Healthcare Ready

What Healthcare Ready does

Healthcare Ready is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (circa 2006) and headquartered in Washington, D.C., with an additional contact office in New York. Designated as a Department of Homeland Security Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC), it functions as a public-private partnership that coordinates between the healthcare supply chain, government agencies, and community health stakeholders to maintain patient access to medicines and healthcare services before, during, and after disasters and public health emergencies. The organization reports having responded to almost 200 disasters across all 50 states and U.S. territories over nearly 20 years of operation and operates as a member of Fedcap.

The organization's core product portfolio is built around free, web-based mapping and information tools. Rx Open is a disaster-activated platform providing real-time operational status of pharmacies and dialysis centers, having served 8 million+ individuals since 2008 and 630,000+ users in 2024. The Community Disaster Resilience Tool (CDRT) is a map-based interactive platform for local officials to assess overlapping community vulnerabilities, healthcare infrastructure, and hazard exposure. Rx on the Run is a customizable personal wallet card documenting medical conditions, prescriptions, allergies, and emergency contacts. Adjacent offerings include the Hurricane Response Map, Pediatric Bed Mapping tool, Disaster Tip Sheets, Community Vaccination Center Toolkit, supply chain readiness resources, and the Restoring the Healthcare Workforce for Equity (RHWE) Initiative. Supporting assets include policy research reports such as the State-Managed Medication Stockpiles Landscape Review and a Report to Congress on healthcare infrastructure protection.

Healthcare Ready's business model is donation- and grant-funded. Services are provided free of charge to patients, healthcare providers, and the public, with no paid pricing model. Revenue is sourced from corporate membership dues (Cencora as founding member, plus BIO, NACDS, and HDA), philanthropic grants (Cencora Impact Foundation, Center for Disaster Philanthropy), corporate donations (Eli Lilly), and individual contributions. The organization employs 11–50 people and distributes resources through its main website (healthcareready.org), the dedicated Rx Open site (rxopen.org), social channels, an email Alert Hub, and direct coordination with federal, state, and local emergency management partners.

Name

Healthcare Ready

Legal name

Healthcare Ready

Website

https://healthcareready.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Healthcare Ready is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and DHS-designated Information Sharing and Analysis Center that bridges the healthcare supply chain and government to maintain patient access to medicines and healthcare services during disasters and public health emergencies, serving patients, providers, and emergency management agencies nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Emergency Preparedness and Response Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Infrastructure & Healthcare Continuity (HPP/COOP) (HLAJAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emergency Preparedness Planning & Readiness (HLAJAGAA)

Keywords

• Disaster preparedness
• Healthcare supply chain
• Emergency response
• Public health coordination
• Nonprofit health services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Healthcare Ready is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. The organization accepts donations and grants to fund its operations. EIN 46-3134601. The organization was established in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and has operated for nearly 20 years.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Healthcare Ready is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that strengthens the healthcare supply chain before, during, and after disasters by providing emergency preparedness, response, and recovery coordination services. It delivers this through free digital tools and programs—including the Rx Open pharmacy status mapping platform, the CDRT (Community Disaster Response Tool), and the Rx on the Run personal medication preparedness program—that connect public and private healthcare stakeholders and patients.

Product overview

Healthcare Ready operates as a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of disaster preparedness, response, and recovery tools and resources. The core product suite includes Rx Open (a web-based mapping tool tracking pharmacy and dialysis center status during disasters), Rx on the Run (a customizable personal medical information card), and the Community Disaster Resilience Tool (CDRT, a map-based interactive risk assessment tool). These primary tools are complemented by specialized resources including the Hurricane Response Map, Pediatric Bed Mapping tool, Disaster Tip Sheets, Community Vaccination Center Toolkit, and various research reports on supply chain resilience and state medication stockpiling. The organization also runs the Restoring the Healthcare Workforce for Equity Initiative (RHWE) providing mental health support to healthcare workers. The portfolio works together to provide comprehensive disaster preparedness and response support for patients, healthcare providers, and emergency management officials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rx Open: A freely accessible web tool offered by Healthcare Ready to assist patients in locating healthcare facilities in the wake of disaster. Rx Open is activated in the wake of disaster to communicate healthcare facility operations in affected areas.

