Ozarks Community Hospital (OCH) Health System

What Ozarks Community Hospital (OCH) Health System does

Ozarks Community Hospital (OCH) Health System is a private, community-based healthcare provider founded in 1930 and headquartered in Gravette, Arkansas, serving the rural Ozarks region spanning Arkansas and Missouri. The system delivers a full continuum of care through a 24/7 Stroke Ready emergency department in Gravette, inpatient and swing-bed services, outpatient clinics (including Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Specialty Services, Surgery across orthopedic/ENT/general/podiatry/gynecologic/endoscopic disciplines, Sleep Medicine, and Therapy Services), and a Behavioral Health program that includes psychiatric care, a Geriatric Day Program, and SPRAVATO treatment for treatment-resistant depression. Supporting infrastructure includes a Telehealth platform (phone and video visits), an online Patient Portal, and a 340B Pharmacy Program that captures drug-pricing spread on outpatient prescriptions.

The business model is multi-stream: (1) fee-for-service patient care revenue across emergency, inpatient, outpatient, surgical, and therapy lines, paid by commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay; (2) 340B pharmacy spread economics; and (3) a non-traditional hospitality vertical consisting of two wholly-owned event venues (OCH Nexus in Webb City, MO, and The OCH Annex on the Gravette campus). The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer within the defined rural catchment, with digital marketing through the ochonline.net website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and an email newsletter driving top-of-funnel awareness and appointment requests. The customer base is community patients with elevated dependence on government payers given the rural, safety-net profile, and no enterprise or named-account customer concentration is present.

Name

Ozarks Community Hospital (OCH) Health System

Legal name

Ozarks Community Hospital

Website

https://ochonline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Ozarks Community Hospital is a private rural community hospital system founded in 1930, headquartered in Gravette, Arkansas, delivering emergency, inpatient, outpatient, behavioral health, and surgical services across the Ozarks region of Arkansas and Missouri, with two ancillary event venues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Hospital Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Provider/Health-System Telehealth + In-House/Owned Pharmacy Integration (HLALAIAB)

Keywords

• Community hospital services
• Emergency medical care
• Behavioral health services
• Telehealth consultations
• Rural healthcare provider

Headquarters

HQ city

Gravette

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Revenue from providing medical services including emergency care, inpatient services, outpatient clinics, behavioral health, surgical services, therapy services (physical, occupational, speech), and specialty services. Payment received through insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay patients.
2. 340B Pharmacy Program: Pharmacy program that allows the hospital to purchase medications at reduced prices and provide them to patients, generating revenue through the pricing differential.
3. Event Venue Rental: Revenue from hospitality services through OCH event venues (OCH Nexus in Webb City, MO and OCH Annex at the hospital) rented for events and gatherings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OCH operates a community hospital and outpatient clinics delivering primary, specialty, behavioral, emergency, inpatient, and telehealth healthcare services to residents of the Ozarks region across Arkansas and Missouri. The system also runs a 340B Pharmacy Program for reduced-cost medications and supplements revenue through two event venue rental businesses (OCH Nexus and The OCH Annex).

Product overview

Ozarks Community Hospital (OCH) Health System is a healthcare provider offering a comprehensive range of medical services through its hospital and clinic locations in Gravette, AR and Springfield, MO. The portfolio includes primary care (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine), specialty services (Pediatrics, Sleep Medicine, Surgery across multiple disciplines including Orthopedic, ENT, Podiatry, and Endoscopy), Behavioral Health services (including SPRAVATO® treatment for depression and a Geriatric Day Program), Therapy Services (physical, occupational, and speech therapy for adults and children), Emergency Medicine (24/7 with Stroke Ready designation), and Telehealth for virtual visits. Supporting infrastructure includes a Patient Portal for online access and 340B Pharmacy Program. OCH also operates event venues (OCH Nexus and OCH Annex) for hospitality purposes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OCH Nexus: Event venue located in Webb City, Missouri, part of OCH's hospitality expansion
• The OCH Annex

