OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group

What OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group does

OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group is a nonprofit Critical Access Hospital located at 3401 Ludington Street in Escanaba, Michigan, serving residents of Delta County. Operated as a facility of OSF HealthCare System — an Illinois-incorporated Catholic health system sponsored by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis — the hospital delivers inpatient and outpatient care spanning all life stages through its main campus and affiliated provider network. Patients access services via direct scheduling, physician referrals, and emergency presentation, with self-service tools including a Find a Provider directory and Find a Location tool to navigate the medical group's resources.

The clinical portfolio covers the full continuum of community hospital care: inpatient hospitalization, outpatient services, emergency medicine, and specialty referrals supported by integration with the broader OSF HealthCare network. Patient-facing digital tools include OSF MyChart for online health management, a Price Transparency resource aligned with federal disclosure requirements, and a Direct Access Network for billing inquiries. Service-level quality has been independently validated through a six-time Top Rural Hospital distinction from The Leapfrog Group and selection among the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals, reflecting sustained performance on patient-safety metrics.

Revenue is generated through the delivery of medical services billed to commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay arrangements, with Critical Access Hospital status enabling cost-based Medicare reimbursement up to statutory limits. The hospital's mission and governance are tied to Catholic and Franciscan values, a positioning reinforced by OSF HealthCare's feature in a USA Today docuseries celebrating the system's 150-year history of healthcare delivery. No standalone financial statements are publicly disclosed; the hospital operates as a facility within the consolidated OSF HealthCare System rather than an independent reporting entity.

Name

OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group

Legal name

OSF Healthcare System

Website

https://osfstfrancis.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group is a nonprofit Critical Access Hospital in Escanaba, Michigan, providing inpatient and outpatient care to Delta County residents. It operates as a facility of Catholic OSF HealthCare System.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Hospital and Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital-Owned Physician Networks & Medical Groups (HLAFAAAL)

Keywords

• Rural hospital care
• Inpatient outpatient services
• Critical access hospital
• Primary care clinics
• Emergency medical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Escanaba

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: The hospital generates revenue through providing inpatient and outpatient medical services, billed through insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay arrangements. Services cover all stages of life for Delta County residents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group is a Catholic, rural critical access hospital located in Escanaba, Michigan that delivers inpatient and outpatient medical care across all stages of life. Operating as part of the OSF HealthCare system, the hospital is owned by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis and serves the Upper Peninsula of Michigan community with a broad range of clinical services.

Product overview

OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group is a healthcare facility providing inpatient and outpatient medical services for all stages of life. The hospital offers a comprehensive range of programs and services including patient resources, accountable care initiatives, Catholic health care, direct access network, and various clinical departments. The facility also provides patient-facing tools such as OSF MyChart for online health management, price transparency resources, and billing/insurance services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Sisters of the Third Order of St. FranciscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe hospital operates in affiliation with The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, the founding religious order of OSF HealthCare. The Mission of OSF HealthCare is rooted in the example of Francis of Assisi, serving persons with greatest care and love in a community that celebrates the Gift of Life.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital: Critical Access Hospital in northern Michigan providing inpatient and outpatient care to a rural community. Comparable CAH operating model and service scope within a similar regional health system.
• Marshfield Clinic Health System: Integrated rural health system operating hospitals and clinics across Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Comparable rural community healthcare delivery model with multiple CAH-style facilities.
• Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital: Critical Access Hospital within Munson Healthcare serving rural northern Michigan. Closely comparable rural community hospital providing inpatient and outpatient services in a small Michigan market.
• UP Health System - Bell Hospital: Regional acute care hospital in Ishpeming, Michigan serving the Upper Peninsula. Comparable as a community hospital of similar scale and rural Michigan context, competing for the same patient base in the broader UP region.
• Aspirus Ironwood Hospital: Critical Access Hospital in Michigan's Upper Peninsula operated by Aspirus Health. Closely comparable rural CAH serving a small community with comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services.
• Aspirus Health: Regional nonprofit health system headquartered in Wausau, Wisconsin with multiple CAHs across Michigan and Wisconsin. Comparable rural-focused health system with similar CAH operating model and Catholic/faith-based mission adjacency.

Broad incumbents

• Trinity Health Michigan: Catholic health system operating multiple hospitals across Michigan. Comparable as a larger Catholic nonprofit system with overlapping mission and potential referral competition across the state.
• Henry Ford Health: Major Michigan health system serving rural and urban communities. Comparable as a Michigan-based health system that competes for referrals, talent, and population health contracts across the region.
• Ascension Michigan: Large Catholic health system operating hospitals across Michigan including Borgess and Genesys. Comparable as a broader Catholic nonprofit system with rural and community hospital facilities in the same state.

Regional players

• McLaren Northern Michigan: Regional hospital in Petoskey, Michigan serving northern Lower Peninsula and parts of the UP. Comparable as a community hospital in northern Michigan competing for similar patient referrals and specialty cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/osf-st.-francis-hospital-&-medical-group

Compliance2 records

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Investors

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Investments

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