Carson Valley Health

What Carson Valley Health does

Carson Valley Health (CVH) is a Nevada non-profit community healthcare system headquartered in Gardnerville, founded in December 1993 as the sole integrated provider for the Carson Valley. It operates a 25-bed CMS-accredited critical access hospital — the only critical access hospital in Nevada and home to the first Level IV Trauma Center designated in the state (2025) — supported by a hub-and-spoke network of five primary care clinics (two of them federally designated rural health clinics with sliding-fee scales), one urgent care center, a dedicated Senior Care clinic, an outpatient behavioral health clinic, a wound care center, sleep studies clinic, occupational health services, and a network of specialty clinics. The clinical platform spans emergency medicine, inpatient and ICU care, hematology-oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, urology, general surgery, women's health, behavioral health, rehabilitation, nutritional counseling, travel health, and telemedicine. The December 2024 expansion added a hybrid cardiac catheterization/interventional radiology lab, da Vinci and CORI robotic-assisted surgical systems, an expanded emergency department, additional operating rooms, 25 private patient rooms, 3D mammography, and a 2026 automated core laboratory system, materially elevating procedural capability for a rural site.

Revenue is generated through fee-for-service billing for inpatient, emergency, urgent, primary, and specialty care; services are reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers, with sliding-fee scales and financial assistance for uninsured and underinsured patients. Outreach specialty appointments at South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington extend oncology, cardiology, and urology coverage into adjacent rural communities. Marketing is community-based — local social channels, the Valley Vitals podcast, health fairs, support groups, and a foundation-led donor program. CVH is solely aligned with Barton Health of South Lake Tahoe, which provides shared governance, executive overlap, and a specialist referral pathway. No venture capital or private equity ownership is indicated; the system is governed by a community board led by CEO Shannon Rogers, CFO Colleen Reid, and other executives.

Name

Carson Valley Health

Legal name

Carson Valley Health

Website

https://carsonvalleyhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Carson Valley Health is a Nevada non-profit healthcare system operating the state's only critical access hospital and first Level IV Trauma Center in Gardnerville, supported by five primary care clinics, urgent care, and multiple outpatient specialty services serving Carson Valley and surrounding rural communities. It is solely aligned with Barton Health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Healthcare Services

NAICS

Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trauma Centers & Level I–IV Trauma Hospitals (HLAFAAAK), Hospital-Operated Urgent Care Centers (HLAFADAC)

Keywords

• Community hospital services
• Critical access hospital
• Primary care clinics
• Emergency trauma care
• Specialty healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gardnerville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Service Fees: Carson Valley Health generates revenue through fee-for-service payments for healthcare services rendered, including hospital inpatient care, emergency room visits, urgent care, primary care office visits, specialty care clinics (cardiology, oncology, gastroenterology, urology, orthopedics, behavioral health), diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, and surgical procedures. Services are billed to patients, Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance providers.
2. Rural Outreach Services: Monthly specialty care appointments (oncology, cardiology, urology) provided at South Lyon Medical Center in Yerington for patients in the Yerington area, extending the reach of outpatient services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Carson Valley Health operates a 25-bed critical access hospital (Level IV Trauma Center) with five primary care clinics, an urgent care center, and multiple outpatient specialty services in Carson Valley and surrounding rural Nevada. The system delivers emergency, inpatient, surgical, diagnostic, and behavioral health services—including robotic-assisted surgery, cardiac catheterization, cancer care, and rehabilitation—and supports patients through a MyChart portal and rural outreach appointments in Yerington.

