South Plains Public Health District

What South Plains Public Health District does

South Plains Public Health District (SPPHD) is a non-profit governmental public health agency formed in 1941 and headquartered at its Seminole, Texas clinic, serving the residents of Gaines, Yoakum, Terry, and Dawson Counties in rural West Texas. The district operates four walk-in county health clinics (Seminole/Gaines County, Denver City/Yoakum County, Brownfield/Terry County, Lamesa/Dawson County) that deliver clinical, preventive, and environmental health services. Service lines include Immunizations (administered through the Texas Vaccines for Children and Adult Safety Net programs), Primary Health Care for acute and chronic conditions, Women's Health and Family Planning under Healthy Texas Women, Title X, Title IX, and Medicaid, Sexually Transmitted Disease testing and treatment, Health Education, Environmental Health Services (food establishment inspections, OSSF permitting, day care and school cafeteria inspections), and Emergency Preparedness and Response in coordination with county emergency management and DSHS.

The district is funded through a hybrid revenue model combining appropriations from its four participating counties and their cities, federal and state grants (DSHS, HHSC, Title X, Title IX), modest fee-for-service clinic revenue on a sliding scale with Medicaid accepted, and small transactional permit and inspection fees (e.g., $50/day for temporary food permits). Services are delivered on a walk-in basis with interpreters available at no cost and a stated policy of not refusing any patient for inability to pay. Technology is limited to standard public health information systems including ImmTrac2 for immunization tracking and disease investigation/reporting tools shared with the Texas Department of State Health Services. SPPHD is governed cooperatively by the city and county governments of its four constituent counties, operates no subsidiaries, and has no disclosed parent organization or private ownership.

Name

South Plains Public Health District

Legal name

South Plains Public Health District

Website

https://southplainshealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Short description

South Plains Public Health District is a non-profit governmental public health agency, founded in 1941, operating four walk-in county clinics across Gaines, Yoakum, Terry, and Dawson Counties in rural West Texas, delivering immunizations, primary care, women's health, STD services, environmental health inspections, and emergency preparedness to local residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Community health clinics
• Immunization programs
• Women's health services
• Environmental health inspections

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver City

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Funded by participating cities, counties, and federal and state grants. The Health District is a non-profit governmental agency that receives funding from Gaines, Yoakum, Terry, and Dawson Counties and their respective cities.
2. Service Fees: Fee-for-service revenue from clinic services. Some services are free, some are based on sliding scale income, and Medicaid is accepted for some services. No one is refused services for inability to pay; payment arrangements can be made.
3. Permit and Inspection Fees: Revenue from food service establishment permits, temporary food vendor permits, mobile food unit permits, and retail food establishment permits. Temporary food permit fees are $50/day for first two days, $25/day for additional days.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

South Plains Public Health District operates four county walk-in clinics that deliver public health services including immunizations, primary health care, women's health and family planning, sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment, tuberculosis control, health education, and environmental health inspections (food service establishments, on-site sewage facilities, day care and school cafeteria inspections). It also coordinates emergency preparedness and response with county emergency management and the Texas Department of State Health Services for natural, man-made, and disease outbreak events across its four-county jurisdiction.

Product overview

South Plains Public Health District is a non-profit governmental health agency formed in 1941 serving Gaines, Yoakum, Terry, and Dawson Counties in Texas. The district operates a network of four county health clinics (Seminole, Denver City, Brownfield, and Lamesa) providing public health services including Immunizations, Primary Health Care, Women's Health and Family Planning, STD Program, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental Health Services, and Health Education. Services are delivered through state-funded programs including Vaccines for Children, Adult Safety Net, Healthy Texas Women, and Title X, with a sliding fee scale and no one refused for inability to pay. The organization functions as a unified public health service delivery network rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Immunizations Program Provides childhood and adult immunizations through the Vaccines for Children state-funded program and Adult Safety Net Program, covering vaccines including Tdap, MMR, Hepatitis B, and Meningitis for qualifying individuals across the four-county district.
• Primary Health Care Provides acute illness care for children and adults, plus chronic disease management for adults with hypertension, asthma, thyroid dysfunction, and oral hormone replacement therapy needs as a walk-in clinic service.
• Women's Health and Family Planning Program Provides Healthy Texas Women and Family Planning Program services through HHSC, Title IX, Medicaid, and Title X, including birth control, pap smears, pregnancy testing, and women's health services for women of reproductive age across the four-county district.
• Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Program Provides testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections including HIV and syphilis, in conjunction with the Department of State Health Services, with disease investigation and contact treatment at each clinic location.
• Emergency Preparedness and Response Provides emergency preparedness and response to man-made and natural disasters as well as disease outbreak prevention for Gaines, Yoakum, Terry, and Dawson Counties, working with local emergency response partners and the Texas Department of State Health Services.
• Environmental Health Services Includes inspection of On-Site Sewage Facilities, investigation of septic system complaints, enforcement of OSSF rules, inspection of food service establishments, food handler education, and premise inspections of day care centers, foster homes, and school cafeterias.
• Health Education Services Provides speakers and training for civic groups, schools, parent groups, churches, and civic organizations, with audio-visual materials and pamphlets available.
• Food Service Establishment Permits Issues permits and conducts inspections for food service establishments, temporary food vendors, mobile food units, and retail food establishments within the four-county jurisdiction, with enforcement of SB 812 allergen awareness poster requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• No one is refused services for inability to pay

