Palo Pinto General Hospital

What Palo Pinto General Hospital does

Palo Pinto General Hospital (PPGH) is a 74-bed acute care hospital operated by the Palo Pinto County Hospital District, a political subdivision of the State of Texas, headquartered in Mineral Wells. It functions as the sole countywide healthcare provider for Palo Pinto County, serving more than 28,000 residents across roughly 950 square miles through the main hospital and four family health clinics (Mineral Wells, Gordon, Santo, Possum Kingdom Lake), an urgent care center with extended weekend hours, and specialty clinics covering cardiology, orthopedics, pain management, pediatrics, urology, pulmonology, endocrinology, women's health, mammography, wound care, and pelvic health physical therapy. The facility operates a Level IV trauma center, ICU, swing bed rehabilitation unit, and 17+ medical specialties, supported by a MEDITECH-based EHR and inpatient/specialty telehealth services.

PPGH's technology stack centers on MEDITECH Expanse (with the Patient Connect module for post-visit engagement), a newly installed Siemens 1.5 Tesla MRI with patient-comfort features, and telehealth infrastructure partnered with a leading multispecialty telemedicine group. AI and analytics tools are used for predictive health data analysis, trend identification in outcomes, and automated administrative reminders, all executed under HIPAA-compliant standards. Recent investments include the July 2024 MRI installation, the September 2024 Mammography & Women's Wellness clinic, the May 2025 Wound Care facility with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and the November 2025 patient text-messaging platform.

Revenue is generated through standard medical billing for inpatient, outpatient, emergency, imaging, lab, surgery, and rehabilitation services, accepting Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. Gordon and Santo operate as Medicare Rural Health Clinics. PPGH's ownership as a public county hospital district funds operations through patient service revenue and district support rather than venture capital. Distribution flows through direct-to-consumer channels (hospital campus, walk-in clinics, urgent care, telehealth) and community-led engagement (health fairs, trauma education events, Moncrief Cancer Center partnership for free underinsured breast cancer screenings, and a Christmas Fund program for local schools and families).

Name

Palo Pinto General Hospital

Legal name

Palo Pinto General Hospital

Website

https://ppgh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Palo Pinto General Hospital is a 74-bed public county hospital district in Mineral Wells, Texas, serving as the sole countywide healthcare provider for Palo Pinto County's 28,000+ residents through a network of family health clinics, urgent care, and specialty services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital & Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Rural healthcare services
• Primary care clinics
• Emergency medical services
• Specialty medical care

Headquarters

HQ city

Mineral Wells

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Direct healthcare services billing including hospital inpatient, outpatient, emergency room, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, surgery, and rehabilitation services. Revenue generated through insurance claims (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance) and patient payments.
2. Clinic Services: Primary care, specialty care, and urgent care clinic services. Family health clinics operated as Medicare Rural Health Clinics providing care for underserved populations.
3. Partnership Revenue (Moncrief Cancer Center): Partnership with Moncrief Cancer Center provides free breast cancer screenings to underinsured patients, expanding service reach without direct revenue generation but supporting community health mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Palo Pinto General Hospital operates a 74-bed acute care hospital in Mineral Wells, Texas, providing 24/7 emergency care (Level IV trauma), inpatient services, ICU, surgery, and swing bed rehabilitation. It runs a network of family health clinics across Palo Pinto County (Mineral Wells, Gordon, Santo, Possum Kingdom Lake) offering walk-in primary care, an Urgent Care Center with extended weekend hours, and specialty clinics covering cardiology, orthopedics, pediatrics, urology, pain management, pulmonology, endocrinology, women's health, mammography, and wound care (including hyperbaric oxygen therapy).

Product overview

Palo Pinto General Hospital operates a 74-bed acute care hospital and a network of healthcare facilities across Palo Pinto County, Texas. The network includes the main hospital in Mineral Wells, multiple family health clinics (Gordon Family Health, Santo Family Health, Possum Kingdom Family Health, Mineral Wells Family Health, Community Care Center), an Urgent Care Center, and specialty clinics (Cardiology/Heart Center, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Pain Management, Pediatrics, Urology, Pulmonology, Endocrinology, Women's Health, Mammography & Women's Wellness, Wound Care). Supporting services include Radiology (Siemens MRI), Lab Services, Rehabilitation & Fitness Center, Emergency Room with Level IV trauma designation, Birth Center, Swing Bed Unit, and Telehealth services. Patient-facing digital tools include a Patient Portal and Expanse Patient Connect for post-visit communication. The hospital also provided Mobile Clinic services until May 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Palo Pinto Wound Care: Advanced wound care center offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy and specialized wound treatments
• Palo Pinto Mammography & Women's Wellness
• Palo Pinto Rehabilitation & Fitness Center
• Gordon Family Health
• Santo Family Health
• Possum Kingdom Family Health
• Mineral Wells Family Health

