Hamilton County Public Health

What Hamilton County Public Health does

Hamilton County Public Health is a county government health department headquartered at 1610 Collins St., Suite 1, Webster City, Iowa, serving all residents of Hamilton County. Established in the 1940s and governed by the Hamilton County Board of Health, the agency operates as a public sector entity rather than a commercial enterprise, with no private equity, venture capital, or parent company ownership. Its mission is to promote, preserve, and protect the health of county residents across the life span, from pre-birth through end of life.

The service portfolio is delivered through traditional, non-proprietary healthcare delivery methods — home visits, clinic appointments, and community-based programs — with no disclosed technology platform, mobile app, or API. Core offerings include Home Health Care (skilled nursing, physical/occupational/speech therapy, medication support, wound care, home health aide, and homemaker services), HOPES/EHS Home Visiting programs, WIC/Maternal/Child Health clinics, Family Planning and STI Clinics (in partnership with UnityPoint), Immunization Clinics, Foot Clinics, Environmental Health services (well/septic permits, facility inspections, radon testing), Communicable Disease Monitoring, Bio-Emergency Planning, and Cancer Prevention/Education. Staffing includes nurses, therapists, home health aides, family support workers, a Registered Sanitarian (Brad Berg), and an Administrator (Pam Harklau), with a Medical Director (Dr. Nikki Ehn) providing clinical oversight.

The revenue model is a blend of government contracts and grants, Medicaid and private insurance reimbursement for home health care, and free or sliding-scale services for eligible participants. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed. Distribution is entirely local and direct: home visits, scheduled clinic appointments at the main office, and community outreach. The agency has no formal marketing infrastructure beyond a Facebook page and relies on doctor referrals, community partner referrals, and word-of-mouth for patient acquisition. As a county government entity, growth is functionally constrained to the geographic boundaries of Hamilton County.

Name

Hamilton County Public Health

Legal name

Hamilton County Public Health

Website

https://hamiltoncountypublichealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hamilton County Public Health is an Iowa county government health department, founded in the 1940s, delivering home health care, maternal/child health, immunization, family planning, and environmental health services to all residents of Hamilton County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skilled Home Health (Medicare-Certified) Agencies (HLAFAEAA), Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Home health care
• Maternal child health
• Immunization clinics
• Environmental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Webster City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts and Grants: Public health agency funded through government contracts, grants, and public health funding mechanisms. Services provided since the 1940s indicating sustained government support.
2. Insurance Reimbursement: Services billed to Medicaid and most private insurance plans. Coverage verified prior to starting home health care. Not all insurance plans accepted.
3. Public Health Programs: Free vaccines through VFC (Vaccines for Children) and VFA (Vaccines for Adults) programs for eligible participants. Some services free based on eligibility criteria.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hamilton County Public Health is a county government public health agency providing home and community-based health services to Hamilton County, Iowa residents. Core offerings include home health care (skilled nursing, therapy, home health aides), home visiting programs (HOPES/EHS, Building Families), WIC/Maternal/Child Health programs, family planning and STI clinics, immunization clinics, environmental health services (well/septic permits, facility inspections), communicable disease monitoring, and bio-emergency planning.

Product overview

Hamilton County Public Health is a public health agency offering a coordinated portfolio of community-based health services delivered through clinic-based programs and home health care. The core offerings include Home Health Care (skilled nursing, therapy services, medication support, wound care), HOPES/EHS Home Visiting Programs, WIC/Maternal/Child Health programs, Family Planning & STI Clinics, Immunization Clinics, and Environmental Health Services (well/septic permits, water testing, facility inspections). Services are delivered by nurses, physical/occupational/speech therapists, home health aides, homemakers, and family support workers. The agency operates as a single unified public health service rather than a platform with separate modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home Health Care In-home healthcare services including skilled nursing visits, physical/occupational/speech therapy, medication support, wound care, chronic disease management, lab draws, home health aide services, and homemaker services. Available through doctor referrals and insurance authorization.
• HOPES/EHS Home Visiting Program Healthy Opportunities for Parents to Experience Success (HOPES) and Early Head Start home visiting programs providing family support, child development education, health and safety guidance, and connections to community resources through regular home visits. Free for qualifying families.
• WIC/MH/CH Programs Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program, Maternal Health Clinic, and Child Health Clinic providing nutritional support, health education, breastfeeding support, growth and development checks, and immunization review.
• Family Planning & STI Clinics Confidential family planning services including birth control counseling, pregnancy testing, reproductive health education, annual exams, and STI testing, treatment, and prevention counseling offered in partnership with UnityPoint Family Planning.
• Immunization Clinics Vaccination services for children (VFC Program) and adults (VFA Program) including routine childhood vaccines, Tdap, MMR, HPV, COVID-19, flu shots, shingles, and pneumonia vaccines. Free for eligible participants.
• Foot Clinics Routine foot care services providing screenings and education to help prevent pain and infection for community members.
• Environmental Health Services Public health environmental services including well and septic permits and inspections, well water testing, radon testing kits, and facility inspections for pools, spas, tanning salons, and tattoo businesses.
• Communicable Disease Monitoring Disease surveillance, investigation, and response services to track and prevent the spread of infectious diseases in the community.
• Bio-Emergency Planning Emergency preparedness planning and response services to help communities respond quickly and safely to diseases or natural disasters.
• Cancer Prevention/Education

