Lindsborg Community Hospital

What Lindsborg Community Hospital does

Lindsborg Community Hospital (LCH) is a Critical Access Hospital located at 605 W. Lincoln St., Lindsborg, Kansas, serving the Smoky Valley communities of McPherson and Saline counties. Established in 1944 and operational since 1949, the 25-bed facility operates 24/7 emergency services, a Family Health Care Clinic (provider-based primary care), a walk-in urgent care clinic, inpatient acute care, and swing-bed/skilled nursing transitional care. Since October 1, 2012, LCH has operated as an affiliate of Salina Regional Health Center, which supplies visiting specialty providers in cardiology, general surgery, podiatry, rheumatology, sports medicine, and pain management through Holistic Pain Management (HPM). Diagnostic capabilities include a 64-slice CT scanner (installed March 2024), in-house 3D mammography and DEXA bone density, X-ray, ultrasound, echocardiograms, and a same-day laboratory. Rehabilitation services span physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, cardiac rehabilitation, women's health/pelvic floor rehabilitation, ASTYM therapy, and vestibular/canolith procedures. Digital touchpoints include vCare telemedicine, My Health Portal, and the MHealth mobile app; community-facing programs include a free Wellness Center, Meals on Wheels, Frozen Meals to Go ($4.25/meal), the free CNA training program (1,029 graduates since 2002, run with Hutchinson Community College), healthcare scholarships, and the Smoky Valley Cares Fund for cancer screening financial assistance.

Revenue is generated through fee-for-service patient care across emergency, inpatient, outpatient, clinic, urgent care, imaging, lab, rehabilitation, and surgical service lines, reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid, managed care plans, and self-pay (structured payment plans of up to 60 months). Supplementary revenue streams include charitable contributions via the Lindsborg Community Health Care Foundation and modest ancillary revenue from meals programs and frozen-meal sales to McPherson Disability Supports of the Great Plains. Patient acquisition is community-led: walk-in urgent care, scheduled primary care appointments, 24/7 ED, visiting specialty clinics, online new-patient registration through Salina Regional's portal, and vCare virtual visits, supported by NRC Health and Press Ganey patient experience surveys, social media, the hospital website, local media coverage (Lindsborg News-Record, McPherson Sentinel, Salina Journal, KWCH 12 CBS), and community health events.

LCH earned 2025 Chartis Performance Leadership Awards from The Chartis Center for Rural Health in both Quality and Patient Perspective, placing it in the Top Quartile of rural and Critical Access Hospitals nationally, and reports a 99% Press Ganey patient satisfaction rating for emergency services. The hospital operates with 51-100 employees under Hospital Administrator Mark Rooker.

Name

Lindsborg Community Hospital

Legal name

Lindsborg Community Hospital

Website

https://lindsborghospital.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lindsborg Community Hospital is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital in Lindsborg, Kansas, affiliated with Salina Regional Health Center, serving the Smoky Valley region with emergency, primary, urgent, specialty, imaging, lab, rehab, and swing-bed services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399)

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 industries

Subacute Care Units (High-Acuity Transitional Care) (HLADADAC), Orthopedic & Surgical Recovery SNFs (HLADADAF), Primary Care & General Medicine Virtual Care (HLALAAAA)

Keywords

• Rural healthcare services
• Critical access hospital
• Emergency medical services
• Primary care clinic
• Diagnostic imaging services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lindsborg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: As a Critical Access Hospital, LCH generates revenue through direct patient care including emergency services, inpatient care, outpatient services, clinic visits, urgent care, diagnostic imaging, laboratory tests, rehabilitation therapy, and surgical procedures. Patients are billed for hospital services, physician services, and ancillary services separately.
2. Medicare, Medicaid, and Insurance Reimbursement: The hospital participates as a Medicare provider and in many managed care plans, billing insurance companies directly. It accepts assignment of covered Medicare benefits and bills supplemental insurance.
3. Charitable Contributions and Foundation Donations: The Lindsborg Community Health Care Foundation accepts charitable gifts, endowment funds, designated funds, memorials, and planned gifts to support hospital operations, equipment, and community health programs.
4. Specialty Clinic Services: Revenue generated from visiting specialty providers including cardiology, general surgery, podiatry, rheumatology, sports medicine, and pain management who conduct clinics at the hospital.
5. Swing Bed / Skilled Nursing Services: Transitional care services for patients no longer requiring acute hospitalization but needing skilled care before returning home, generating revenue through Medicare and other payers.
6. Meals on Wheels and Frozen Meals to Go: The dietary department generates modest revenue through meals programs including Meals on Wheels at $4.25 per meal and Frozen Meals to Go also at $4.25 each, also serving McPherson Disability Supports of the Great Plains.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Lindsborg Community Hospital is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital that delivers comprehensive acute, emergency, primary, urgent, specialty, and outpatient healthcare to the Smoky Valley communities of Kansas. Its core offerings include 24/7 emergency services, the Family Health Care Clinic (provider-based primary care), walk-in urgent care, swing bed/skilled nursing transitional care, on-site radiology (CT, 3D mammography, DEXA, ultrasound, X-ray), laboratory services, physical/occupational/speech therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, surgical/endoscopy, holistic pain management, and a free community Wellness Center, complemented by the vCare telemedicine platform and My Health Portal.