Products and services

• Emergency Medicine 24/7 emergency room care at the Gravette, AR hospital with advanced diagnostic technology, board-certified emergency medicine physicians, little to no wait times, and a Stroke Ready facility designation for acute medical and stroke emergencies.
• In-Patient Services Hospital inpatient care and swing bed services for recovery and rehabilitation delivered at the Gravette, AR facility.
• Behavioral Health Mental health and psychiatric care including counseling for patients in the Ozarks region.
• SPRAVATO® Treatment FDA-approved esketamine nasal spray program for adults with treatment-resistant depression, administered under OCH's behavioral health service line.
• Geriatric Day Program Structured day program providing specialized behavioral and supportive care for geriatric patients.
• Family Medicine Primary care services for individuals and families across all ages, delivered through OCH provider locations.
• Specialty Services Medical specialty services including internal medicine and other specialized physician care provided through OCH clinics.
• Pediatrics Specialized medical care for infants, children, and adolescents delivered through OCH provider locations.
• Sleep Medicine Diagnostic and treatment services for sleep disorders provided through the cardiopulmonary and sleep lab.
• Surgery Surgical services spanning general surgery, orthopedic, ENT and allergy, endoscopy, gynecologic, and podiatry disciplines.
• Therapy Services Adult and pediatric physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy services for rehabilitation and developmental needs.
• Telehealth Virtual healthcare visits with OCH providers by phone or video using a smartphone, tablet, or computer, enabling remote consultations from home.
• Patient Portal Online portal where patients can access medical records, schedule appointments, and communicate with providers.
• OCH Event Venues Event center rental spaces including OCH Nexus in Webb City, Missouri and The OCH Annex at the Gravette hospital, operated as hospitality subsidiaries of OCH.

Quantifiable outcome

• Little to no wait times at Emergency Room

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Health: Large Catholic multi-state health system operating numerous community hospitals across Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma; competes with OCH for rural patients and specialist referrals but operates at far greater scale with broader specialty coverage.
• Baptist Health (Arkansas): Arkansas-based multi-hospital system with extensive rural footprint; competes with OCH for Arkansas patients but operates at significantly larger scale with broader specialty coverage and stronger brand recognition.

Direct peers

• Cox Medical Center Branson: Branson, MO community hospital serving a similar rural Ozarks catchment with comparable emergency, behavioral health, and multi-specialty services in a tourism-driven rural economy.
• Northwest Health System: Northwest Arkansas-based health system serving a similar rural Arkansas catchment as OCH with comparable community hospital services including emergency, primary, and specialty care, anchored near Gravette.
• CoxHealth: Springfield, MO-based multi-hospital health system serving the same Ozarks region as OCH with comparable community hospital services including emergency, primary, specialty care, and behavioral health across southwest Missouri.
• St. Mary's Regional Medical Center: Russellville, AR-based community hospital providing similar rural Arkansas healthcare services including emergency, behavioral health, primary care, and specialty services in a comparable mid-size rural market.
• Freeman Health System: Joplin, MO-based regional health system serving southwest Missouri with similar community hospital positioning, multi-specialty services, and 340B pharmacy participation in a comparable rural catchment.
• Citizens Memorial Healthcare: Bolivar, MO-based rural community hospital and health system with similar size, multi-specialty services, and rural market positioning in southwest Missouri to OCH's footprint.
• Texas County Memorial Hospital: Houston, MO-based rural critical access hospital serving south-central Missouri with comparable size, rural community positioning, and multi-specialty service portfolio in an underserved rural catchment.

Regional players

• INTEGRIS Health: Oklahoma-based regional health system serving rural communities in adjacent geography with comparable community hospital services, 340B pharmacy participation, and behavioral health offerings across the southern Plains.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCIQQeX4WLHOPM2NJ2d7JhJg
• Facebookfacebook.com/ozarksch
• Instagraminstagram.com/ozarkscommunityhospital
• Xx.com/ozarksch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ozarks-community-hospital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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