New Mexico Rural Hospital Network

What New Mexico Rural Hospital Network does

New Mexico Rural Hospital Network (NMRHN) is a private, non-profit membership organization founded in 2011 that creates collaborative working relationships among 11 rural, independent, non-profit hospitals in New Mexico. Headquartered in Albuquerque at 7471 Pan American Freeway NE and led by Executive Director Stephen Stoddard (2018 NCHN Outstanding Network Leader), the network operates a relationship-driven go-to-market model in which prospective hospitals apply, are voted, and are approved by a Board of Directors composed of member-hospital CEOs. NMRHN does not develop proprietary technology products; instead, its core offering is a portfolio of membership services including 22 peer networking committees across clinical and administrative functions, group purchasing organization (GPO) contracts via Premier and OnHand, collaborative projects such as a Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO with Caravan Health, and an Opioid ED Education Collaborative funded by the New Mexico Department of Health.

The business model rests on three revenue streams: recurring membership dues from Full members (all 11 hospitals), tiered Associate and Affiliate membership fees for adjacent healthcare entities and organizations, and transaction-based GPO rebates derived from member spend. The network has documented over $572,000 in member savings in FY 2017-2018 from GPO contracting alone. NMRHN functions primarily as an aggregator and channel — it negotiates access to 15+ business partners spanning IT (Mandry Technology Solutions), coding/HIM (BBHIMA), physician recruiting (Medicus, Elite 365), insurance (HealthSure), health information exchange (Syncronys), interpreter services (Language Line Solutions), chronic care management (ChartSpan), and innovation services (Health Biotech Partners), passing discounted pricing to members. Its marketing channels are limited to a Wix-hosted website, LinkedIn, industry events, and direct outreach by the Executive Director. NMRHN has no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no parent organization, and operates exclusively within the state of New Mexico with no global footprint.

Name

New Mexico Rural Hospital Network

Legal name

New Mexico Rural Hospital Network

Website

https://nmrhn.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

New Mexico Rural Hospital Network is a non-profit membership organization founded in 2011 that supports 11 rural, independent, non-profit hospitals in New Mexico through peer networking, group purchasing, educational programs, and business partnerships delivering discounted services in IT, coding, physician recruiting, insurance, and HIE access.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Network Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) & Multi-Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

Keywords

• Rural hospital network
• Group purchasing organization
• Healthcare collaboration services
• Peer networking committees
• Membership-based healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: NMRHN generates revenue through membership fees from its member hospitals. Full members receive all network benefits including representation on the Board of Directors, access to peer networking committees, discounted group purchasing, and educational programs.
2. Group Purchasing Organization (GPO): NMRHN provides access to group purchase contracting through partnerships with Premier and OnHand, saving member hospitals money through collective volume purchasing. Achieved over $572,000 in savings for member hospitals during FY 2017-2018.
3. Associate and Affiliate Membership Fees: The network offers associate membership for healthcare entities with limited benefits and affiliate membership for organizations, each with scaled access to network benefits and services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

New Mexico Rural Hospital Network (NMRHN) is a membership-based collaborative network that enables its 11 rural, independent, non-profit member hospitals in New Mexico to access group purchasing discounts, peer networking committees, business partnerships, educational programs, and collaborative projects such as ACO participation. The network aggregates collective buying power through Premier and OnHand and facilitates shared resources, education, and innovation across member hospitals.

Product overview

New Mexico Rural Hospital Network (NMRHN) is a membership-based network of 11 rural, independent, non-profit hospitals organized in 2011 to create collaborative working relationships and strengthen members through resource sharing, education, and innovation. The network does not offer a unified software product but rather a portfolio of membership services including: Peer Networking Committees (22 groups for hospital directors and managers across clinical/administrative departments), Collaborative Projects (ACO participation through Caravan Health, Opioid ED Education Collaborative), Education Programs (OUD training, leadership education, MACRA education, HIM training), External Peer Review Services, and Group Purchasing (through Premier and OnHand). Member hospitals receive access to discounted business partnerships including IT services (Mandry Technology), coding/HIM services (BBHIMA), physician recruiting (Medicus), insurance (HealthSure), chronic care management (ChartSpan), interpreter services (Language Line Solutions), and health information exchange (Syncronys). The organization achieved over $572,000 in savings for member hospitals during FY 2017-2018 through group purchase contracting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NMRHN Group Purchasing (GPO)
• Peer Networking Committees
• Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department Training
• Caravan Health Rural ACO
• External Peer Review Services
• Full Membership
• Associate Membership
• Affiliate Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved over $572,000 in savings for member hospitals during FY 2017-2018
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, innovation, flagship and minor.

