Surprise Valley Health Care District

What Surprise Valley Health Care District does

Surprise Valley Health Care District (SVHCD) is a California public healthcare district and political subdivision of the state, headquartered at 741 North Main Street, Cedarville, in Modoc County. Founded in 1985 after the closure of Cedarville Hospital in 1983, the district reopened Surprise Valley Community Hospital on April 16, 1986, using voter-approved assessments, a $200,000 state grant secured by Senator Doolittle, and community donations. It operates the smallest hospital in California — a 26-bed Critical Access facility comprising 22 skilled nursing beds and 4 acute beds — alongside the Surprise Valley Clinic, a PL 95-210 Rural Health Clinic open Monday through Thursday. Service lines include a 24-hour standby emergency department, inpatient and skilled nursing care, outpatient primary care, X-ray, EKG, laboratory, physical therapy, podiatry, telemedicine consultations, and a volunteer Basic Life Support ambulance service with nationally registered EMTs. SVHCD also facilitates patient transfers to higher-acuity facilities in Redding, Reno, and Klamath Falls via coordinated air and ground ambulance partners.

SVHCD serves four towns (Fort Bidwell, Lake City, Cedarville, Eagleville) and two Native American communities (Warner Mountain Indians and Cedarville Rancheria), plus patients from across Modoc County who travel over Cedar Pass for care. The district is governed by an elected five-member Board of Directors (currently with a vacant Treasurer seat) and funded through a mix of patient care revenue under enhanced Critical Access Medicare reimbursement, voter-approved property assessments, community donations, and a named community emergency fund. Revenue is not publicly disclosed on the company's website; financial transparency is provided via published audits (2022–2025), IRS Form 990s (FY2023 and FY2024), and the California state public pay database.

The business model is fee-for-service patient care supplemented by community taxation. Pricing operates on a pay-as-you-go basis with a Turquoise Health-powered price estimator (completion targeted early June 2026), federally required machine-readable price files, and a financial assistance program for qualifying patients. Marketing is community-based and low-cost, relying on a website (svhospital.org), Facebook, LinkedIn, NextDoor, a monthly email newsletter, and triennial Community Health Needs Assessments. Technology is standard rural hospital stack — X-ray, EKG, lab, telemedicine — with no proprietary platform; the district is currently investing in price transparency compliance and a Hospital Quality Transparency Dashboard rather than expanding into new clinical technology. Headcount is modest and is being expanded through active recruitment for nine clinical roles including Director of Nursing, RNs, LVNs, CNAs, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist.

Name

Surprise Valley Health Care District

Legal name

Surprise Valley Health Care District

Website

https://svhospital.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Surprise Valley Health Care District operates a 26-bed Critical Access hospital and Rural Health Clinic in Cedarville, California, delivering 24-hour emergency, inpatient, skilled nursing, and outpatient care to rural Surprise Valley and Modoc County residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital & Healthcare Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Outpatient Care Centers (6214), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Critical Access & Rural Hospitals (HLAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) (HLAFAGAL), Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI)

Keywords

• Rural critical access hospital
• Skilled nursing facility
• Outpatient rural health clinic
• Emergency medical services
• Community healthcare district

Headquarters

HQ city

Cedarville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Revenue from hospital services including emergency care, inpatient care (acute and skilled nursing), outpatient clinic visits, diagnostic services (X-ray, EKG, lab), physical therapy, and telemedicine consultations. As a Critical Access Hospital, receives enhanced Medicare reimbursement.
2. Financial Assistance Programs: Provides financial assistance to qualifying patients, with Financial Evaluation Forms available for application

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Surprise Valley Health Care District operates a 26-bed Critical Access rural hospital and an outpatient Rural Health Clinic in Cedarville, California. The hospital delivers 24-hour emergency care, acute inpatient services, skilled nursing facility care, and supporting diagnostic and therapy services. The clinic provides primary care, telemedicine consultations, podiatry, wound care, and immunizations to rural residents of Surprise Valley and surrounding Modoc County communities.