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPPHD cooperates with DSHS on tuberculosis investigations, disease reporting, immunizations through the Texas Vaccines for Children Program, and Vaccines for Children state-funded program. The district administers vaccines as a contract service provided by DSHS and adheres to all Texas Vaccines for Children Program policies.
• Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPPHD provides Healthy Texas Women and Family Planning Program services through HHSC, Title IX, Medicaid, and Title X funding. This partnership enables provision of women's health services to qualifying residents.
• County Emergency Management OfficescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPPHD works with County Emergency Management to prepare for disasters whether man-made or natural, and provides Emergency Preparedness and Response services for Yoakum, Dawson, Terry, and Lynn Counties in connection with local emergency response partners and DSHS.
• Health & Human Services Commission OfficesminorOthersReferral partnerships with HHSC offices in each county for SNAP (food benefits), TANF (cash help), and Medicaid/CHIP enrollment assistance. Offices located in Levelland, Lamesa, and Seminole.
• WIC OfficesminorOthersReferral partnerships with WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) offices in Brownfield, Denver City, Lamesa, and Seminole for nutrition program referrals.
• South Plains Food Bank and West Texas Food BankminorOthersPartnership with food banks serving Terry, Yoakum, Gaines, and Dawson Counties to address food insecurity. South Plains Food Bank serves three counties; West Texas Food Bank serves Dawson County.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lubbock Public Health Department: City of Lubbock's public health authority serving the South Plains region with immunization, STD, environmental health, and emergency preparedness functions — operates adjacent to SPPHD's territory with similar Texas public health district roles.
• Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District: Another multi-program county-level public health district in West Texas providing immunizations, clinical services, environmental health, and emergency preparedness — directly comparable in scope, regulatory model, and rural West Texas context to SPPHD.
• South Plains Rural Health Services: A Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) operating primary care, family planning, and immunizations across the same South Plains region — competes for the same underserved patients and federal program funding.
• Permian Basin Regional Health Department: Regional public health entity serving multiple counties in West Texas with clinical, environmental, and emergency preparedness services — closely matches SPPHD's multi-county public health district model in the same geographic region.
• Concho Valley Public Health District: Texas-based multi-county public health district providing clinical services, environmental health, and emergency preparedness under the same state statutory framework that governs SPPHD.
• Amarillo Public Health Department: City of Amarillo's public health authority in the Texas Panhandle delivering immunization, family planning, STD services, and environmental health — a comparable municipal/county public health operator within the same state regulatory environment.

Regional players

• Howard County Health Department: A small Texas county health department in West Texas providing immunization, family planning, and environmental health to a single county — a comparable but more narrowly scoped public health operator in the same broader region.

Others

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): The national membership and advocacy organization for local health departments — not a competitor but a peer-ecosystem entity that provides funding, frameworks, and peer benchmarking relevant to SPPHD's operating model.

Emerging players

• Regence Health Network: An Amarillo-based FQHC serving the Texas Panhandle and South Plains with primary care, dental, and behavioral health; an adjacent emerging competitor that overlaps with SPPHD's chronic disease management and primary care services.

Broad incumbents

• Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS): The statewide public health agency that funds and contracts with SPPHD for immunizations, TB control, and disease reporting; functions as a broad incumbent that could centralize or regionalize SPPHD's clinical and regulatory functions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/South-Plains-Public-Health-District-112275877784915
• Xx.com/SPPublicHealth

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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