Pocahontas Community Hospital

What Pocahontas Community Hospital does

Pocahontas Community Hospital (PCH) is a 25-bed, city-owned Critical Access Hospital (CAH) located in Pocahontas, Iowa, serving Pocahontas County and surrounding rural communities. Founded in 1967 and converted to CAH status in 2000, the hospital operates 24/7 emergency services with Level IV trauma certification and Full Paramedic Level EMS covering the entire county under a 2019 agreement. Its service portfolio spans acute inpatient care, outpatient specialty clinics (cardiology, oncology, dermatology, orthopedics, urology, podiatry, pain management, endocrinology, ENT, wound care, women's health), surgery, diagnostic imaging (CT, 3D mammography, digital radiology), laboratory, cardiopulmonary, rehabilitation therapy (physical, occupational, speech), mental health, and Senior Life Solutions. The hospital is staffed by 100+ employees across clinical and administrative functions and is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees.

PCH's underlying technology stack centers on the Epic electronic health record system (deployed 2012-2013) integrated with UnityPoint Health's MyChart patient portal, supplemented by Avera E-Care telehealth for remote physician consultation (implemented 2020), PersonaPay online billing, Healthstream for staff training, and Microsoft Office 365 for administrative productivity. Diagnostic capabilities include a BacT/Alert 3D blood culture analyzer, Biofire system, automated coagulation analyzer, 3D mammography, and digital radiography with lung cancer screening.

Revenue is generated primarily through fee-for-service billing to Medicare (with cost-based reimbursement under CAH designation), Medicaid (including $2.5M annual direct payment since 2023), commercial insurers, and patients. Pricing follows standard hospital charge masters publicly disclosed under price transparency rules, with gross charges ranging from approximately $15 for basic supplies to $7,511+ for complex surgical procedures and discounted cash prices at roughly 90-94% of gross charges. Strategic partnerships with UnityPoint Health (since 2018 for home health/hospice and clinic operations) and Trinity Health (since 1995 for cardiology via Trinity Heart Center) extend specialty service reach without expanding direct headcount. The hospital pursues community-facing distribution through walk-in emergency access, scheduled appointments, physician referrals, EMS transport, and visiting-specialty clinic models.

Name

Pocahontas Community Hospital

Legal name

Pocahontas Community Hospital

Website

https://pocahontashospital.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pocahontas Community Hospital is a 25-bed, city-owned Critical Access Hospital in Pocahontas, Iowa, providing 24/7 emergency care, inpatient services, outpatient specialty clinics, EMS, diagnostics, and rehabilitation to Pocahontas County residents under a cost-based Medicare reimbursement model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital / Critical Access Hospital Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Critical access hospital
• Rural healthcare services
• Emergency medical services
• Outpatient specialty clinics
• Inpatient acute care

Headquarters

HQ city

Pocahontas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Revenue generated from patient care services including emergency care, inpatient treatment, outpatient clinics, laboratory, radiology, rehabilitation, surgery, and specialty services. Services are billed to insurance providers, Medicare, Medicaid, and patients directly.
2. Medicaid Direct Payment: Medicaid Direct Payment program started in 2023 providing $2.5 million in additional funding annually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pocahontas Community Hospital is a city-owned, nonprofit 25-bed Critical Access Hospital that delivers 24/7 emergency medical services, inpatient acute care, outpatient specialty clinics, diagnostic radiology and laboratory, surgery, cardiopulmonary care, and rehabilitation therapy to residents of Pocahontas County and rural northwest Iowa. Through partnerships with UnityPoint Health and Trinity Health, the hospital extends primary, specialty, and home-health services beyond its main campus.

Product overview

Pocahontas Community Hospital is a 25-bed, city-owned Critical Access Hospital serving Pocahontas County, Iowa. The hospital operates as an integrated healthcare delivery system offering emergency medical services (24/7), inpatient acute care, diagnostic imaging (radiology, laboratory, CT scanning), cardiopulmonary services, surgical services, and comprehensive rehabilitation therapy (physical, occupational, and speech therapy). The hospital partners with UnityPoint Health to operate primary care and specialty clinics at multiple locations. An Outpatient Specialty Clinic brings visiting specialists in cardiology (Trinity Heart Center), oncology (Abben Cancer Center), dermatology, orthopedics, urology, podiatry, pain management, endocrinology, ENT, and wound care. Additional services include mental health programs, Senior Life Solutions, women's health, nutrition counseling, patient advocacy, and Medicare assistance. The hospital utilizes Epic electronic health records and offers patient portal access through MyChart. Services are supported by a 100+ staff and governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

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

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Pocahontas County Public HealthminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023In 2018, Pocahontas County Public Health took over Community Health Services from the hospital, indicating a collaborative relationship for public health initiatives in the county.
• Avera E-CarecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Implemented Avera E-Care virtual technology in 2020 during the COVID pandemic for virtual emergency care capabilities, providing remote physician consultation services.
• UnityPoint HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership with UnityPoint for home health/hospice services beginning in 2018. UnityPoint Clinics operate at Pocahontas and Laurens locations providing primary and specialty care. The hospital changed its logo and trademark in 2021 reflecting the UnityPoint affiliation. EPIC electronic health records system launched in 2012-2013 as part of UnityPoint network integration.
• Trinity HealthminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995Partnership with Trinity Health began in 1995 as part of hospital restructuring and service expansion initiatives. Trinity Heart Center Cardiology services are provided at the hospital through this relationship.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics: Multi-site Iowa provider of specialty and rural hospital services including CAH-style facilities. Comparable in rural Iowa footprint and service mix, though spread across a larger geographic area.

Broad incumbents

• Avera Health: Regional health system whose Avera E-Care virtual technology is used by PCH (implemented 2020). A broad rural-health incumbent across the Upper Midwest offering telehealth, hospital and clinic services.
• Trinity Health (MercyOne): Regional health system partnered with PCH since 1995, providing Trinity Heart Center cardiology on campus. Broader incumbent across Iowa with overlapping acute care capabilities.
• UnityPoint Health: Major Iowa-based health system that is PCH's primary strategic partner, operating the affiliated UnityPoint Clinics at PCH's campus. Broader incumbent with overlapping services across Iowa but operating at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Hancock County Health System: Britt, Iowa-based Critical Access Hospital offering emergency, inpatient, outpatient specialty, and rehab services in a rural county — directly comparable footprint and operating model to PCH.
• Palo Alto County Health System: Emmetsburg, Iowa-based rural health system operating a Critical Access Hospital with similar inpatient, outpatient, EMS and visiting specialty services. Closely matches PCH on geography, scale and CAH structure.
• Kossuth Regional Health Center: Algona, Iowa-based Critical Access Hospital serving a single rural county with similar service mix including ER, surgery, specialty clinics and visiting specialists. Highly analogous rural Iowa peer.
• Spencer Hospital: Northwest Iowa community hospital serving a similar rural catchment with comparable service breadth (emergency, surgery, specialty clinics, rehab). Comparable scale and rural Iowa patient population.
• Buena Vista Regional Medical Center: Storm Lake, Iowa-based rural hospital of similar scale, also a Critical Access-style provider serving a single rural county. Closely comparable to PCH on size, rural Iowa geography, and integrated inpatient/outpatient/EMS service mix.

Emerging players

• Broadlawns Medical Center: Iowa-based community hospital providing acute, outpatient and community health services with a public/municipal governance heritage. Partially comparable as a publicly-affiliated community provider, though located in an urban market (Des Moines).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PocahontasHosp
• Facebookfacebook.com/pocahontascommunityhospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pocahontas-community-hospital-swing-bed-unit

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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