Product overview

Carson Valley Health is a comprehensive community healthcare system providing high-quality healthcare close to home for Carson Valley and surrounding areas. The organization operates as a 25-bed critical access hospital (Level IV Trauma Center) with five off-site primary care clinics, an urgent care center, and multiple outpatient specialty services. The hospital expansion completed in December 2024 added a cardiac catheterization lab, expanded emergency room, additional operating rooms, and all-private patient rooms. Specialty services include Cancer Care, Cardiology (with cardiac cath lab), Behavioral Health, Surgical Services (including Da Vinci and CORI robotic surgery), Medical Imaging, Laboratory Services, Orthopedics, Urology, Wound Care, Gastroenterology, Rehabilitation, Nutritional Counseling, Travel Health, Sleep Studies, and Telemedicine. The system is solely aligned with Barton Health of South Lake Tahoe and serves as the community's partner in health and wellness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Room / Level IV Trauma Center 24-hour emergency department and Nevada's first Level IV Trauma Center (designated 2025), staffed by board-certified emergency medicine physicians, handling life-threatening emergencies including chest pain, trauma, respiratory distress, seizures, and diabetic complications.
• Hospital Inpatient Services 25-bed critical access hospital licensed by the State of Nevada with acute care and ICU beds, hospitalists providing inpatient care and coordinating with specialists across all service lines.
• Primary Care Clinics Five primary care clinics (Primary Care Minden Village, Primary Care Topaz Ranch, Primary Care Virginia Ranch Road, Primary Care Ironwood, Senior Care) offering family medicine, internal medicine, and same-day appointments, including rural health clinics with sliding fee scale.
• Urgent Care Walk-in urgent care clinic in Minden treating non-emergent conditions including cuts, fractures, burns, sprains, and common illnesses, open Monday-Friday 8AM-7PM and Saturday 9AM-5PM, with on-site X-rays, lab tests, and DOT/CDL physicals.
• Cancer Care / Hematology-Oncology Hematology-oncology services including chemotherapy administration, cancer surgery, and personalized treatment plans staffed by board-certified hematology-oncology doctors and an advanced practice provider, with infusion center, surgery, symptom management, and care coordination.
• Cardiology Cardiology services including evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of heart conditions, with a hybrid cardiac catheterization lab/interventional radiology lab for minimally invasive procedures such as angiograms, angioplasty, stenting, ablations, and pacemaker implants.
• Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic Outpatient psychiatric and mental health services including individual, couples, and family counseling, group counseling, crisis counseling, and medication management, plus the Vitality for Life senior mental health and wellness intensive outpatient program.
• Surgical Services Comprehensive surgical services including Da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery and CORI robotic-assisted knee surgery, spanning general surgery, orthopedic surgery, gynecological surgery, and urological procedures.
• Medical Imaging Full-service medical imaging department offering CT scans, MRI, ultrasound, X-rays, nuclear medicine, 3D mammography, DEXA bone-density scans, echocardiography, and interventional radiology, accredited by the American College of Radiology.
• Laboratory Services Clinical laboratory with full-service testing including hematology, chemistry, immunohematology, cardiac monitoring, urinalysis, serology, microbiology, phlebotomy, urine drug screening, and blood banking, supported by a new state-of-the-art automation system.
• Orthopedics Orthopedic services including joint replacement surgery, arthroscopic procedures, fracture repair, sports medicine, and hand surgery, with total joint replacement class and rehabilitation support.
• Urology Urology services at Ironwood Specialty Care for prostate cancer, enlarged prostate, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, erectile dysfunction, and vasectomy, including minimally invasive procedures such as laser lithotripsy.
• Wound Care Center Specialized wound care treatment for non-healing wounds including infected wounds, pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, venous ulcers, and ostomy care, with wound debridement, negative pressure wound therapy, and surgical interventions.
• Gastroenterology (GI) Gastroenterology services including colonoscopy screening, endoscopy, and treatment for digestive conditions such as GERD, IBS, Crohn's disease, colitis, ulcers, and pancreatitis.
• Rehabilitation Services Comprehensive rehabilitation including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, aquatic therapy, and sports medicine, with a vestibular/neurological rehab program.
• Nutritional Counseling Outpatient nutritional counseling for chronic disease management including diabetes, heart disease, cholesterol management, weight issues, kidney disease, GI disorders, and food allergies, with self-pay rates and insurance billing available.
• Travel Health Clinic Pre-travel health services including required and recommended immunizations (including yellow fever vaccine), malaria prevention prescriptions, and travel consultations.
• Sleep Studies Clinic Sleep disorder diagnosis and testing services located across Virginia Ranch Rd from the main hospital campus.
• Occupational Health Occupational health services including DOT/CDL physicals, work injury care, and occupational therapy for work-related conditions for local employers and employees.
• Telemedicine Telehealth services enabling remote patient consultations and follow-up care for Carson Valley Health patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Patient satisfaction ranked among the top in the region with top scores in quality of care compared to regional and national benchmarks
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Barton Health (South Lake Tahoe)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Carson Valley Health is solely aligned with Barton Health of South Lake Tahoe and Stateline. Barton Health provides strategic oversight, shared governance (CVH Board includes Barton Health executives), and a pathway for specialist referrals. This partnership enables CVH to maintain community-focused healthcare while accessing the resources and expertise of a larger health system.
• Western Surgical GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Western Surgical Group provides general surgery services at CVH Specialty Care Virginia Ranch. Surgeons James C. Nunley, Lars Webb, Alvaro Devia, Amanda C. VanderClay, and Ann E. Pratt offer outpatient surgical services in partnership with CVH.
• South Lyon Medical Center (Yerington)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024CVH provides monthly oncology, cardiology, and urology appointments at South Lyon Medical Center for patients in the Yerington area (including Smith Valley, Coleville, and surrounding communities), extending specialty healthcare access to underserved rural populations.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: Largest for-profit hospital operator in the United States with a broad portfolio including rural and community hospitals. Relevant as a benchmark for capital allocation, service-line management, and operating leverage in non-urban markets, though substantially larger and investor-owned versus CVH's nonprofit CAH model.
• Renown Health: Large regional health system headquartered in Reno, Nevada with a tertiary hospital, Level II trauma center, and broad multi-specialty footprint. Competes with CVH for complex cases leaving the Carson Valley and represents the primary patient-leakage destination that the 2024 expansion is intended to recapture.
• Banner Health: One of the largest nonprofit health systems in the U.S. with a multi-state footprint including rural and critical access hospitals. Comparable as a scaled operating model for rural community hospital networks pursuing CAH strategy, value-based care, and population health management.
• Saint Mary's Health Network: Reno-based community hospital and health network within the Prime Healthcare system. Represents another high-acuity referral destination for Carson Valley patients and a competitor for emergency, surgical, and specialty volumes that CVH is positioning to retain locally.

