Martin Memorial Health Systems

What Martin Memorial Health Systems does

Carle Health is a nonprofit integrated regional health system operating as The Carle Foundation, founded in 1951 and headquartered in Urbana, Illinois. The system comprises 8 hospitals (1,383 total beds, including 2 critical access hospitals), a multi-specialty provider group with more than 1,300 physicians and 400 advanced practice providers across 120+ specialties, a health plan, and affiliated academic institutions. It serves over 3 million people across 16 communities in central and southeastern Illinois and is led by James C. Leonard, MD, as president and CEO. There is no disclosed private equity, venture capital, or publicly traded parent — the entity is independently governed as a nonprofit.

Core technology and product surface are built on the Epic electronic medical record system paired with the MyCarle patient portal (web and mobile), and extend into specialized clinical assets including the Carle Illinois Advanced Imaging Center, which houses the highest magnetic field imaging strength MRI commercially available in the United States. Research and education are delivered through the Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute (clinical trials and applied research), the jointly controlled Carle Illinois College of Medicine (the world's first engineering-based medical school, a 2015 partnership with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), and affiliated Methodist College for nursing and allied health training. Specialized care lines include the Carle Neuroscience Institute, Heart and Vascular Institute, Digestive Health Institute, Cancer Institute, and the Trillium Place Young Minds Center for pediatric behavioral health.

Revenue is generated through four streams: hospital inpatient services, physician and advanced practice provider services, Carle Health health plan memberships, and education/training programs. Go-to-market combines physician referrals and provider recruiting (sales-led) with direct-to-consumer patient acquisition through the Find a Doctor service, MyCarle portal, appointment scheduling, convenient care locations, and Mobile Health Clinics reaching underserved communities. Pricing is quote-based per service with machine-readable transparency files; no public price list is disclosed. The system is notable for sustained regulatory and accreditation accumulation (Level I Trauma, Comprehensive Stroke Center, multiple Magnet nursing designations, DNV accreditation, NAPRC/CoC/NAPBC cancer accreditations) and for repeated industry recognition including the 2026 AMGA Acclaim Award.

Name

Martin Memorial Health Systems

Legal name

The Carle Foundation

Website

https://carlehealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Carle Health is a nonprofit integrated regional health system operating 8 hospitals, a 1,500-plus provider group, a health plan, and academic institutions, serving over 3 million people across 16 communities in central and southeastern Illinois.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Healthcare Services

NAICS

Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Other Outpatient Care Centers (62149)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based & Nonprofit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hospital-Owned Physician Networks & Medical Groups (HLAFAAAL)

Keywords

• Integrated healthcare services
• Hospital and clinical services
• Multispecialty physician group
• Medical education programs
• Clinical research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Urbana

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospital Patient Services: Acute care, emergency services, surgical services, and inpatient care across 8 hospitals including 2 critical access hospitals with 1,383 total beds.
2. Physician and Advanced Practice Provider Services: Multi-specialty provider group with 1,300+ physicians and 400+ advanced practice providers across 120+ specialties and sub-specialties.
3. Health Plan Services: Carle Health health plan serving members with insurance coverage.
4. Education and Training Programs: Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Methodist College affiliation, nurse residency programs, and continuing education for healthcare professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Martin Memorial Health Systems, operating as The Carle Foundation (dba Carle Health), operates an integrated regional health system delivering acute hospital care, multispecialty physician services, specialty institutes, clinical research, and medical education across central and southeastern Illinois. It runs 8 hospitals with 1,383 beds, employs nearly 17,000 team members including 1,300+ physicians across 120+ specialties, and maintains a health plan, the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Methodist College, the Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute, and Mobile Health Clinics serving more than 3 million people.

Product overview

Carle Health is an integrated regional health system providing comprehensive healthcare services across central and southeastern Illinois. The system includes eight hospitals with approximately 1,383 beds, a multispecialty provider group with over 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers, and multiple specialized institutes and programs. Key offerings include MyCarle patient portal, the world's first engineering-based medical school (Carle Illinois College of Medicine), Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute, Community Health Initiatives with mobile clinics, and specialized institutes for neuroscience, heart and vascular, digestive health, and cancer care. Methodist College provides nursing and allied health education, while the system also operates auditory/oral school services for deaf and hearing impaired individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carle Illinois College of Medicine: World's first engineering-based medical school, established in 2015 through partnership with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
• Methodist College
• Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute
• MyCarle