Products and services

• Rx Open
• CDRT (Community Disaster Response Tool)

Quantifiable outcome

• Rx Open served 630,000+ users in 2024, with 200,000+ using it during Hurricanes Helene and Milton
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCencora is a founding member of Healthcare Ready. The Cencora Impact Foundation has provided significant funding support for disaster response efforts including Hurricane Helene and research on state-managed medication stockpiling. This partnership strengthens healthcare supply chain resilience and supports access to life-saving medications during crises.
• Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBIO is a member organization of Healthcare Ready, representing biotechnology companies and contributing to public-private partnership efforts for healthcare preparedness and response.
• National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNACDS is a member organization supporting Healthcare Ready's mission to ensure patient access to healthcare during disasters. The partnership focuses on pharmacy resilience and emergency prescription access.
• Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHDA represents pharmaceutical distributors and is a member of Healthcare Ready, supporting supply chain resilience initiatives and disaster response coordination.
• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNACHC partnered with Healthcare Ready on the RHWE Initiative, providing training and capacity-building for community health centers in emergency preparedness and workforce mental health support.
• National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAFC collaborated with Healthcare Ready on the RHWE Initiative to support free clinics with mental health resources and capacity-building during crises.
• All Healers Mental Health AlliancesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the RHWE Initiative providing mental health expertise and resources for healthcare workers in underserved communities.
• Beacon Public HealthsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the RHWE Initiative contributing public health expertise and supporting workforce resilience programs.
• Florida Association of Community Health CentersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding collaboration with Florida's Community Health Centers to enhance resilience against supply chain disruptions, natural disasters, and public health emergencies through critical information sharing and targeted training.
• Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKCER has established Healthcare Ready as a tested and proven partner for dialysis community preparedness and response matters, with Rx Open serving as a vital tool for locating dialysis centers during disasters.
• FedcapcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare Ready is a proud member of Fedcap, a rehabilitation and employment organization that supports the healthcare preparedness mission.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Center for Disaster Philanthropy: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy is a nonprofit that guides strategic disaster giving and funds preparedness and recovery efforts. It is directly comparable to Healthcare Ready as a peer in the disaster preparedness nonprofit ecosystem and is in fact a current partner via the RHWE Initiative.
• Americares: Americares is a global health-focused nonprofit that delivers medicines, medical supplies, and emergency response support to communities affected by disasters. It is directly comparable as a peer disaster-response nonprofit supporting healthcare continuity, though larger and with broader international scope.
• MAP International: MAP International is a global health nonprofit that provides medicines and supplies for disaster response and humanitarian aid. It overlaps with Healthcare Ready's mission of ensuring patient access to critical medicines during public health emergencies.
• Direct Relief: Direct Relief is a humanitarian medical aid nonprofit that mobilizes pharmaceuticals and medical supplies during disasters and public health emergencies. It is comparable to Healthcare Ready as a similarly mission-driven nonprofit operating at the intersection of healthcare supply chain and emergency response.
• Trust for America's Health: Trust for America's Health is a nonprofit that advocates for disease prevention and emergency readiness policies, producing influential reports on public health preparedness. It overlaps with Healthcare Ready's policy work, including their report to Congress on healthcare infrastructure protection.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): NACCHO represents local health departments and supports preparedness and response capabilities across U.S. jurisdictions. It is comparable as a peer public health emergency preparedness organization, though focused on governmental local health departments rather than the supply chain side.
• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency): FEMA is the U.S. federal agency responsible for coordinating disaster response and recovery. It is comparable as a public-sector counterpart in emergency preparedness and response, though operating at federal scale rather than the healthcare-supply-chain-specific niche that Healthcare Ready occupies.
• CDC Foundation: The CDC Foundation is a nonprofit that mobilizes philanthropic and private-sector resources to support CDC's emergency preparedness and response mission. It is a comparable public-private partnership entity, though it operates adjacent to (rather than in competition with) Healthcare Ready's healthcare-supply-chain-specific focus.
• Red Cross (American Red Cross): The American Red Cross is the largest U.S. humanitarian organization, coordinating disaster response across a wide range of emergencies. It is comparable as a broadly serving disaster preparedness and response nonprofit, though with a much larger mandate and more consumer-facing brand.

Emerging players

• NETEC (National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center): NETEC is a federally funded training center that prepares healthcare systems for special pathogen and public health emergencies. It is comparable as a healthcare emergency preparedness organization, though focused on clinical workforce training rather than supply chain coordination.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HC_Ready
• Facebookfacebook.com/HealthcareReady
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/healthcare-ready

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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