Deaconess Illinois Crossroads

What Deaconess Illinois Crossroads does

Deaconess Illinois Crossroads is a 47-bed acute care hospital located at 8 Doctors Park Road in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, operated as part of the Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. The facility serves the Southern Illinois population through a 24/7 emergency department, inpatient and outpatient surgical services, diagnostic imaging, family medicine, and specialty care delivered by 263 medical staff across 23 fields of medicine. Its CMS Five-Star Hospital rating (2022) and Joint Commission accreditation position it as a quality-credentialed provider within its rural service area.

The hospital is supported by 300+ employees and leverages the broader Deaconess Health System for clinical staffing depth, administrative infrastructure, and brand equity that would not be economically replicable by an independent 47-bed facility. It offers a MyChart patient portal, providing digital access to medical records, appointment scheduling, and provider communication, which extends patient engagement beyond the physical campus. The service portfolio spans the dominant acute care and outpatient diagnostic needs of a low-density regional market, with specialist coverage that broadens the addressable patient base relative to a generalist-only rural hospital.

The business model operates on standard US acute care hospital revenue mechanics: fee-for-service billing across inpatient stays, outpatient procedures, emergency department visits, diagnostic imaging, and specialist consultations, with revenue drawn from a mix of Medicare, Medicaid, commercial payers, and self-pay patients. As a community hospital, the customer base is the general population of Jefferson County and adjacent Southern Illinois counties, with no single payer or employer dominating the revenue stack. The Deaconess Health System affiliation provides margin support through shared back-office functions, group purchasing, and clinical referral pathways, while the rural Critical Access-like positioning limits direct competition from larger urban tertiary centers within the immediate catchment.

Name

Deaconess Illinois Crossroads

Legal name

Deaconess Illinois Crossroads

Website

https://deaconessillinoiscrossroads.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Deaconess Illinois Crossroads is a 47-bed acute care hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, serving Southern Illinois residents with emergency, surgical, diagnostic, and specialty services through 300+ employees and 263 medical staff across 23 specialties, operated as part of Deaconess Health System.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Acute Care Hospital Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Ambulatory Specialty Clinics (Multi-Specialty & Single-Specialty) (HLAFABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Retail & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAC)

Keywords

• Acute care hospital
• Family medicine
• Diagnostic imaging
• Emergency medical services
• Inpatient outpatient surgery

Headquarters

HQ city

Mt. Vernon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: The hospital generates revenue through providing acute care medical services including emergency care, inpatient and outpatient surgeries, diagnostic imaging, and specialist consultations. Revenue is derived from patient services billed to insurance providers, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay patients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Deaconess Illinois Crossroads operates a 47-bed acute care hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, delivering family medicine, inpatient and outpatient surgical care, diagnostic imaging, and emergency services. It is staffed by more than 300 employees and 263 medical staff members across 23 fields of medicine, serving as a regional acute-care access point within the Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana.

Product overview

Deaconess Illinois Crossroads is a 47-bed acute care hospital operating as part of the Deaconess Health System. The hospital functions as a single integrated facility offering core acute care services including family medicine, inpatient and outpatient surgeries, diagnostic imaging, emergency services, and specialist provision across 23 fields of medicine. The hospital supports patient care through complementary services such as the MyChart patient portal for online access, immediate care/urgent care facilities, and community programs including financial assistance and scholarship initiatives. Quality recognition includes Joint Commission accreditation and CMS Five-Star Hospital designation. No platform-plus-modules architecture applies; the hospital's portfolio consists of its core hospital services supplemented by patient-facing digital tools and community support programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acute Care Hospital Services

Quantifiable outcome

• CMS Five-Star Hospital rating in 2022

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Deaconess Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeaconess Illinois Crossroads is part of the Deaconess Health System network, which spans Evansville, Indiana and Southern Illinois. The parent organization provides centralized resources, branding, technology platforms (MyChart), shared best practices, and operational support across all affiliated hospitals and facilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Deaconess Hospital (Evansville, IN): Flagship acute care hospital of the same Deaconess Health System parent. Operates under shared branding, technology, and clinical protocols and serves as the referral destination for higher-acuity cases originating from Crossroads.
• HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital (Breese): Mid-sized Catholic acute care hospital in the Southern Illinois region with similar mission-driven, community-hospital positioning and overlapping service lines including emergency, surgery, and imaging.
• SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital: Acute care community hospital serving the same Mt. Vernon / Southern Illinois region. Comparable scale and service mix (emergency, inpatient, outpatient, imaging) make it the closest direct competitor for local patient volume.
• Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) Memorial Hospital of Carbondale: Regional acute care system serving Southern Illinois with comparable multi-specialty offerings. Competes for the same catchment and draws higher-acuity referrals that could otherwise route through Deaconess Illinois Crossroads.
• SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital (Centralia): Community acute care hospital in the same SSM Health system, geographically proximate to Crossroads. Comparable multi-specialty service offering in a rural/semi-rural Illinois setting.
• Deaconess Memorial Medical Center: Sister hospital within the Deaconess Health System network. Comparable size, scope, and operating model; useful comp for benchmarking clinical staffing, bed utilization, and financial performance.

Broad incumbents

• BJC HealthCare: Large St. Louis-based integrated health system operating multiple acute care hospitals within driving distance of Southern Illinois. Represents the broader incumbent that captures higher-acuity cases leaking out of Crossroads' catchment.

Regional players

• Massac Memorial Hospital: Small community acute care hospital in the Southern Illinois / Western Kentucky region with a comparable rural service profile, payer mix, and operational footprint.
• Fairfield Memorial Hospital: Independent rural Illinois hospital of similar scale and geographic context. Provides a benchmark for how standalone small hospitals perform versus an integrated system-backed peer like Deaconess Illinois Crossroads.
• Hamilton Memorial Hospital District: Critical-access and community hospital serving a rural Illinois county adjacent to Crossroads' catchment. Closest peer in terms of bed count, demographics, and service scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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