Great Mines Health Center

What Great Mines Health Center does

Great Mines Health Center (GMHC) is a private non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) established in 2003 and headquartered in Potosi, Missouri, with a second clinic location in Farmington. It serves approximately 10,000 patients annually across Washington and St. Francois counties in Eastern South Central Missouri, providing integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, laboratory, and radiology services. The organization operates eight school-based health centers embedded in rural school districts and runs the Mobile Integrated Healthcare Network (MIHN) in partnership with Washington County Ambulance District, which dispatches trained paramedics to deliver home-based care via telehealth consultations with GMHC physicians.

The underlying technology stack is composed entirely of third-party, vendor-supplied platforms rather than proprietary systems: Healow and Aprima for patient portal access, Quest Diagnostics for in-office laboratory services, Genoa Healthcare Pharmacy for prescription fulfillment with drive-through pickup, and RegLantern for HRSA compliance and quality-metric transparency. The 340B Drug Pricing Program and a federally regulated sliding-scale fee schedule provide cost-advantaged pharmaceutical access and income-based discounting for uninsured patients, respectively.

GMHC's business model blends FQHC Prospective Payment System (PPS) reimbursement from Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance with federal Health Center Program grants, sliding-scale patient payments, ancillary pharmacy/lab revenue, and charitable donations routed through the wholly-owned GMHC Foundation. The organization is governed by a patient-majority board as required by FQHC statute and operates under Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) deemed status for malpractice coverage. A new Farmington facility is under construction to expand clinical capacity and add diagnostic equipment, and the MIHN model is positioned for replication in additional counties and states.

Name

Great Mines Health Center

Legal name

Great Mines Health Center

Website

https://gmhcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Great Mines Health Center is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center operating two clinics in Potosi and Farmington, Missouri, serving roughly 10,000 patients annually with integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and mobile home-based services across rural Eastern South Central Missouri.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Center Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Primary care services
• Dental health services
• Behavioral health counseling
• Federally qualified health center

Headquarters

HQ city

Potosi

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patient Service Revenue: Great Mines Health Center generates revenue through patient service fees collected from individuals with private insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare coverage. As an FQHC, services are provided regardless of ability to pay, with charges discounted according to a sliding fee scale based on family size and income.
2. Sliding Scale Payments: Uninsured patients who qualify can access healthcare services at discounted rates based on their income and family size according to federal guidelines.
3. Foundation Donations: The GMHC Foundation accepts charitable donations including one-time gifts, annual alliance donations, and recurring monthly companion donations through PayPal. Donations support healthcare services, food pantry, equipment, new building construction, and endowment funds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Great Mines Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center providing comprehensive primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services across two clinic locations in Potosi and Farmington, Missouri. It supplements in-clinic care with school-based health centers in eight districts, the Mobile Integrated Healthcare Network (MIHN) for home-based paramedic and telehealth care, ancillary pharmacy and laboratory services, and a sliding scale fee program for uninsured patients.

Product overview

Great Mines Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) established in 2003, providing integrated healthcare services across two locations (Potosi and Farmington, MO) and multiple school districts. The organization operates a platform of coordinated services consisting of Medical Services, Dental Services, and Behavioral Health as its core clinical pillars, supplemented by Ancillary Services (pharmacy via Genoa Healthcare, laboratory via Quest Diagnostics, and radiology), School-Based Health Centers serving eight school districts, and the Mobile Integrated Healthcare Network (MIHN) delivering home-based care through paramedics and telehealth. The GMHC Foundation is its charitable arm supporting healthcare funding, food assistance, equipment, and facility expansion. Additional offerings include a sliding scale discounted fee program and two patient portal platforms (Healow and Aprima).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mobile Integrated Healthcare Network (MIHN): A mobile healthcare program in partnership with Washington County Ambulance District that brings care to patients in their homes, particularly serving those with chronic illnesses who lack access to reliable primary care.
• GMHC Foundation