Products and services

• Hospital Inpatient Services Acute care, emergency services, surgical services, and inpatient care delivered across 8 hospitals including 2 critical access hospitals with 1,383 total beds for patients across central and southeastern Illinois.
• Multispecialty Physician and Advanced Practice Provider Services Multi-specialty provider group with 1,300+ physicians and 400+ advanced practice providers delivering care across 120+ specialties and sub-specialties in ambulatory and outpatient settings.
• Health Plan Services Carle Health health plan providing insurance coverage and membership services to patients in the service region.
• Carle Cancer Institute Comprehensive cancer care program including the Mills Breast Cancer Institute, holding CoC and NAPBC accreditations and an NAPRC-accredited rectal cancer program for cancer patients.
• Carle Neuroscience Institute Comprehensive neuroscience program including spine institute services and a Multidisciplinary Team of Distinction recognized by the North American Skull Base Society in 2026.
• Carle Heart and Vascular Institute Specialized cardiac and vascular care services for patients with cardiovascular conditions.
• Carle Digestive Health Institute Specialized digestive health and gastroenterology services for patients with gastrointestinal conditions.
• Carle Illinois Advanced Imaging Center Advanced imaging center providing patients access to the highest magnetic field imaging strength MRI commercially available in the United States as part of an elite clinical facility network.
• Carle Health Mobile Clinics Mobile health clinics that bring healthcare services directly to underserved communities across the service region as part of Community Health Initiatives.
• Community Health Initiatives (Healthy Beginnings) Maternal/child nurse home visiting program and related community health programs addressing root causes of health concerns, recognized with the AMGA Acclaim Award in 2026.
• Trillium Place Young Minds Center Pediatric behavioral and mental health services for children and adolescents through partnership with Trillium Place Health.
• Carle Auditory and Oral School School providing auditory and oral education services for deaf and hearing impaired individuals.
• Carle Illinois College of Medicine The world's first engineering-based medical school, training physician-innovators who integrate engineering, technology, and clinical expertise to transform patient care, with clinical opportunities throughout the Carle Health system.
• Methodist College Four-year private not-for-profit college affiliated with Carle Health, offering nursing and allied health education with clinical opportunities at Carle Health hospitals and clinics and tuition forgiveness for nursing programs.
• Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute Research enterprise enabling new discoveries with real-world applications and developing best practices for higher quality healthcare, including clinical trials for patients.
• MyCarle Patient Portal Online patient portal and mobile application providing patients with access to medical records, appointment scheduling, bill pay, and care management tools.

Quantifiable outcome

• AMGA Acclaim Award 2026 recipient for Carle Health Medical Group Community Health Initiatives - Healthy Beginnings
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership established in 2015 to create Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school. Joint initiative training physician-innovators to integrate engineering, technology, and clinical expertise to transform patient care and health systems.
• Methodist CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFour-year private not-for-profit college affiliated with Carle Health. Students receive clinical opportunities throughout Peoria region at Carle Health hospitals and clinics. Includes Academic Investment Program that forgives tuition for nursing programs while providing employment opportunities at Carle Health upon graduation.
• Parkland CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal community college partnership bringing free GED prep classes on-site to Carle Health team members and their families in Champaign-Urbana.
• American Medical Group Association (AMGA)minorOthersCarle Health Medical Group named 2026 recipient of AMGA Acclaim Award for Community Health Initiatives - Healthy Beginnings. Over 175,000 physicians practice in AMGA organizations.
• Human Rights Campaign FoundationminorOthersCarle Health recognized as Leader in Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) for building an inclusive and beneficial care experience for LGBTQ+ community members.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Advocate Health: One of the largest nonprofit health systems in the US formed by Advocate-Aurora merger, serving Illinois, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Georgia. Comparable as a Midwest-anchored nonprofit with extensive hospital, physician, and home health footprint, though substantially larger and more geographically diversified.
• Ascension Health: One of the largest Catholic nonprofit health systems in the US, with 140+ hospitals across 19 states. Comparable nonprofit integrated structure with hospital, physician, and clinical research components, though materially larger and more diversified than Carle.
• BJC HealthCare: St. Louis-area nonprofit integrated health system with 14 hospitals across Missouri and Illinois. Comparable nonprofit hospital-physician integrated delivery serving an overlapping Midwestern geography, including downstate Illinois communities.
• Northwestern Medicine: Chicago-area nonprofit academic health system anchored by Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Feinberg School of Medicine. Comparable as an Illinois-based nonprofit integrating quaternary academic care, employed physician network, and regional hospitals, though concentrated in the Chicago metro.
• Indiana University Health: Indiana-based nonprofit academic health system affiliated with Indiana University School of Medicine. Comparable as a state-anchored nonprofit academic medical center integrating quaternary care, physician training, and regional hospital network, though serving a larger state.

Direct peers

• Mercy Health (Bon Secours Mercy Health): Catholic nonprofit health system operating across Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, South Carolina, and other states. Comparable in mission-driven nonprofit structure, hospital-physician integration, and academic/clinical research participation.
• UnityPoint Health: Nonprofit integrated health system operating hospitals, physician groups, and home care across Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Comparable regional nonprofit with similar scale (~30,000+ team members), multi-state Midwest footprint, and employed multi-specialty physician model.
• SSM Health: Catholic nonprofit health system operating 23+ hospitals across Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. Comparable regional nonprofit with similar integrated delivery, Magnet nursing, and rural critical access hospital footprint in Illinois.
• OSF HealthCare: Catholic nonprofit integrated health system headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, operating 15+ hospitals across Illinois and Michigan. Directly comparable as a downstate Illinois nonprofit system with academic medical center (Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center), employed physician group, and own health plan (OSF HealthPlan).

Emerging players

• Rush University System for Health: Chicago-area nonprofit academic health system anchored by Rush University Medical Center and Rush Medical College. Comparable as a Midwest nonprofit with academic medical center, employed physician network, and Magnet nursing, though more urban-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/carlehealth
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@carlehealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/CarleHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/martin-memorial-health-systems
• Instagraminstagram.com/carlehealth

Compliance14 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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