Ashland Health Center

What Ashland Health Center does

Ashland Health Center (AHC) is a not-for-profit, community-governed rural healthcare system located at 625 S Kentucky Street, Ashland, Kansas. Founded in 1927 as the Ashland Hospital Association and reorganized in 1954-1955 as a tax-supported hospital district, AHC has provided healthcare services to the greater Ashland and Clark County community for over 95 years. The facility operates as a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital (CAH) comprising 8 acute/swing-bed inpatient beds and a 17-bed Senior Living Unit, supplemented by a Rural Health Clinic and a portfolio of specialty service lines including 24-hour emergency services, family medicine, laboratory and imaging (CT, X-Ray, ultrasound, digital mammography, bone density, EKG), physical therapy, social services, acute/swing-bed skilled nursing, pain management (via partnership with Holistic Pain Management), and pulmonary rehabilitation (via partnership with Meridian Health). In 2020, AHC was recognized by the Chartis Group as one of the top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the nation.

AHC's underlying technology is conventional community-hospital infrastructure: standard diagnostic imaging and laboratory equipment housed in a combined Lab and Imaging department operating 24 hours, alongside physical therapy and senior care facilities. Patient-facing digital services include a patient portal hosted by iqhealth.com and a price transparency calculator hosted by para-hcfs.com, both externally provided platforms rather than proprietary technology. The facility uses standard hospital chargemaster pricing, publicly disclosed in machine-readable format under ACA Section 2718(e), with no negotiated enterprise contracts and no proprietary revenue or care delivery technology.

AHC's business model is managed-services healthcare delivery in a captive rural catchment. As a not-for-profit hospital district, revenue is generated through patient fees, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, private insurance, and potential community tax support, with no investor capital, venture funding, or equity holders. The organization is a member of the Great Plains Health Alliance (GPHA), an affiliated hospital management network formed in 1950 across Kansas and Nebraska. Go-to-market is direct, community-based patient acquisition through walk-in emergency services, scheduled clinic appointments, physician referrals, website presence, quarterly newsletter, and word-of-mouth — with no online self-service booking or digital sales motion. The organization is one of the largest employers in Ashland and is governed by a community-elected board of directors including Kim Hazen, Chance Wilkinson, Jesse Luckie, Steve Elmore, and Jannica Null; executive leadership comprises CEO Sandrea Wright, CMO James Moffitt, and CFO Sandra Moore.

Name

Ashland Health Center

Legal name

Ashland Health Center

Website

https://ashlandhealthcenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ashland Health Center is a not-for-profit, community-governed 25-bed Critical Access Hospital in Ashland, Kansas, providing emergency, inpatient, primary care, lab/imaging, physical therapy, and senior living services to the residents of Clark County and surrounding rural Southwest Kansas since 1927.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Critical Access Hospital Services

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Assisted Living with Enhanced Care / High-Acuity (Aging-in-Place) (HLADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Care Navigation & Service Coordination (Medical, Social, Community) (HSABAIAB)

Keywords

• Rural healthcare services
• Critical access hospital
• Emergency medical care
• Senior living care
• Diagnostic imaging services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: AHC operates as a not-for-profit hospital district generating revenue through patient care services including emergency services, inpatient care, outpatient clinic visits, laboratory and imaging services, physical therapy, senior living, and swing bed skilled nursing care. Revenue is derived from patient fees, insurance reimbursements (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance), and potentially community tax support as a hospital district.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ashland Health Center operates a 25-bed critical access hospital with a 17-bed Senior Living Unit and an affiliated rural health clinic, providing 24-hour emergency care, family medicine, laboratory and imaging diagnostics (CT, X-Ray, ultrasound, digital mammography, bone density, EKG), physical therapy, swing bed post-acute skilled nursing, pain management (via Holistic Pain Management), pulmonary rehabilitation (via Meridian Health), social services, and senior intermediate care to residents of Ashland and greater Clark County, Kansas. The system delivers comprehensive healthcare services to a rural community under a single facility, governed by a community-elected board as a not-for-profit hospital district.

Product overview

Ashland Health Center is a not-for-profit, community-governed rural healthcare system comprising a 25-bed critical access hospital (including a 17-bed Senior Living Unit), a Rural Health Clinic, and multiple specialty service lines including Family Medicine, Emergency Services, Lab and Imaging, Physical Therapy, Social Services, Acute/Swing Bed, Pain Management (via Holistic Pain Management partnership), and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (via Meridian Health partnership). The organization also provides patient-facing digital services including a Patient Portal (via iqhealth.com) and Price Transparency Calculator (via para-hcfs.com). The portfolio is organized as a unified hospital and clinic system with affiliated specialty care partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 25-Bed Critical Access Hospital A 25-bed critical access hospital (including 17 Senior Living Unit beds) providing inpatient care to the greater Ashland community; recognized as a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital nationally in 2020 by the Chartis Group.
• Rural Health Clinic Rural health clinic providing primary care and family medicine services to community residents.
• Family Medicine

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 9,602 patients admitted and approximately 1,760-1,800 babies delivered during 28-year period of Ashland Hospital Association operation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Great Plains Health Alliance (GPHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAHC is a proud member of the Great Plains Health Alliance (GPHA), an organization of leased, managed and affiliated hospitals in Kansas and Nebraska. Formed in 1950, GPHA is one of the oldest and largest not-for-profit management systems in the nation developed to meet the special needs and challenges of the community healthcare system.
• Holistic Pain Management (HPM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshland Health Center partners with Holistic Pain Management to offer cutting-edge medical therapies for numerous painful conditions. HPM's holistic approach provides therapies including injections, radio frequency ablations, nerve blocks, and other advanced methods.
• Meridian HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshland Health Center partners with Meridian Health for Pulmonary Rehabilitation services. Meridian is one of the largest providers of pulmonary rehabilitation in the country, offering comprehensive services including progressive exercises, education, counseling, and behavioral change interventions for chronic lung diseases.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• National Health Investors: REIT financing senior living and skilled nursing operators; relevant for understanding capital options if Ashland sought to monetize or expand its 17-bed senior living unit.

Direct peers

• Kearny County Hospital: Southwest Kansas critical access hospital with comparable bed size, swing-bed program, and rural-health-clinic structure, sharing demographic and reimbursement profile with AHC.
• Citizens Medical Center: Critical access hospital in rural Kansas providing hospital, clinic, and senior care services comparable to Ashland Health Center's integrated model.
• Great Plains Health Alliance (GPHA) network hospitals: Other leased, managed, and affiliated rural hospitals in the GPHA network across Kansas and Nebraska; the same management, purchasing, and governance framework applies, making them Ashland's closest operating peers.
• Haskell County Hospital: GPHA-affiliated rural Kansas hospital offering similar critical access and senior care services, making it a direct operational and governance comparable.

Broad incumbents

• Community Health Systems: Multi-state hospital operator with significant rural footprint exposure; relevant for benchmarking small-hospital economics, even though AHC's not-for-profit district model differs structurally.
• HCA Healthcare: Largest U.S. for-profit hospital operator; provides broad-scale reference for hospital operations, reimbursement strategy, and acquisition benchmarks even though it does not serve the rural critical-access market.

Regional players

• Comanche County Hospital: Critical access hospital in South Central Kansas with overlapping regional patient flows and a comparable mix of inpatient, clinic, and senior services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Wepac-Alliance/100064442991427
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ashland-health-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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