Products and services

• Medical Services Primary care services including acute issue management, chronic disease management, annual wellness exams, work/school physicals, health screenings, pediatrics, women's health, prenatal care, and podiatry for patients of all ages.
• Dental Services Full-service dental office offering adult and pediatric dentistry including comprehensive exams, cleanings, X-rays, root canals, periodontic services, crowns, dentures, limited orthodontics, space maintainers, deep sedation, stainless steel crowns, pulpotomies, and school-based services.
• Behavioral Health Individual and family counseling, pediatric/adolescent counseling, school-based counseling, medication management, and telepsychiatry services provided by psychiatrists, psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed professional counselors.
• Pharmacy and Laboratory (Ancillary Services) In-office laboratory services via Quest Diagnostics and pharmacy services via Genoa Healthcare Pharmacy with drive-through prescription pick-up at both Potosi and Farmington locations, plus radiology/X-ray services at the Potosi facility.
• School-Based Health Centers Health clinics providing behavioral health counseling, telepsychiatry, scheduled dental clinic days, and medical clinics (immunizations and sports physicals) within eight school districts: Bismarck R-V, Central R-III, Farmington R-VII, Kingston K-14, Richwoods R-VII, West St. Francois Co. R-IV, Potosi R-III, and Caledonia/Valley R-VI.
• Mobile Integrated Healthcare Network (MIHN) Home-based healthcare services delivered by paramedics trained to provide telehealth in conjunction with GMHC physicians; serves patients who cannot access the clinic due to transportation or physical limitations, and those recently discharged from hospital or managing chronic conditions.
• Community Services Food pantry (open 2nd and 4th Thursdays by appointment for GMHC patients), community food distribution, community health workers assisting with transportation, utilities, clothing, employment services, and foster care assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 10,000 patients visit annually
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RegLanterncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGMHC has partnered with RegLantern for HRSA compliance, quality improvement, and transparency of quality metrics. Together they work to continually improve health center operations and compliance, sharing data publicly.
• Genoa Healthcare PharmacycoreTechnology or IntegrationGenoa Healthcare Pharmacy provides pharmacy services located within Great Mines Health Center. Prescriptions can be filled at both GMHC locations. Services include drive-through prescription pick-up and pharmacist availability during business hours.
• Quest DiagnosticscoreTechnology or IntegrationQuest Diagnostics provides in-office laboratory services at the Potosi location.
• Washington County Ambulance DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Washington County Ambulance District for the Mobile Integrated Healthcare Network (MIHN) program. EMTs go into patients' homes and perform telehealth in conjunction with GMHC physicians. This program won HRSA recognition and is a model expanding to other counties and states.
• Mobile Integrated Healthcare Network (MIHN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIHN is a network bringing care to patients who cannot travel to clinics. Clinicians are paramedics trained to provide healthcare in patient homes, working with GMHC physicians via telehealth.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• DispatchHealth: Mobile and home-based acute care provider delivering in-home medical services via paramedics and clinicians — overlaps directly with GMHC's MIHN program concept but operates in urban/suburban markets and on a venture-backed commercial model.

Broad incumbents

• Affinia Healthcare: St. Louis-based FQHC offering comprehensive primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services on a sliding-fee scale — operates at greater scale than GMHC and serves an urban underserved population with the same FQHC business model.
• Compass Health Network: Large Missouri-based community health network (formed in part via FQHC mergers) operating across a much wider geography than GMHC, providing behavioral health, primary care, and dental services — represents the regional scaled-incumbent in GMHC's space.
• Mercy Health (Mercy Clinic): Large nonprofit health system with significant rural Missouri footprint including primary care, dental, and behavioral health services — competes for the same patients as GMHC in overlapping counties but as part of a hospital system rather than FQHC.

Direct peers

• Missouri Ozarks Community Health: A regional FQHC serving rural south-central Missouri with multiple clinic locations, sliding-scale fees, and integrated medical/dental/behavioral health services — the closest operational analog to Great Mines within Missouri's FQHC network.
• Family Care Health Centers: FQHC serving the St. Louis metro with primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services on a sliding-fee scale — directly comparable FQHC service portfolio, though in a more urban setting than GMHC.
• Central Ozarks Medical Center: FQHC operating multiple clinic and school-based health center sites across rural central Missouri, offering integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health on a sliding-fee scale — highly comparable delivery model and patient population.
• Missouri Highlands Health Care: Multi-site FQHC serving rural southeastern Missouri counties with primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services — comparable to GMHC in service mix, FQHC funding model, and rural catchment challenges.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/greatmineshc
• Facebookfacebook.com/GMHCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/great-mines-health-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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