Memorial Medical Center

What Memorial Medical Center does

Memorial Medical Center is a rural community hospital in Port Lavaca, Texas, operating as part of the Memorial Medical Healthcare System and governed by a Board of Managers. Founded in 1950 and employing 101-250 staff, the facility functions as the primary acute-care provider for Calhoun County and surrounding South Texas coastal communities, a market of approximately 20,500 residents located roughly 100 miles from the Texas Medical Center in Houston. The center delivers a full continuum of services including a 24/7 emergency department, intensive care, surgery (general and orthopedic), obstetrics, cardiopulmonary care, diagnostic imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI), laboratory, swingbed skilled nursing, infusion services, and rehabilitation, supported by a multi-clinic outpatient network comprising Memorial Medical Clinic (Hospital Campus and Main Campus), a Rehabilitation Clinic, and Specialty Clinics.

The organization's technology footprint is modest and largely off-the-shelf: the MyCareCorner patient portal provides standard online access to health records, bill pay, and provider communication, and the hospital integrates FastHealth.AI as a third-party health research and patient education utility. There is no proprietary AI, no disclosed data platform, and no developer-facing APIs or SDKs. Patient engagement is driven primarily by in-person encounters, phone-based scheduling, and the patient portal, with marketing concentrated on the company website, Facebook pages, and community outreach.

Memorial Medical Center generates revenue through standard fee-for-service billing to commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay patients under a chargemaster pricing system with negotiated payor contracts. A Financial Counselor provides estimates and coordinates charity care and payment plans for uninsured and underinsured patients. The hospital holds CIHQ accreditation in compliance with Medicare and Medicaid Services standards and has earned the American Heart Association's Rural Stroke Silver Achievement Award. Ownership is community-controlled, with no identified private equity, venture capital, or public market participation.

Name

Memorial Medical Center

Legal name

Memorial Medical Center

Website

https://mmcportlavaca.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Memorial Medical Center is a rural community hospital in Port Lavaca, Texas, providing acute care, emergency, surgical, obstetric, diagnostic, and rehabilitation services to the ~20,500 residents of Calhoun County and surrounding South Texas communities under a community-governed Board of Managers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Lavaca

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Memorial Medical Center generates revenue through patient care services billed to insurance providers, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay patients. Services include emergency care, inpatient services, outpatient services, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, surgery, obstetrics, and rehabilitation. The facility operates under a chargemaster pricing system for standard charges, with contracted rates negotiated with commercial insurance payors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Memorial Medical Center operates a rural community hospital in Port Lavaca, Texas, delivering acute inpatient care, emergency medicine, intensive care, surgery, obstetrics, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, and rehabilitation services through its main hospital and affiliated outpatient clinics. Outpatient primary and specialty care is provided via Memorial Medical Clinic (Main Campus and Hospital Campus) and the Rehabilitation Clinic, with digital patient access supported by the MyCareCorner patient portal. The center bills commercial insurers, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay patients using a chargemaster pricing system and offers financial counseling and charity programs for uninsured patients.