Products and services

• Palo Pinto General Hospital (Main 74-Bed Acute Care Hospital) 74-bed acute care hospital in Mineral Wells, Texas operated by the Palo Pinto County Hospital District. Provides Level IV trauma center, 24/7 emergency department, ICU, surgery, inpatient hospitalist services, swing bed rehabilitation, and skilled nursing for residents of Palo Pinto County.
• Emergency Room (Level IV Trauma Center) 24/7 emergency department with Level IV trauma center designation, providing emergency medical care, trauma response, and acute stabilization for the community.
• Family Health Clinics (Mineral Wells, Gordon, Santo, Possum Kingdom) Network of four family health clinic locations offering primary care and walk-in services. Gordon Family Health and Santo Family Health are designated Medicare Rural Health Clinics serving Medicare beneficiaries in underserved areas.
• Urgent Care Center Walk-in urgent care clinic at 202 SW 25th Ave. Suite 300, Mineral Wells. Open Monday-Friday 8am-8pm, Saturday-Sunday 10am-4pm for non-emergency acute care needs.
• Cardiology / Heart Center Heart Center at 320 SW 25th Ave., Mineral Wells, providing cardiac stress testing, echocardiography, cardiopulmonary services, pacemaker monitoring, and cardiac rehabilitation.
• Birth Center Labor and delivery services offering personal family-centered pregnancy care from prenatal through postpartum at the Mineral Wells hospital.
• Palo Pinto Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Orthopedic and sports medicine clinic at 202 SW 25th Ave. Suite 1300, Mineral Wells, providing treatment for musculoskeletal conditions and sports injuries.
• Palo Pinto Interventional Pain Management Pain management clinic at 202 SW 25th Avenue Suite 700, Mineral Wells, providing interventional pain treatments.
• Palo Pinto Pediatrics Pediatric clinic at 202 SW 25th Avenue Suite 200, Mineral Wells, providing care for children and adolescents.
• Palo Pinto Urology Urology clinic at 202 SW 25th Avenue Suite 1200, Mineral Wells, providing urological care.
• Endocrinology Clinic Endocrinology telehealth clinic at 202 SW 25th Ave Suite 700, Mineral Wells, providing endocrine care via telehealth partnership.
• Pulmonology Clinic Pulmonology clinic at 202 SW 25th Ave Suite 700, Mineral Wells, offering pulmonary care including telehealth services.
• Palo Pinto Wound Care Advanced wound care center at 218 SW 26th Ave, Mineral Wells, providing hyperbaric oxygen therapy, specialized wound dressings, wound debridement, and compression therapy. Open Monday-Friday 8am-4pm.
• Women's Health Center Women's health services at 202 SW 25th Ave. Suite 1000, Mineral Wells, providing obstetric and gynecological care.
• Palo Pinto Mammography & Women's Wellness Women's wellness clinic at 101 Holly Hill Road, Suite B, Mineral Wells, offering mammograms (regular and 3D), breast ultrasounds, and bone density scans (DXA). Provides free breast cancer screenings to qualifying underinsured patients through partnership with Moncrief Cancer Center.
• Palo Pinto Rehabilitation & Fitness Center Physical therapy and fitness center at 320 SW 25th Ave., Mineral Wells, offering balance training, blood flow restriction training, chronic pain management, dry needling, myofascial release, neurological rehabilitation, post-operative rehab, pediatric rehab, sports rehab, vestibular rehabilitation, and pelvic health physical therapy.
• Radiology & Imaging Diagnostic and therapeutic imaging including Siemens 1.5T MRI (70cm bore), digital imaging, interventional radiology, CT, and nuclear medicine/nuclear cardiology.
• Lab Services In-hospital laboratory providing diagnostic testing and analysis supporting inpatient, outpatient, and clinic care.
• Swing Bed Unit Rehabilitation and skilled nursing swing bed unit for patients requiring extended recovery care following acute hospitalization.
• Telehealth Services Telehealth program partnering with the nation's leading multispecialty telemedicine physician group. Includes inpatient telehealth services plus specialty telehealth clinics in pulmonology and endocrinology.
• Surgery Surgical services supporting the hospital's inpatient and outpatient surgical needs, including vascular surgery and other procedures offered by specialty physicians.
• Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Specialized physical therapy for pelvic health conditions including urinary and bowel incontinence, pelvic pain, and sexual dysfunction, with reported 80% client success rate.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-star rating for quietness from Becker's Hospital Review (one of only 225 hospitals nationally)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MEDITECHcoreTechnology or Integration · 17 November 2025PPGH implemented MEDITECH Expanse Patient Connect to streamline post-visit communication, boost reviews, and improve patient engagement across its rural service area covering roughly 10,000 square miles.
