Whiteside County Health Department

What Whiteside County Health Department does

Whiteside County Health Department (WCHD) is a county-government public health agency headquartered in Rock Falls, Illinois, established in 1966 and operating with approximately 115 employees. It delivers both traditional public health functions (environmental health enforcement, immunizations, communicable disease investigation, WIC, lead screening, animal control, and COVID-19 response) and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) known as the Whiteside County Community Health Clinic, which provides primary medical, dental, behavioral health, optometry, and oral surgery services on a sliding-fee scale to uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid, and Medicare patients. The agency is funded by HRSA Health Center Program grants, Illinois Department of Public Health grants, Whiteside County tax appropriations, fee-for-service revenue, and insurance reimbursements, and serves the residents of Whiteside County, Illinois.

The organization's technology stack is conventional healthcare IT rather than a software platform: certified Electronic Health Records, e-prescribing, the NextMD patient portal, Phreesia for patient bill payment, the SHIELD Illinois COVID-19 testing portal, and a fully handicap-accessible mobile unit deployed for school and sports physicals. Three physical sites — the main Rock Falls facility at 1300 West Second Street, the Animal Control facility in the Rock Falls industrial park, and school-based behavioral health at Sterling High School — provide geographic coverage. WCHD holds HRSA FQHC designation, Federal Tort Claims Act deemed status, NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home certification, and 2025 HRSA quality awards (National Quality Leader – Diabetes Health, Advancing HIT for Quality, Operational Site Visit Compliance).

Commercially, WCHD is not a for-profit investment target but a public agency governed by the Whiteside County Board of Health and the WCCHC Governing Council. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-patient service delivery (walk-in and scheduled appointments, same-day availability, mobile unit deployment) with no external sales force. Marketing is limited to the organizational website, Facebook, Twitter, and local press releases. Expansion activity has been incremental — most recently a March 2024 Community Health Clinic construction expansion, the October 2022 consolidation of Environmental Health into the Rock Falls site, and the June 2021 mobile unit acquisition — consistent with a stable, mission-driven public-sector operating posture rather than a growth-stage enterprise.

Name

Whiteside County Health Department

Legal name

Whiteside County Health Department

Website

https://whitesidehealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Whiteside County Health Department is a county-government public health agency in Rock Falls, Illinois, operating a Federally Qualified Health Center that delivers primary medical, dental, behavioral health, optometry, and oral surgery services alongside traditional public health programs to Whiteside County residents on a sliding-fee scale.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health and Community Healthcare Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (92312), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Dentists (62121)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI), Community & Public Health Dentistry Clinics (FQHC/School-Based/Nonprofit) (HLABAAAF), Community Health Centers (FQHCs & Look-Alikes) (HLAFAGAB)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Community health clinic
• Primary medical care
• Behavioral health services
• Dental care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rock Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Grants: Funding comes from grants from both the state and federal governments, including HRSA Health Center Program grants under 42 U.S.C § 254b.
2. Fee for Services: Fee for services revenue from patient visits, laboratory services, and other healthcare services. The sliding fee scale determines patient payment based on income and family size.
3. County Taxes: Whiteside County taxes fund portions of health department operations.
4. Insurance Payments: Accepts Children's Health Insurance Programs, Medicaid, Medicare, and third party insurance payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Whiteside County Health Department (WCHD) is a county government health agency operating a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that delivers primary and preventive medical, behavioral health, dental, oral surgery, and optometry services through the Whiteside County Community Health Clinic, alongside traditional public health programs including immunizations, WIC, lead screening, communicable disease control, and environmental health. The department also operates the County's mandated Animal Control department and a Mobile Health Unit for off-site school and community services.

Product overview

Whiteside County Health Department operates a comprehensive healthcare system comprising the Whiteside County Community Health Clinic (WCCHC) as a federally funded health center offering Medical, Dental, Behavioral Health, Optometry, and Oral Surgery clinics. The department also provides extensive Public Health services including Immunizations, WIC, Lead Program, PrEP, Communicable Disease tracking, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, IBCCP, Better Birth Outcomes, and Community Lab. Additional services include Environmental Health, Animal Control, and COVID-19 response. The organization utilizes Information Technology including Electronic Health Records (EHRs), e-prescribing, and patient portals for health information exchange. Services are provided on a sliding fee scale with no patient denied care based on inability to pay.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Clinic
• Dental Clinic Provides preventative and comprehensive dental treatment for children age 20 and below, including dental school exams, and basic dentistry for adults.
• Behavioral Health Clinic Therapies and support services for individuals experiencing emotional distress, mental health symptoms, and substance use disorder, delivered by psychiatric providers, licensed clinical therapists, case managers, and nursing staff.
• Optometry Clinic Eye care services including comprehensive eye exams, vision testing, and prescription eyewear for community patients.
• Oral Surgery Clinic Oral surgical services including extractions, reconstructive surgery, and related oral health procedures.
• Family Planning Services
• Equality Health Clinic
• Immunizations Program Low-cost vaccines through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program for children 18 years of age or younger; Medicaid, private insurance, and self-pay accepted.
• Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Program
• Lead Program
• PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
• Communicable Disease Program
• Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
• Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP)
• Better Birth Outcomes (BBO) Program
• High Risk Follow-Up Program
• Community Lab
• Environmental Health Services Enforcement department overseeing State and Whiteside County Environmental Code, including food service establishments, private/public water supply, private sewage systems, and tanning and body art facilities.
• Animal Control Services Mandated county enforcement agency for protecting the community from rabies through leash laws, vaccinations, registration requirements, and dangerous/vicious dog control; operates the Whiteside County Pound and Adoption Center.
• COVID-19 Services
• Mobile Health Unit Fully handicap accessible mobile unit equipped with two medical exam rooms, laboratory, restrooms, and a waiting area, deployed for school physicals and community events to expand geographic reach.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)coreOthersState health department providing grants, guidelines, disease surveillance data, and regulatory oversight for local public health operations including COVID-19 response, monkeypox response, West Nile virus monitoring, and food safety programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/whiteside_chc
• Facebookfacebook.com/WhitesideCHC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/whiteside-county-community-health-clinic

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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