Product overview

Lindsborg Community Hospital operates as a Critical Access Hospital (affiliated with Salina Regional Health Center since 2012) providing a comprehensive range of healthcare services to the Smoky Valley communities. The hospital's core offerings include the Family Health Care Clinic (provider-based primary care), Emergency Services (24/7), Urgent Care Clinic (daily walk-in), and inpatient care with swing bed/skilled nursing services. Diagnostic capabilities encompass Radiology (including 3D mammography, DEXA bone density, CT scanning, ultrasound, X-ray, echocardiograms) and an on-site Laboratory offering same-day testing. Rehabilitation Services include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech/language pathology. Surgical/Endoscopy Services cover general surgery, podiatry, EGD, and colonoscopy. Specialty Programs include Cardiac Rehabilitation, Women's Health/Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation, Holistic Pain Management (via HPM partnership), Chronic Care Management, Lifestyle Health (weight management), and the Smoky Valley Cares Fund (cancer screening financial assistance). Digital health offerings include vCare Virtual Healthcare telemedicine, My Health Portal (online patient portal), and MHealth mobile app. Community wellness services comprise a free Wellness Center, Meals on Wheels, and Frozen Meals to Go programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Health Care Clinic Provider-based primary care clinic offering family medicine services for patients of all ages, including acute care, chronic disease management, preventive care, wellness visits, DOT exams, sports physicals, and workers' compensation care.
• Urgent Care Clinic

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% patient satisfaction rating for emergency room services (Press Ganey survey)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Salina Regional Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn October 1, 2012, Lindsborg Community Hospital became an affiliate of Salina Regional Health Center, creating a partnership to support local healthcare access and enhance specialty and service options. Specialty providers from Salina Regional conduct clinics at LCH including cardiology, general surgery, sports medicine, podiatry, and rheumatology. Both LCH and Memorial Health System (also a Salina Regional affiliate) received 2025 Chartis Performance Leadership Awards together.
• NRC HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched October 1, 2024, LCH and Salina Regional Health Center affiliates partnered with NRC Health's Patient Experience Program to administer patient experience surveys to patients via email, text message, and phone calls.
• Press Ganey AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPress Ganey is the healthcare satisfaction survey company used by LCH to gather patient feedback. Testimonials from Press Ganey surveys are displayed on the hospital's website to showcase patient experiences.
• Hutchinson Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHutchinson Community College partners with LCH to offer college credits (5 credits) for the free CNA training program. Classes are taught using Hutchinson Community College curriculum, enabling CNA students to earn college credit while training.
• Holistic Pain Management (HPM)coreTechnology or IntegrationLCH partners with HPM to provide advanced pain management therapies at the hospital on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. HPM's team includes Jessica Grigoreva FNP and Tim Hanson CRNA. HPM offers over 60 treatments including nerve blocks, radio-frequency ablations, and injections.
• Memorial Health System (Abilene)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorial Health System in Abilene, also an affiliate of Salina Regional Health Center, jointly earned 2025 Chartis Performance Leadership Awards with LCH on National Rural Health Day. Both hospitals earned Top Quartile recognition in Patient Perspective.
• Bethany VillageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBethany Village is a host site for free CNA classes alongside LCH. Mae Walline Nursing Scholarship is open to employees of both LCH and Bethany Village. Bethany Village is also a community partner referenced in the Smoky Valley community.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• McPherson Hospital: Community hospital in McPherson, Kansas, in the same service region as LCH. Comparable mid-sized community hospital with similar primary care, imaging, and emergency offerings; competes for patients in overlapping McPherson County areas.

Direct peers

• Republic County Hospital: Kansas Critical Access Hospital in Belleville serving a similarly small rural community with comparable acute care, clinic, swing bed, and visiting specialty model.
• Cloud County Health Center: Kansas Critical Access Hospital in Concordia providing similar rural acute care, clinic, swing bed, and visiting specialty services. Closely comparable CAH business model in a similar-sized Kansas community.
• Rawlins County Health Center: Kansas Critical Access Hospital in Atwood serving an even smaller rural community. Comparable CAH with limited bed count, primary care clinic, and ER services.
• Community Memorial Healthcare (Marysville, KS): Kansas Critical Access Hospital in Marysville with comparable rural service area, primary care clinic, emergency services, and visiting specialty rotations. Closely mirrors LCH's CAH operating model.
• Hiawatha Community Hospital: Kansas Critical Access Hospital in Hiawatha providing similar rural acute care, swing bed, primary care, and visiting specialty services. Comparable scale and service mix to LCH.
• Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems: Kansas Critical Access Hospital in Beloit offering similar scope of rural acute care, primary care clinic, ER, and rehabilitation services. Directly comparable rural CAH peer in adjacent north-central Kansas.
• Memorial Health System (Abilene, KS): Sister Salina Regional Health Center affiliate and co-recipient of the 2025 Chartis Performance Leadership Awards. Comparable Kansas Critical Access Hospital with similar rural footprint, swing bed services, and specialty clinic model — the most directly comparable peer to LCH.

Broad incumbents

• Salina Regional Health Center: Parent affiliate and regional referral hub for LCH. Larger health system providing the specialty providers who rotate into LCH's specialty clinics; relevant as both parent and the regional competitor that captures higher-acuity referrals.
• Stormont Vail Health: Large regional health system in Topeka, Kansas serving as a higher-acuity referral destination for rural Kansas patients. Comparable healthcare provider in Kansas but at substantially larger scale with broader service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LindsborgHospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lindsborg-community-hospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/lindsborg.community.hospital
• Xx.com/borgcommhosp

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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