Regional players

• Mount Grant General Hospital: Critical access hospital in Hawthorne, Nevada serving a similarly small rural Nevada community. Comparable as a peer CAH in the same state regulatory environment but does not directly compete for Carson Valley patients.
• Battle Mountain General Hospital: Critical access hospital in Battle Mountain, Nevada providing comparable rural inpatient, emergency, and primary care services. Peer for Nevada-specific CAH operating economics and rural healthcare delivery benchmarks rather than direct competition.
• Grover C. Dils Medical Center: Critical access hospital in Caliente, Nevada and a fellow rural Nevada facility. Relevant peer for CAH economics, regulatory comparison, and state-level Medicaid/Medicare dynamics, though geographically distant and not a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Barton Health: Barton Health of South Lake Tahoe is the strategic partner and sole aligned system of Carson Valley Health, operating a similar community hospital model with shared governance and specialist referral pathways. Directly comparable on scale, service mix (emergency, inpatient, primary care, specialty), and rural-resort catchment profile.
• Mammoth Hospital: Rural critical access hospital in Mammoth Lakes, California operating a 25-bed facility with primary care, specialty, and emergency services for a small mountain community. Closest operational analog in terms of bed count, service scope, and rural-resort demographic profile.
• Tahoe Forest Health System: Truckee, California-based community health system serving a similar rural-mountain catchment with critical access-style operations, primary care clinics, and specialty services. Comparable as a small mountain community hospital competing for the same regional patient pool along the Carson Valley/Tahoe axis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cvhealthnv
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCO_tjmHFE5jZtk1dbbCn5Eg
• Facebookfacebook.com/CarsonValleyHealth
• Instagraminstagram.com/carsonvalleyhealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carson-valley-health

Compliance8 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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