HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital

What HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital does

HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital is a nonprofit, acute-care community hospital located at 3100 Superior Avenue in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, operating as a core facility within the Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a Catholic health system sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis. The hospital serves residents of Sheboygan and surrounding communities, delivering emergency care (marketed as offering some of the shortest ED wait times in the area), orthopedic services, and cancer care including medical oncology, hematology, and radiation oncology. Cancer services are delivered as a department of HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Cancer Centers, enabling integrated specialty access without duplicative infrastructure.

The hospital's core digital product is the MyHSHS Patient Portal, built on Epic Systems' MyChart platform, which enables patients to access medical records, communicate with providers, schedule appointments, and pay bills online. Additional digital tools include the Find a Doctor physician finder, online bill pay, and a classes-and-events registration system. Technology is third-party-dependent (Epic MyChart) rather than proprietary, with the hospital leveraging HSHS system-wide infrastructure for clinical integration via the Physician Clinical Integration Network (PCIN).

Revenue is generated primarily through patient care services billed to insurance providers, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay patients across inpatient and outpatient settings. Community benefit programming is delivered through Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach, supporting the system's nonprofit mission. The hospital shares administrative and physician leadership with Prevea Health across the HSHS Wisconsin Market and partners with St. John's College of Nursing for clinical education and workforce pipeline development. No public revenue, headcount, or capacity metrics are disclosed in the available source data.

Name

HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital

Legal name

Hospital Sisters Health System

Website

https://stnicholashospital.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital is a nonprofit community hospital in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, delivering emergency, orthopedic, and oncology care within the Hospital Sisters Health System and serving local and surrounding Wisconsin residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Care Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based & Nonprofit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAE)

Keywords

• Acute hospital care
• Emergency medical services
• Orthopedic treatment
• Cancer care services
• Community hospital services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheboygan

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Revenue generated from inpatient and outpatient medical services including emergency care, orthopedics, cancer treatment, and diagnostic services. Billed through insurance providers, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay patients.
2. Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach: Community health programs and mission-based services operated through the Hospital Sisters Health System mission outreach arm, supporting community health initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital is a nonprofit community hospital that delivers inpatient and outpatient acute medical care to residents of Sheboygan, WI and surrounding communities. Its core clinical offerings are a 24/7 emergency department with short wait times, comprehensive orthopedic services, and cancer care (medical oncology, hematology, and radiation) delivered as a department of HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Cancer Centers. Supporting the clinical operations are digital patient tools including the MyHSHS patient portal (powered by Epic MyChart), online bill pay, a Find a Doctor physician finder, and health education classes and events.

Product overview

HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital is a healthcare facility offering a unified portfolio of medical services and digital patient tools. The hospital provides core clinical services including Orthopedics, Emergency Care with short wait times, and Cancer Care (medical oncology, hematology, and radiation). Digital offerings include MyHSHS Patient Portal (powered by MyChart) for accessing medical records and managing health information online, an online bill pay system, Find a Doctor physician finder, and classes/events registration. The hospital is part of the Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Shortest emergency department wait times in the area

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Cancer CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHSHS St. Nicholas Hospital's cancer care services (medical oncology, hematology, and radiation services) are operated as a department of HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Cancer Centers, providing integrated cancer treatment through the HSHS system network.
• Prevea HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrevea Health is a health system partner within the HSHS Wisconsin Market, sharing leadership and communications functions with HSHS hospitals including St. Nicholas Hospital.
• Physician Clinical Integration Network (PCIN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHSHS system-wide physician network for clinical integration and coordinated care across the hospital network.
• St. John's College of NursingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership with St. John's College of Nursing for nursing education and training programs, providing clinical placement opportunities at HSHS hospitals.
• Hospital Sisters Mission OutreachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission-based community health outreach programs operated through the Hospital Sisters Health System mission arm, supporting community benefit and health education initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• ThedaCare: Community-based nonprofit health system serving northeastern Wisconsin with multiple hospitals and clinics. Comparable community-hospital model and regional scope make it a relevant peer for St. Nicholas Hospital's operating approach.
• Marshfield Clinic Health System: Integrated health system anchored by Marshfield Clinic serving central and northern Wisconsin with hospitals, clinics, and a health plan. Comparable scale and rural/community footprint to HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital.
• Bellin Health: Green Bay-based community health system operating hospitals, primary care, and specialty services in northeastern Wisconsin. Competes with HSHS in the Green Bay market and serves a similar community-hospital role to St. Nicholas.

Broad incumbents

• Aurora Health Care: Large Wisconsin-based nonprofit health system operating hospitals, clinics, and specialty services across eastern Wisconsin including Sheboygan. Directly competes with HSHS for patients, physicians, and employer contracts in the same geographic region.
• Advocate Aurora Health: Combined health system of Advocate (Illinois) and Aurora (Wisconsin) operating across both states HSHS serves. Larger scale provides broader specialty depth and negotiating leverage that pressures community hospitals like St. Nicholas.
• Ascension Wisconsin: Wisconsin division of national Catholic nonprofit health system Ascension, operating hospitals and clinics across the state including facilities near Sheboygan. Competes with HSHS as another faith-based nonprofit system in the same geography.
• Froedtert Health: Academic-affiliated health system based in Milwaukee, WI with a network of community hospitals and specialty care. Competes for referrals, specialty volume, and physician talent across eastern Wisconsin.

Direct peers

• Prevea Health: Physician group and health system partner within the HSHS Wisconsin Market, sharing leadership and communications functions with St. Nicholas Hospital. Functions as a primary referral feeder and ambulatory peer in the same local market.
• HSHS St. Vincent Hospital: Sister hospital within the same Hospital Sisters Health System network in Green Bay, WI. Operates as the regional hub for cancer care and specialty services that St. Nicholas Hospital draws from, sharing mission, branding, and back-office functions.
• HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center: Another HSHS Wisconsin Market acute care hospital located in Green Bay, WI. Shares the same parent system, governance, and clinical integration network, making it the closest operational analog to St. Nicholas Hospital.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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