Product overview

Memorial Medical Center is a rural community hospital providing comprehensive healthcare services through an integrated network of clinical departments and outpatient facilities. The center offers acute care services including emergency medicine, intensive care, surgery, and obstetrics, complemented by diagnostic imaging, laboratory, and rehabilitation services. Outpatient care is delivered through Memorial Medical Clinic at multiple locations. The hospital also provides specialty clinics, social services, and community health programs like Program Hope. Patient engagement is supported through a digital Patient Portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department 24/7 emergency medical services for acute illness, injury, and life-threatening conditions, accepting walk-in patients at the Port Lavaca hospital.
• ICU-Intensive Care Critical care unit providing intensive monitoring and treatment for seriously ill patients at the Port Lavaca hospital.
• Medical Surgical Unit Inpatient care unit for patients requiring medical or surgical treatment and recovery at the Port Lavaca hospital.
• Surgery Surgical services including general surgery and orthopedic surgery (scheduled at 361-552-0379) for patients requiring operative procedures.
• Obstetrics Labor and delivery services for expecting mothers, including prenatal and postnatal care at the Port Lavaca hospital.
• Diagnostic Imaging Medical imaging services including X-ray, CT, MRI, and ultrasound for diagnosis of medical conditions, with appointments scheduled at 361-552-0250 (most outpatient procedures require a physician order).
• Laboratory Clinical laboratory testing services for blood work, urinalysis, and other diagnostic specimens to support diagnosis and treatment.
• Cardiopulmonary Respiratory and cardiac diagnostic and treatment services for patients with cardiopulmonary conditions.
• Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Rehabilitation services for patients recovering from cardiac and pulmonary conditions, including exercise therapy and monitoring (contact 361-552-0257).
• Rehabilitation Clinic Physical therapy and rehabilitation services for recovery from injury, surgery, or chronic conditions at the Port Lavaca Rehabilitation Clinic.
• Infusion Services Intravenous therapy and medication administration services for patients requiring injectable treatments.
• Swingbed Skilled nursing care services for patients requiring extended recovery time after hospitalization.
• Memorial Medical Clinic Outpatient clinic providing primary and specialty care services to the community at the Main Campus and Hospital Campus locations in Port Lavaca.
• Hospitalist Inpatient physicians who manage patient care during hospital stays and coordinate with specialists.
• Patient Portal (MyCareCorner) Online portal (MyCareCorner) allowing patients to access their medical records, test results, communicate with healthcare providers, and pay bills.
• Program Hope Community health and wellness program providing support and education services to the local community.

Quantifiable outcome

• CIHQ accreditation achieved for hospital accreditation in compliance with Medicare and Medicaid Services standards
• +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

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• LifePoint Health: LifePoint Health is a large operator of rural and community hospitals across the U.S., comparable to Memorial Medical Center as a strategic acquirer/operator of facilities of MMC's profile and as a benchmark for rural-hospital economics at scale.
• Quorum Health Resources: Quorum Health operates a portfolio of rural and community hospitals, comparable to Memorial Medical Center as a relevant benchmark for rural-hospital operating economics, scale, and potential strategic-affiliation model.

Direct peers

• Refugio County Memorial Hospital District: Refugio County Memorial Hospital is a small rural critical-access-style hospital in coastal South Texas, directly comparable to Memorial Medical Center in rural geography, scale, and broad service-line delivery to a county-sized catchment.
• Jackson County Hospital District: Jackson County Hospital District operates a small rural community hospital in Edna, TX, with overlapping South Texas service area, comparable bed scale, and a similar general acute-care plus outpatient clinic operating model to MMC.
• Cuero Regional Hospital: Cuero Regional Hospital is a small rural community hospital in DeWitt County, South Texas, comparable to Memorial Medical Center in scale, rural catchment, and broad-service-line acute care delivery.
• Hill Country Memorial Hospital: Hill Country Memorial is a non-profit rural community hospital in Fredericksburg, TX — directly comparable to Memorial Medical Center as a mid-size rural acute-care hospital with broad outpatient and specialty clinic offerings serving a small Texas county.
• Lavaca Medical Center: Lavaca Medical Center is a small rural community hospital in Hallettsville, TX — very comparable to Memorial Medical Center in scale, county-level catchment, and general acute-care plus outpatient service mix in South Texas.
• Yoakum Community Hospital: Yoakum Community Hospital is a small rural community hospital in Lavaca/DeWitt counties, TX, comparable to Memorial Medical Center in scale, rural South Texas footprint, and general acute-care plus outpatient service mix.

Regional players

• DeTar Healthcare System: DeTar Healthcare System is a regional hospital system in Victoria, TX — the nearest mid-size referral hub to Port Lavaca — competing with MMC for inpatient and outpatient volumes from the same South Texas catchment.
• Citizens Medical Center: Citizens Medical Center is a community hospital in Victoria, TX, comparable in mid-size scale and overlapping rural referral geography with MMC, drawing higher-acuity cases away from Port Lavaca.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MMCPortLavaca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/memorial-medical-center-portlavaca

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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