• Mandry Technology Solutions, LLCcoreTechnology or IntegrationNMRHN has a partnership with MTS, a globally ranked IT managed service organization with locations in Lubbock and Dallas, Texas. MTS offers full suite of IT, security, cloud/hosted and business services to clients in regulated industries like healthcare. Established in 2002, MTS serves clients throughout Texas and New Mexico.
• BBHIMAcoreTechnology or IntegrationNMRHN partnership with BBHIMA provides affordable remote and onsite coding services as well as other Health Information Management (HIM) services to member hospitals.
• MedicuscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNMRHN has an agreement with Medicus, a Physician Recruitment company, that provides discounted pricing on physician recruiting services to participating NMRHN member hospitals.
• HealthSurecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNMRHN has an agreement with HealthSure, an insurance broker, that can help member hospitals with multiple insurance products at negotiated rates.
• Health Biotech PartnersinnovationStrategic or Co-development PartnerNMRHN Innovation Partner providing innovation solutions services to participating members. Health Biotech Partners helps rural hospitals understand their challenges and schedules regular meetings with new startup technology companies offering innovative services. They essentially provide Chief Innovation Officer services at no cost to member hospitals.
• SyncronyscoreTechnology or IntegrationNMRHN has partnered with Syncronys which runs the Health Information Exchange (HIE) for New Mexico. Syncronys helps subscribers access clinical information from various organizations across the state. Participating NMRHN hospitals receive a discount on annual subscription based on number of participating hospitals.
• Language Line SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationNMRHN has partnered with Language Line Solutions which offers interpreter services on phone, video or mobile in over 240 languages. They also provide document translation services and can train hospital staff to become certified healthcare interpreters. Participating NMRHN hospitals receive GPO discount on pricing.
• PremiercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNMRHN partnership with Premier provides access to national group purchasing organization (GPO) and health system volume pricing for member hospitals.
• OnHandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNMRHN partnership with OnHand provides access to GPO and health system volume pricing for member hospitals through this healthcare supply chain and procurement platform.
• ChartSpancoreTechnology or IntegrationNMRHN has a partnership with ChartSpan, which is the largest chronic care management (CCM) service provider in the U.S. They provide comprehensive care services for Medicare beneficiaries across the country.
• Ovation HealthcareflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOvation Healthcare is NMRHN's premier sponsor organization for many network education programs and webinar content. They also offer a wide range of consulting and financial services to assist rural hospitals.
• Elite 365coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorElite 365 recruits certified Physicians, CRNAs, NPs and PAs for temporary and permanent placement across all 50 states. They offer travel and permanent placement for PTs, OTs, SLPs, and assistants, as well as high quality English-speaking foreign RNs. They handle credentialing, immigration, housing, and logistics.
• ICAHN External Peer Review NetworkcoreTechnology or IntegrationICAHN External Peer Review Network (EPRN) provides an independent, confidential process to enhance and strengthen internal peer review networks. Review services available for Anesthesia, CRNA, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, and Pediatrics specialties.
• ERA GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorERA Group specializes in finding cost-savings solutions for member hospitals in areas including Banking & Financial Services, Logistics, Corporate Services, Medical Services, Operational Supplies, Facility Management, Human Resources Services, Telecommunications & Technology.
• Caravan HealthflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNMRHN partnered with Caravan Health to assist five member hospitals in establishing their ACO and excelling in a population health model of care. NMRHN facilitated the evaluation process and provided consulting services as hospitals decided whether to join an Accountable Care Organization participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Vizient: One of the largest U.S. healthcare performance improvement and GPO companies, competing with Premier in the group purchasing space. Vizient serves a broad swath of acute care providers including community and rural hospitals, and is a potential disintermediation threat to NMRHN's GPO value proposition.
• Premier Inc. A national GPO and healthcare improvement company and one of NMRHN's two primary GPO partners. Premier serves large hospital systems but extends volume pricing to NMRHN members, representing both a partner and a large incumbent whose direct relationships could disintermediate NMRHN.
• HealthTrust: A national GPO serving hospitals and health systems with supply chain contracting and performance improvement services. HealthTrust is comparable to NMRHN's GPO partners (Premier/OnHand) in scale and could directly compete for NMRHN members' purchasing volume.
• National Cooperative of Health Networks Association (NCHN): The national industry association for health networks — of which NMRHN is a member. NCHN represents the broader category in which NMRHN operates, runs the Outstanding Network Leader program that recognized NMRHN's Executive Director, and is the natural industry body that defines NMRHN's competitive set.

Direct peers

• Caravan Health: ACO formation and population health partner that NMRHN works with to enroll member hospitals in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Caravan operates a similar rural-hospital-focused ACO model and competes for the same member engagement and shared-savings economics.
• Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN): A statewide network of critical access and rural hospitals in Illinois that, like NMRHN, provides group purchasing, peer networking, education, and shared services to its members. ICAHN also operates an External Peer Review Network (EPRN), which NMRHN partners with — making them both direct competitors and collaborators in the rural hospital network space.
• Ovation Healthcare: Premier sponsor and consulting partner for NMRHN's education programs, Ovation Healthcare (formerly Quorum Health Resources) is a national firm that provides operational, financial, and consulting services to rural and community hospitals — overlapping significantly with NMRHN's member-services portfolio.

Regional players

• Stratis Health: A Minnesota-based nonprofit that supports rural hospitals and critical access facilities through quality improvement, education, and collaborative programs. Stratis Health operates in a different geography but addresses the same rural hospital member base with a similar services portfolio to NMRHN.
• Southwest Idaho Community Health Network: A regional rural hospital network in Idaho that NMRHN's Executive Director Stephen Stoddard previously led. It operates a comparable model — collaborative services, GPO, peer networking for rural hospitals — but in a different geographic market, making it a direct regional analog.

Others

• National Rural Health Association (NRHA): The national nonprofit organization that advocates for rural healthcare providers and recognizes top-performing rural community hospitals and critical access hospitals — including NMRHN members Guadalupe County Hospital and Miners' Colfax Medical Center. NRHA is not a direct competitor but is the primary industry body that shapes NMRHN's policy and recognition environment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-mexico-rural-hospital-network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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