Sheridan County Hospital

What Sheridan County Hospital does

Sheridan County Hospital, operating under the AmberMed brand and legally organized as Sheridan County Health Complex, is a county-owned, government public-entity critical access health system headquartered in Hoxie, Kansas. It serves residents of Sheridan County and surrounding northwest Kansas rural communities through four integrated service lines: (1) a 24/7/365 critical care hospital providing critical, diagnostic, and specialized medical care; (2) an AmberMed Medical Clinic delivering primary care, preventive wellness, behavioral health, and counseling services under a whole-person care model; (3) a 32-bed Long-Term Care Facility connected by indoor walkway to local providers; and (4) a Mobile Clinic that extends medical and dental services into small towns and remote communities across the region. Additional satellite operations include AmberMed Dental in Hoxie and the Selden Community Clinic in Selden, Kansas.

The technology stack is conventional third-party healthcare IT rather than proprietary platforms: two separate patient portals (NextGen for the medical clinic, MyCareCorner for the hospital), two digital bill-pay integrations (InstaMed for clinic billing, PersonaPay for hospital billing), and a Produce Prescription Program as a community-health adjunct. There are no disclosed APIs, SDKs, MCP servers, or AI/ML modalities. The business model is service-based fee-for-service healthcare delivery across the four lines, supplemented by federal designations (FTCA deemed facility, NHSC member, NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home) that support reimbursement and provider recruitment in an underserved rural area. The organization employs 11-50 staff, generates revenue through patient services (with financial-assistance and price-transparency programs for affordability), and is privately held as a public county entity rather than through any equity funding rounds.

Name

Sheridan County Hospital

Legal name

Sheridan County Health Complex

Website

https://sheridancountyhospital.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sheridan County Hospital, operating as AmberMed, is a county-owned critical access health system in Hoxie, Kansas, delivering 24/7 hospital care, primary/dental/behavioral health, a 32-bed long-term care facility, and a mobile clinic to rural northwest Kansas communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Healthcare Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), All Other Outpatient Care Centers (621498)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) (HLAFAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI), Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

Keywords

• Rural healthcare services
• Critical access hospital
• Primary care clinic
• Long-term care facility
• Mobile health clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoxie, Kansas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hospital Services: Critical care, diagnostic services, and specialized medical care provided 24/7/365 at Sheridan County Hospital, serving patients requiring urgent and ongoing medical attention.
2. Long-Term Care Services: Residential care services at a 32-bed facility providing assistance with daily living activities, community engagement, and extended care amenities for residents.
3. Medical Clinic Services: Primary care, preventive wellness, counseling, and ongoing comprehensive healthcare services through the AmberMed medical clinic.
4. Dental Services: Dental care services provided at AmberMed Dental location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sheridan County Hospital (operating under the AmberMed brand) is a county-owned rural healthcare system providing 24/7/365 critical care, diagnostic services, primary and preventive medical care, dental services, 32-bed long-term residential care, and a mobile clinic delivering medical and dental care to small towns across northwest Kansas. It serves as an integrated health system for Sheridan County and surrounding rural communities.

Product overview

AmberMed operates as a unified rural healthcare system comprising four distinct service lines: the Medical Clinic (primary and preventive care), Sheridan County Hospital (24/7 critical and diagnostic inpatient care), a 32-bed Long-Term Care Facility, and a Mobile Clinic extending services across northwest Kansas communities. The system also includes patient-facing digital tools — two separate patient portals (NextGen for the clinic, MyCareCorner for the hospital) and two digital bill-pay platforms (InstaMed for clinic billing, PersonaPay for hospital billing) — alongside community satellite sites (Selden Community Clinic, AmberMed Dental) and a Produce Prescription Program for nutrition-based interventions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AmberMed Medical Clinic Integrated primary care clinic offering services across physical, mental, emotional, dental, and behavioral health, including preventative wellness care, support and counseling services, and ongoing comprehensive healthcare for residents of northwest Kansas.
• Sheridan County Hospital Critical access hospital providing 24/7/365 critical care, diagnostic services, and specialized medical care for rural communities in northwest Kansas.
• Long-Term Care Facility 32-bed long-term care facility providing assistance with activities of daily living, community engagement activities, and extended care amenities, connected by indoor walkways to local medical providers for easy access to services and lab work.
• Produce Prescription Program Program prescribing fresh produce to patients to address nutrition and food security as part of holistic health care within the AmberMed system.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Norton County Hospital: Critical access hospital in Norton, Kansas providing primary, emergency, and long-term care to a small rural population. Comparable scale and service-line breadth.
• Rawlins County Health Center: Rural Kansas critical access hospital with clinic and long-term care. Closely comparable in scale, ownership structure, and rural service-area dynamics.
• Goodland Regional Medical Center: A critical access hospital serving northwest Kansas. Directly comparable rural CAH with similar patient mix, scale, and geographic constraints as Sheridan County Hospital.
• Logan County Hospital: Critical access hospital in Oakley, Kansas operating a hospital, clinic, and LTC facility. Closely comparable rural Kansas CAH with similar scale and service mix.
• Cheyenne County Hospital: Critical access hospital in St. Francis, Kansas. Closely comparable rural Kansas CAH with integrated clinic, LTC, and outpatient services.
• Citizens Health (formerly Citizens Medical Center): Rural Kansas community hospital and clinic system providing primary, acute, and LTC services. Comparable integrated rural delivery model and patient base.
• Decatur Health Systems: Rural Kansas health system operating a critical access hospital, clinic, and long-term care services. Directly comparable operating model and service-area economics.

Emerging players

• High Plains Community Health Center: Federally qualified health center serving rural eastern Colorado and the western Kansas border region. Comparable mission, mobile-clinic-style outreach, and federal designation profile (FTCA/PCMH/NHSC) to AmberMed.

Broad incumbents

• Salina Regional Health Center: Mid-sized Kansas health system serving as a regional referral center for rural northwest Kansas. Comparable care-delivery footprint and competing referral destination for Sheridan County patients.
• HaysMed (University of Kansas Health System): Regional referral hospital in Hays, Kansas affiliated with the University of Kansas Health System. Comparable Kansas-based provider that serves as the larger referral hub for rural CAHs in the region, including Sheridan County.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HoxieMedicalClinic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sheridan-county-hospital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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