care for acute illnesses and injuries at the Lane County Hospital facility in Dighton, Kansas.
• Acute Care Inpatient medical care for patients requiring immediate and short-term treatment at the Critical Access Hospital.
• Radiology (Imaging Services) Medical imaging diagnostic services including X-rays and other radiological examinations for inpatients, outpatients, and emergency patients.
• Laboratory Services Clinical laboratory testing services for diagnostic analysis of patient samples supporting hospital, clinic, and emergency care.
• Rehabilitation (Physical Therapy) Physical therapy and rehabilitation services supporting recovery from injuries, surgeries, and other conditions for rural community patients.
• Rural Health Clinic Outpatient primary care clinic providing scheduled primary care services to rural community members through the Lane County Medical Clinic in Dighton, Kansas.
• Skilled Nursing Care Long-term and short-term skilled nursing services for patients requiring ongoing medical supervision in a rural hospital setting.
• Podiatry Outreach Clinic Specialized foot and ankle care services available on a visiting outreach basis at Lane County Hospital for rural community patients.
• Patient Portal (iqhealth) Online platform enabling patients to access health records, communicate with providers, and manage appointments.
• E-Cards Service Online greeting card service allowing community members to send digital cards to patients hospitalized at Lane County Hospital.
• Health Research Library Online health information library and research tools including online medical dictionary, health search engine, and FastNurse research coordinator powered by FastHealth.

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 20 Critical Access Hospital ranking for Quality

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Rural Health Association (NRHA)coreOthersLane County Hospital participates in NRHA's annual Critical Access Hospital Conference and award programs. The hospital was recognized by NRHA as a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital for Quality, determined in partnership with the Chartis Center for Rural Health.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Avera Health: Avera Health is a regional, faith-based integrated system serving rural and small communities across the Upper Midwest with critical access and community hospitals, clinics, and telehealth. Comparable to Lane County Hospital on rural CAH delivery model and service mix, though geographically concentrated in South Dakota/Iowa/Minnesota.
• Sanford Health: Sanford Health is a large, Upper-Midwest/Western integrated health system with significant rural hospital and clinic operations. Comparable to Lane County Hospital in service mix and rural critical-access-style delivery, though operating in a different (primarily Dakotas/Minnesota) geography.

Broad incumbents

• Quorum Health: Quorum Health operates a portfolio of small, rural, and community hospitals across non-urban markets — directly analogous to Lane County Hospital's critical access hospital model. Comparable in service mix, payor exposure (Medicare/Medicaid heavy), and rural-community patient base.
• Universal Health Services: UHS is a large, diversified hospital operator with community and acute-care hospitals across multiple states. Comparable to Lane County Hospital at a category level for hospital-based acute and emergency services, though much larger and more diversified geographically.
• HCA Healthcare: HCA is the largest hospital operator in the U.S., spanning community and tertiary hospitals across diverse geographies — including rural and non-metro markets where care delivery dynamics resemble Lane County Hospital's CAH setting.
• Community Health Systems: CHS operates a large network of community hospitals, many in non-urban and rural counties, with emergency, acute, imaging, and outpatient service lines overlapping Lane County Hospital's offerings. A relevant broad incumbent in rural/community acute care.
• Tenet Healthcare: Tenet operates general acute care hospitals and outpatient centers nationwide, including in smaller markets, with overlapping services such as emergency care, imaging, and rehabilitation. A relevant broad incumbent comparable for rural hospital operations.
• CommonSpirit Health: CommonSpirit Health is one of the largest U.S. non-profit health systems, operating hundreds of care sites including community hospitals, critical access hospitals, and rural health clinics. Directly comparable to Lane County Hospital in scale-up potential via critical access and rural community delivery.
• Ardent Health Partners: Ardent operates acute care and community hospitals including in non-metro and mid-size markets, with comparable service lines (emergency, acute care, imaging, outpatient). Useful as a public-market comparable for community/rural acute care economics.
• LifePoint Health: LifePoint Health is one of the largest rural hospital operators in the United States, operating a network of community and critical access hospitals. It is comparable to Lane County Hospital as a reference point for how a critical access / rural hospital model can be scaled and managed as a multi-site portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights9 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hospital_lc
• Facebookfacebook.com/lanecountykansas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lane-county-hospital

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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