Jackson County Hospital District

What Jackson County Hospital District does

Jackson County Hospital District (JCHD) is a public hospital district organized as a political subdivision of the State of Texas under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 281, headquartered in Edna, Texas. The district operates a 25-bed dually certified acute and skilled nursing facility providing general medical and surgical care for inpatient, outpatient, and emergency room patients. Service lines span the full continuum of rural healthcare delivery: a 24/7 Basic Level IV Trauma emergency department; three Mobile Intensive Care Unit ambulances providing 911 and non-emergency transport; two primary care clinics (Edna and Ganado); 24/7 home health services; a specialty clinic; surgical, radiology, laboratory, and outpatient services; swing bed, physical therapy, and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programs; the Heritage Program for senior adult mental health (operating since 1992); and a community Wellness Center.

The district's underlying technology stack is entirely vendor-supplied. FastHealth Corporation powers the website, events calendar, job postings, and digital infrastructure; MyCareCorner provides the patient portal; Persona Pay handles online bill payment; Clara Price supports price transparency disclosure; and Unidine delivers dietary and food services. There is no proprietary technology, software development, or AI capability disclosed.

Revenue is generated predominantly through fee-for-service healthcare delivery billed to Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and self-pay patients across the integrated service lines. The district supplements service revenue with statutory taxing authority (an adopted 2025 tax rate is published), operates with an elected Board of Directors, and is CIHQ accredited. The GTM motion is sales-led in the sense that the district captures demand directly at its facilities — walk-ins are accepted at the medical clinic, physician referrals feed specialty services, and the EMS and ED provide 24/7 access — but there is no outbound sales function; the entire addressable market is the resident population of Jackson County, Texas, served through physical locations, home visits, and newly introduced telemedicine appointments.

Name

Jackson County Hospital District

Legal name

Jackson County Hospital District

Website

https://jchd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Jackson County Hospital District is a public Texas hospital district operating a 25-bed acute and skilled facility in Edna that provides emergency, inpatient, outpatient, primary care, home health, EMS, specialty, and senior mental health services to Jackson County residents under a fee-for-service model supplemented by tax authority.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Community Hospital Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI), Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

Keywords

• Rural hospital services
• Emergency medical services
• Home health care
• Primary care clinics
• Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Edna

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: The hospital district generates revenue through fee-for-service healthcare delivery including inpatient hospital services, outpatient services, emergency department care, EMS transport, home health services, and clinic visits. Services are billed to Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and self-pay patients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jackson County Hospital District is a public hospital district operating a 25-bed dually certified (acute and skilled) hospital in Edna, Texas, delivering general medical and surgical care to inpatient, outpatient, and emergency room patients. Beyond the hospital, the district provides EMS transport (3 MICU ambulances, 24/7), two primary care medical clinics (Edna and Ganado), Jackson County Home Health (24/7 skilled nursing, therapy, and aide services), a Specialty Clinic, Wellness Center, surgical services, swing bed skilled nursing, physical therapy, radiology, laboratory, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, and the Heritage Program for senior adult mental health (since 1992). Services are billed to Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, and self-pay patients.

Product overview

Jackson County Hospital District is a rural healthcare system providing comprehensive medical services through a 25-bed acute care hospital and multiple outpatient facilities. The organization operates a unified healthcare delivery model consisting of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), a 24/7 Emergency Department, Inpatient Hospital Services, Jackson County Medical Clinics (Edna and Ganado locations), Jackson County Home Health, Specialty Clinic, Surgical Services, Swing Bed Services, Physical Therapy, Laboratory, Radiology, Outpatient Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Outpatient Services, Heritage Program mental health services for seniors, and a Wellness Center. The district participates in Medicare and Medicaid programs and serves Jackson County, Texas from its main campus in Edna.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Department

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• UnidineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJackson County Hospital District partners with Unidine, a leading provider of hospitality and dining services in healthcare, to deliver high-quality, patient-centered meals. Unidine provides dietary aides, cooks, and food service staff for the hospital's dietary services team.
• FastHealth CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationFastHealth Corporation provides and powers the Jackson County Hospital District website and technology infrastructure, including the events calendar, job postings system, patient portal integration, and health research tools.
• Friends of Elder Citizens, Inc / Golden Crescent and Jackson County Regional Planning CommissionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRTransit transportation service operated by Friends of Elder Citizens, Inc in partnership with Golden Crescent and Jackson County Regional Planning Commissions provides transportation to and from the hospital campus. 48-hour notice recommended for scheduling.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Amedisys: National home health and hospice provider with significant rural and small-market presence. Comparable to Jackson County Home Health as a home health operator serving similar rural Texas patient populations with skilled nursing and therapy services.
• Palacios Community Medical Center: Small rural hospital and clinic network in Matagorda County, Texas, comparable to JCHD in scale, coastal-rural geography, and reliance on a limited local population base.
• Cuero Regional Hospital: Independent rural community hospital in DeWitt County, Texas providing comparable inpatient, emergency, outpatient, and clinic services to a similarly sized rural Texas county. Closely mirrors JCHD's operating model and payor mix.
• Lavaca Medical Center: Critical access hospital in Hallettsville, Texas (Lavaca County) offering acute care, emergency, swing bed, and outpatient services to a small rural Texas county. Closely comparable in bed count, service breadth, and rural community hospital economics.
• El Campo Memorial Hospital: A small rural community hospital serving Wharton County, Texas. Highly comparable to JCHD in scale, rural Texas setting, and broad service mix including emergency, inpatient, and outpatient care for a low-population county.
• Memorial Medical Center (Port Lavaca): Community hospital serving Calhoun County on the Texas Gulf Coast, similar to JCHD's coastal-rural location. Provides a comparable range of inpatient, emergency, and outpatient services to a small Texas county population.

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit hospital operator in the U.S., with facilities across Texas. Comparable as a broad incumbent competitor that sets the competitive bar for emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services in regional markets adjacent to JCHD.
• CHRISTUS Health: Large Catholic, non-profit health system with significant rural and community hospital presence across Texas and Louisiana. Comparable as a broader incumbent operating rural community hospitals, emergency departments, and home health in the same regional footprint as JCHD.
• Baylor Scott & White Health: Largest not-for-profit health system in Texas, operating a broad network of hospitals, clinics, and home health services. Comparable as a regional incumbent whose expanded footprint in rural and mid-size Texas communities could draw patients from JCHD's catchment.
• CommonSpirit Health: Large national non-profit health system formed by the merger of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health, operating community hospitals across Texas. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the rural and mid-size community hospital space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/JacksonCountyHospitalDistrict
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jackson-county-hospital-district

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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