LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER

What LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER does

Lake City Medical Center, operating as HCA Florida Lake City Hospital, is a 141-bed acute care community hospital located at 340 NW Commerce Dr, Lake City, Florida. The facility serves as the primary acute care anchor for Columbia, Hamilton, and Suwannee counties in rural North Florida and operates a freestanding 24/7 emergency facility, Suwannee Emergency, in Live Oak. The hospital runs a broad service portfolio that includes 24-hour emergency care, interventional cardiology and noninvasive cardiac testing, robotic and minimally invasive surgery, interventional radiology, orthopedic surgery (including outpatient joint replacement), general surgery, oncology, neurological and stroke care, diagnostic imaging, and women's care. It also operates the MyHealthONE patient portal and a 24/7 Consult-A-Nurse triage line for patient acquisition and engagement.

Technically, the facility relies on credentialed medical hardware rather than software platforms: robotic surgery systems for minimally invasive procedures, imaging-guided interventional radiology suites, cardiac catheterization labs for interventional cardiology, and CT/nuclear medicine and echocardiography imaging. These capabilities are supported by third-party clinical certifications — Primary Stroke Center (Joint Commission), Accredited Chest Pain Center (American College of Cardiology), ACR accreditation in CT and nuclear medicine, and IAC accreditation for echocardiography and venous testing. There is no proprietary software, AI/ML system, or unique technology stack disclosed; the facility's clinical technology is largely standardized across HCA's national footprint.

Commercially, the hospital operates on a fee-for-service revenue model, billing insurers, Medicare/Medicaid, and self-pay patients for inpatient and outpatient episodes. Patient acquisition is direct-to-consumer via the main campus, the freestanding ER, the Consult-A-Nurse line, online appointment registration, physician referrals, and HCA Florida Physicians' primary care and specialty network. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is provided only as pre-treatment estimates upon request, consistent with U.S. hospital price-transparency norms. The facility is not an independent operator: it is wholly embedded within HCA Florida Healthcare, the ~700-site Florida network that unified under a single HCA brand in 2022, with HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) as the ultimate parent. HCA Florida Healthcare has reported more than $5 billion in capital investment in Florida since 2022 and $6.4 billion in annual salaries, wages, and benefits across the network, providing Lake City with capital, recruiting, and procurement advantages unavailable to an independent rural hospital.

Name

LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER

Legal name

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital

Website

https://lakecitymedical.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

LAKE CITY MEDICAL CENTER (HCA Florida Lake City Hospital) is a 141-bed acute care hospital in Lake City, Florida, serving Columbia, Hamilton, and Suwannee counties with a freestanding ER in Live Oak. It delivers emergency, cardiac, orthopedic, oncology, neurology, and women's care services inside HCA Florida Healthcare's statewide network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: The hospital generates revenue through fee-for-service payments for medical and surgical services provided to patients, including emergency care, surgeries, diagnostic imaging, cardiac care, and other medical treatments. Revenue is collected through insurance reimbursements, Medicare/Medicaid, and patient self-pay.
2. Patient Portal Services: MyHealthONE patient portal provides patients access to medical records, scheduling, and bill payment, supporting patient engagement and payment collection.

Pricing tiers

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Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital is a 141-bed acute care hospital providing 24-hour emergency care, cardiovascular and interventional cardiology, orthopedic surgery, general surgery, diagnostic imaging, oncology, neurological care, and women's health services. The facility also operates a freestanding emergency department (Suwannee Emergency) in Live Oak, Florida, and offers the MyHealthONE patient portal for records access, scheduling, and bill payment.

Product overview

HCA Florida Lake City Hospital is a 141-bed acute care hospital offering a comprehensive range of medical and surgical programs. The hospital provides 24-hour emergency care, cardiovascular services (including interventional cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation), orthopedic surgery, general surgery, diagnostic imaging, oncology, neurological care, and women's care services. The facility is complemented by a freestanding emergency location (Suwannee Emergency) in Live Oak, FL, and patients can access their health information through the MyHealthONE patient portal (web and mobile app).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HCA Florida Lake City Hospital A 141-bed acute care hospital serving Columbia, Hamilton and Suwannee counties, offering 24-hour emergency care, heart care, interventional cardiology, orthopedics, general surgery, imaging services, oncology, neurological care, and women's care.
• MyHealthONE Patient Portal A secure online patient portal that allows patients to view health records, lab results, imaging reports, physician notes, post-visit summaries, schedule follow-up appointments, and share health records. Available via web and mobile app (iOS and Android).
• Suwannee Emergency A freestanding emergency facility located in Live Oak, Florida (Suwannee County), providing the same level of high-quality emergency care as the main Lake City Hospital campus on a 24/7 basis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Accredited Chest Pain Center by American College of Cardiology
• +5 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HCA Florida HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLake City Hospital operates as part of HCA Florida Healthcare, Florida's largest network of healthcare providers with nearly 700 locations. This affiliation provides access to specialized expertise, advanced technologies, shared resources, and the ability to deliver comprehensive care drawing on the broader network's capabilities and quality standards.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mayo Clinic Florida: Mayo Clinic Florida is a major academic tertiary care hospital in Jacksonville. Comparable as a regional referral destination for complex cardiac, oncology, and neurological cases that might otherwise be served at Lake City Hospital.
• Baptist Health South Florida: Baptist Health is a large Florida-based non-profit system with a broad acute care service portfolio. Comparable as a multi-site acute care operator with similar service line breadth in cardiac, orthopedics, and emergency care, though focused on South Florida.
• Tampa General Hospital: Tampa General is a large academic acute care hospital on Florida's west coast. Comparable as a tertiary acute care provider that competes for higher-acuity cases and provides a referral alternative for patients in the Lake City region.
• Orlando Health: Orlando Health operates multiple acute care hospitals in Florida offering emergency, cardiac, orthopedic, and women's services. Comparable as a regional multi-hospital system with a similar service mix to Lake City Hospital.
• UF Health Shands Hospital: UF Health Shands is the leading academic medical center in North Florida, located in Gainesville roughly 45 miles from Lake City. It is the most direct regional competitor for complex cardiac, stroke, oncology, and surgical referrals from the same three-county service area.
• HCA Florida Healthcare (parent network): HCA Florida Healthcare is the parent network of nearly 700 care sites in Florida. It is the most direct corporate and operational peer, as Lake City Hospital is a facility within this system and shares identical clinical, operational, and technology infrastructure.
• AdventHealth (Florida Division): AdventHealth operates a large network of acute care hospitals across Florida, including community and specialty facilities. Comparable as a multi-site, faith-based acute care system with overlapping service lines in cardiac, orthopedic, and emergency care.

Regional players

• Cleveland Clinic Florida (Indian River / Tradition): Cleveland Clinic operates acute care hospitals on Florida's east coast. Comparable as a high-quality regional acute care system with strong cardiac and surgical programs, illustrating the type of competitor that could draw higher-acuity patients from Lake City's catchment.
• Ascension Sacred Heart (Florida): Ascension operates community and specialty hospitals across Florida, including in North Florida markets. Comparable as a multi-state Catholic health system operating community acute care hospitals with overlapping service lines in emergency, cardiac, and orthopedic care.

Direct peers

• Community Health Systems (CHS) Florida hospitals: CHS operates multiple community acute care hospitals in non-urban Florida markets. Comparable as a for-profit multi-site hospital operator focused on community settings, with similar payor mix and service line scope to Lake City Hospital.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HCAFLHealthcare
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/hcafloridahealthcare/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/HCAFloridaLakeCityHospital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lake-city-medical-center

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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