Quantifiable outcome

• Helping residents remain safely in their homes through coordinated in-home nursing and direct care professional services

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• UnityPoint Family PlanningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UnityPoint Family Planning to bring family planning clinic services to the community. UnityPoint staff from Fort Dodge provide services 2-3 times per month at Hamilton County Public Health office, offering birth control, pregnancy testing, STI testing, and reproductive health education.
• Iowa WIC ProgramcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMaternal Child Health program partnership providing nutritional supplements and nutritional education to pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and young children.
• Iowa Early Head StartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly Head Start home visiting program serving pregnant women and infants/toddlers 0-3 years. Weekly home visits by Family Support Workers provided at no cost to qualifying families year-round.
• Building FamiliescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome visiting program serving pregnant women and families with children 0-5 years. Similar services to HOPES program but allows enrollment until child is five years old. Voluntary, free, and not based on income.
• HAWK-I (Iowa Health and Wellness for Kids)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to refer families to HAWK-I program providing low cost or no cost insurance coverage for children.
• Iowa Department of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState health department providing VFC (Vaccines for Children) and VFA (Vaccines for Adults) program vaccines for eligible residents at no cost.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cerro Gordo County Public Health: North-central Iowa county public health agency serving a similar small-city/rural population with home health, maternal-child health, immunizations, and environmental health services. Highly comparable in mission, regulatory role, and funding structure.
• Webster County Public Health: Neighboring Iowa county public health department offering a similar portfolio of home health, immunizations, WIC, environmental health, and family planning services to a small rural county. Directly comparable in scale, service mix, and Iowa rural county public health mandate.
• Story County Public Health: Iowa county public health department providing home care, immunizations, maternal/child health, and environmental health services in a comparable rural Iowa setting. Directly comparable in scope and county-government operating model.
• Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Pottawattamie County: Iowa-based visiting nurse association delivering home health, hospice, and community health services in a small-population Iowa market. Closely comparable on home health delivery model and rural Iowa service footprint, although structured as a nonprofit rather than a county government entity.

Emerging players

• Amedisys: National home health and hospice provider with significant rural market presence. Comparable on the home health care service line that is core to Hamilton County's offering, though operates as a scaled for-profit rather than a government entity.
• LHC Group (Optum Home & Community): Large home health, hospice, and community-based services provider with strong rural market exposure. Comparable on home health delivery, Medicaid reimbursement, and rural service area dynamics, though at substantially greater scale.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Diversified home and community health provider including home health, behavioral health, and pharmacy services. Comparable to the agency's integrated home and community-based service model, particularly its focus on underserved populations.

Broad incumbents

• Iowa Department of Public Health: State-level public health authority that funds, regulates, and partners with county-level agencies like Hamilton County through VFC, VFA, WIC, and Emergency Preparedness programs. Comparable as the broader statewide public health ecosystem in which the agency operates.
• Polk County Public Health (Iowa): Larger Iowa county public health department with a broader service portfolio and scale, providing a useful reference point for the upper end of the county health department model in the same state regulatory environment.

Others

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): National membership organization representing local health departments including county-level agencies like Hamilton County. Relevant as the ecosystem/support entity that advocates for, trains, and provides resources to comparable local public health agencies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Hamilton-County-Public-Health-105331576197767
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hamilton-county-public-health-services-and-hospice

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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