Rawlins County Health Center

What Rawlins County Health Center does

Rawlins County Health Center (RCHC) is a county-owned critical access hospital incorporated as Rawlins County Hospital, Inc., a private nonprofit, operating under a nine-member elected board of trustees. Founded in 1950 in Atwood, Kansas and converted to Critical Access Hospital status in 1998, RCHC runs a 24-bed facility with a Level IV Trauma Center that is open 24/7/365. It serves residents of Rawlins County and surrounding northwest Kansas communities through a combination of inpatient acute care, a 24/7 emergency room, the Rawlins Clinic primary care practice, a specialty clinic staffed by outreach physicians and telemedicine partners, and the adjacent Prairie Plaza senior independent living community. Subsidiary operations include the Rawlins County Health Center Foundation, a 501(c)(3) established in 2019 to facilitate direct fundraising.

RCHC's clinical portfolio spans behavioral health, cardiology with cardiac rehab, diabetes and lifestyle medicine, diagnostic imaging (64-slice CT, mobile GE SIGNA Voyager MRI, 3D mammography, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, digital radiography with PACS), laboratory services, oncology delivered via Western Kansas Oncology Group partnership, outpatient infusion and surgery, physical/occupational/speech therapy, a swing bed skilled nursing program, wound care, and podiatry. Technology infrastructure includes the athenahealth patient portal for records and scheduling, Welby Health remote patient monitoring with devices for hypertension/diabetes/COPD, and Chartspan for 24/7 care line and medication management. The facility is a designated Level IV Trauma Center equipped with Avera eCARE for remote critical care consultations and operates an on-site helipad with life flight services.

The business model is fee-for-service healthcare delivery with revenue sourced from Medicare, Medicaid, private insurers, and self-pay patients. The organization publicly discloses standard charges via a price transparency tool (slicedhealth.io) and offers multiple payment programs including a 15% self-pay discount, 10% prompt-pay discount, tiered payment plans, sliding scale financing for patients at 300% or more below poverty level, CareCredit, AblePay, and patient lending through The Bank. A $35/month cardiac wellness subscription and $25/month alternative-day rate represent discrete recurring revenue products. Capital structure includes a $7 million USDA loan from 2010 for facility expansion and recurring grants from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation and Kansas Department of Commerce for equipment and renovation. RCHC is an affiliate of the CommonSpirit Health network of Northwest Kansas hospitals, providing group purchasing and management support through a longstanding agreement with Great Plains Health Alliance dating to 1992.

Name

Rawlins County Health Center

Legal name

Rawlins County Health Center

Website

https://rchc.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rawlins County Health Center is a county-owned 24-bed critical access hospital in Atwood, Kansas, delivering emergency, inpatient, primary, specialty, and diagnostic care to rural northwest Kansas communities under a nine-member elected board, with affiliate ties to CommonSpirit Health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital Services

NAICS

Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) (HLAFAGAL), Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI), Subacute Care Facilities (HLAFAFAE)

Keywords

• Rural hospital services
• Critical access healthcare
• Emergency trauma care
• Diagnostic imaging services
• Rehabilitation therapy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Atwood

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. Healthcare Services Revenue: Fee-for-service healthcare delivery including inpatient, outpatient, emergency room, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, rehabilitation, and specialty services. Revenue generated through insurance reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers, as well as self-pay patients.
2. Nursing Excellence Recognition: DAISY Award program for recognizing extraordinary nurses, partnered with The DAISY Foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rawlins County Health Center is a 24-bed county-owned critical access hospital providing inpatient, outpatient, and 24/7 emergency care to residents of Atwood and surrounding northwest Kansas communities. It delivers a broad continuum of services including primary care, specialty clinics (cardiology, oncology, podiatry, general surgery, behavioral health), diagnostic imaging (CT, MRI, mammography, nuclear medicine, ultrasound), laboratory, rehabilitation therapies, outpatient infusion and surgery, swing bed skilled nursing, wound care, telemedicine, and an attached senior independent living community.

Product overview

Rawlins County Health Center is a county-owned critical access hospital (24 licensed beds) in Atwood, Kansas that functions as a full-service medical center offering both core clinical services and patient tools. The core clinical portfolio spans emergency/trauma care (Level IV Trauma Center with Avera eCARE), behavioral health, cardiology with cardiac rehab, diabetes/lifestyle medicine, diagnostic imaging (CT, MRI, mammography, nuclear medicine, ultrasound), laboratory services, oncology, outpatient infusion and surgery, rehabilitation services (physical, occupational, speech, cardiac), swing bed program, telehealth/telemedicine, wound care, and podiatry. The patient tools ecosystem includes the athenahealth patient portal, Welby Health remote monitoring, and Chartspan care management. The hospital also operates Prairie Plaza Community independent living apartments and Rawlins Clinic primary care, with specialty clinic outreach services. The facility is an affiliate of the CommonSpirit network in Northwest Kansas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Room (Level IV Trauma Center)

Quantifiable outcome

• Critical access hospital with 24 licensed beds providing 24/7 emergency and inpatient care

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Great Plains Health AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Management agreement entered in 1992 providing access to professional consultants and group purchasing benefits. Historical partnership that shaped the organization's operations.
• Western Kansas Oncology GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to expand cancer care services in the region. Robert Rodriguez, MD and Oncology PA Amanda Volchko offer expert care via weekly telehealth visits. The department has ability to administer chemotherapy locally at RCHC.
• CommonSpirit Health NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCHC is an affiliate of CommonSpirit network of hospitals in Northwest Kansas. CommonSpirit logo appears on Foundation materials and sponsorship recognition.
• Welby HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to offer cutting-edge remote patient monitoring programs. Welby provides personal nurse care managers, high-tech monitoring devices, and personalized care plans. Covers conditions including hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, thyroid disorders, sleep apnea, kidney disease, and COPD.
• Avera eCAREcoreTechnology or IntegrationLevel IV Trauma Center equipped with Avera eCARE providing additional critical care access and remote consultation support for emergency services.
• United RadiologyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMobile mammography service from Salina, KS providing 3D mammography available every 3 months at RCHC.
• Area Community Enrichment (ACE) FoundationminorOthersACE Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization located in Atwood, Kansas, formed to facilitate donations and grant funds. RCHC Foundation became its affiliate in 2002. In 2019, RCHC formed its own independent 501(c)3 foundation.
• Kansas Department of Health and Human ServicesminorOthersPoverty Income Guidelines issuer for sliding scale financing eligibility determination.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rchcatwood
• Facebookfacebook.com/rawlinscountyhealthcenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rawlins-county-health-center

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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