• American Heart AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2025PPGH participates in American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines programs for cardiovascular and stroke care, demonstrating adherence to latest treatment guidelines. In 2025, PPGH received three achievement awards: Rural Coronary Artery Disease NSTE-ACS Silver, Coronary Artery Disease STEMI Bronze, and Rural Stroke Bronze.
• Parkland HealthminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025PPGH partnered with Parkland Health to host a Trauma Fair for nursing staff education. Parkland Health provided snake bite education as part of the trauma education program.
• Texas Health Resources (THR)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025PPGH partnered with Texas Health Resources during Trauma Fair to provide expert burn care education to nursing staff.
• Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2025Berry Hudson from ENA led pediatric trauma simulation at PPGH's Trauma Fair, equipping nurses with skills to address emergencies involving children.
• Moncrief Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2024Through partnership with Moncrief Cancer Center, PPGH's Palo Pinto Mammography & Women's Wellness clinic offers breast cancer screenings at no cost to underinsured patients who qualify. This partnership extends PPGH's mission to make essential health services accessible to all.
• Siemens HealthineerscoreTechnology or Integration · 15 July 2024PPGH installed new Siemens 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner featuring 70cm bore, patient comfort lighting, in-MRI entertainment, 550-pound weight limit, and quicker scan times. Siemens Healthineers is a global medical technology company.
• DAISY FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022PPGH joined The DAISY Award international program to recognize nurses for exemplary care and compassion. The hospital names a nurse each quarter to receive The DAISY Award. The DAISY Foundation was founded in 1999 and partners with more than 5,000 healthcare facilities globally.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Comanche County Medical Center: A small rural hospital in Comanche, Texas serving a similarly sized rural Texas county. Directly comparable to PPGH in scale, service mix, and rural acute care model, with comparable dependency on Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement.
• Ballinger Memorial Hospital: A rural critical access hospital in Ballinger, Texas. Comparable to PPGH in rural Texas geography, public/non-profit status, and reliance on county/district funding alongside patient revenue.
• Eastland Memorial Hospital: A rural community hospital in Eastland, Texas serving a comparable North/Central Texas population. Similar bed count, scope of specialty services, and rural district operating model to PPGH.
• Mitchell County Hospital: A rural hospital in Colorado City, Texas serving Mitchell County. Comparable to PPGH in scale, rural district operating model, and breadth of outpatient/clinic services anchored to a small acute care facility.
• Hamilton General Hospital: A rural community hospital in Hamilton, Texas offering similar acute care, emergency, and outpatient services to a small rural Texas county. Comparable operating model, scale, and service breadth.
• Lillian M. Hudspeth Memorial Hospital: A critical access hospital in Sonora, Texas serving Sutton County. Comparable to PPGH as a small rural Texas provider offering acute care, emergency, and clinic services in a low-population catchment.
• Goodall-Witcher Hospital: A rural hospital in Clifton, Texas serving Bosque County. Similar to PPGH in being a small community-based provider with a mix of inpatient, clinic, and outpatient services for an underserved rural population.
• North Runnels Hospital: A small rural hospital in Winters, Texas serving Runnels County. Comparable to PPGH as a small rural Texas acute care facility with a similar mix of emergency, primary care, and outpatient services.

Broad incumbents

• Texas Health Resources: A large regional health system based in North Texas that operates a network of hospitals, including referral partnerships with rural hospitals like PPGH. Represents the dominant broader incumbent to which rural patients may be referred for tertiary care.
• Baylor Scott & White Health: The largest not-for-profit health system in Texas, operating hospitals and clinics across North Texas including areas near Palo Pinto County. Represents the primary large-system competitor and potential partner for PPGH's specialty referrals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pinto_palo

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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