Product overview

Surprise Valley Health Care District operates a single-site rural healthcare system anchored by the Surprise Valley Community Hospital and the Surprise Valley Clinic. The hospital is a 26-bed Critical Access facility (22 skilled nursing beds and 4 acute beds) — the smallest hospital in California — offering inpatient nursing care, a 24-hour standby emergency room, and a skilled nursing facility. The outpatient clinic provides same-day appointments, family medicine, telemedicine, podiatry, and physical therapy. Supporting service lines include diagnostic imaging and laboratory, a volunteer Basic Life Support ambulance, air ambulance membership coordination, financial assistance, community health needs assessments, and a federal price transparency tool. The district serves Cedarville and surrounding communities in Modoc County, California.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Surprise Valley Community Hospital

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves four towns and two Native American groups in Surprise Valley plus patients from all over Modoc County
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Southern Cascades Community Services District, Health Transport ServicesminorOthersNon-emergent health transport service providing transportation for pharmacy, medical, dental, and vision appointments. Contact: 530-299-3114. Listed as a courtesy to the community.
• PHI Air MedicalminorOthersAir ambulance membership service based in Redding and Susanville. Contact: 1-888-435-9744. Listed as a courtesy to the community for air ambulance transport needs.
• AirMedCare Network (includes REACH Air)minorOthersAir ambulance membership network including REACH Air based in Redding. Contact: 800-793-0010. Listed as a courtesy to the community for air ambulance membership.
• SEMSA AirminorOthersAir ambulance service based in Susanville and Adin. Contact: 855-877-2518. Listed as a courtesy to the community.
• Turquoise HealthcoreTechnology or IntegrationExternal party working with SVHCD to update and improve their Price Transparency tool in accordance with new compliance requirements. Estimated completion for patient access is early June 2026.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mammoth Hospital: Critical Access Hospital in Mono County, CA providing 24-hour emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services to a rural Eastern Sierra community. Comparable service mix and rural CAH economics.
• Plumas District Hospital: Critical Access Hospital in Quincy, CA. Operates inpatient, SNF, rural health clinic, and emergency services in a rural mountain community — structurally similar to SVHCD.
• Bear Valley Community Hospital: Critical Access Hospital district in Big Bear Lake, CA. Comparable as a small rural community hospital district with 24-hour ED, inpatient, SNF, and rural health clinic services.
• Southern Inyo Hospital: Critical Access Hospital in Lone Pine, CA — a small rural district hospital serving an isolated Eastern Sierra community. Highly comparable scale and service profile to SVHCD.
• Eastern Plumas Health Care: Critical Access Hospital district serving rural Plumas County, CA. Directly comparable as a small CAH with inpatient beds, SNF, rural health clinic, and 24-hour emergency services.
• Modoc Medical Center: Critical Access Hospital in Alturas, CA — the closest geographic peer and the other major inpatient facility serving Modoc County. Both operate as small rural hospitals with CAH designation, ED, SNF, and rural health clinics.
• Tahoe Forest Hospital District: Critical Access Hospital district serving Truckee and the North Tahoe region. Comparable as a community-owned CAH district with ED, inpatient, SNF, and clinic operations funded through district assessments.

Others

• PHI Air Medical: Air ambulance partner already listed by SVHCD as a community resource. Adjacent ecosystem provider handling inter-facility transfers from rural CAHs to tertiary centers — directly relevant to SVHCD's transfer network.

Broad incumbents

• Adventist Health: Large multi-state health system that operates numerous rural and Critical Access Hospitals across California and the Western US. Overlapping capability set and rural footprint make it a broad incumbent peer.
• CommonSpirit Health: National non-profit health system (parent of Dignity Health) operating rural and community hospitals across California. Comparable as a large non-profit operator of rural inpatient and outpatient facilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/svcommunityhospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/surprise-valley-health-care

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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