St Lucie County Health Dept

Name

St Lucie County Health Dept

Legal name

Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County

Website

https://stlucie.floridahealth.gov

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Port St. Lucie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Government Appropriations: State and county government funding for public health services through Florida Department of Health
2. Medicaid/Medicare Reimbursements: Billable services to Medicaid, Medicare, and other insurance plans for clinical services
3. $20 Million Budget: Combined budget for St. Lucie and Okeechobee county health departments

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

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Product overview

The Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County operates as a county health department providing public health services rather than a technology product company. Its offerings consist of integrated clinical and community health programs organized around the following main categories: Clinical and Nutrition Services (including Forever Smiles pediatric dental program, primary care, travel health and immunizations, WIC, family planning, school health, women's health, and maternal/child health), Wellness Programs (chronic disease prevention, mental health, substance use prevention and recovery, tobacco prevention), Infectious Diseases (HIV/AIDS, TB, STIs), Environmental Public Health, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Community Health Planning and Statistics, and Vital Statistics certificate services. The department recently launched a new Sport Physicals with EKG/ECG Screenings service for student athletes. Services are delivered through 7 clinic locations across Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Forever Smiles: Pediatric dental care program serving children ages 1-20 with Medicaid and Healthy Kids coverage
• Forever Smiles North
• Forever Smiles South
• Sunny Smiles for Kids

Quantifiable outcome

• Infant mortality rate dropped to 3.3 per 1,000 live births - lowest in 20 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Joe DiMaggio Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026Partnership for EKG/ECG heart screening review. Every EKG/ECG screening for student-athletes is reviewed by pediatric cardiac experts at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital to ensure accurate results and early detection of potential heart conditions.
• Children's Services CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for Sisters Empowering Sisters doula and breastfeeding program, Opioid Overdose Prevention training, and sports physicals with EKG program. Provides grant funding to support community health initiatives.
• St. Lucie Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for school health program and sports physical services. School health nursing staff provide assessments, screenings, and health services to students.
• Healthy St. Lucie CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity-led coalition of 36 partner organizations working together to improve health and well-being across St. Lucie County. Leads community health assessment and improvement plan process.
• St. Lucie County Environmental ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Revive Awareness Day event providing tree for living memorial and 100-tree seedling giveaway.
• St. Lucie County LibrariesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue provider for community health events such as Revive Awareness Day at Paula A. Lewis Library.
• St. Lucie County Fire DistrictminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on DOSE (Direct On Scene Education) program to inform families about safe sleep practices for infants.
• Southeast Florida Behavioral Health NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard membership for Clint Sperber, Administrator/Health Officer, supporting regional behavioral health coordination.
• Florida Atlantic UniversityminorOthersAlma mater of Health Officer Clint Sperber who earned MPA (1997) and BA in Criminal Justice (1994) from FAU.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Florida Department of Health in Martin County: Adjacent Florida county health department operating under the same Florida Department of Health system with nearly identical service mix (clinical care, dental, WIC, environmental health, vital statistics) and statutory authority — directly comparable for benchmarking service delivery, funding, and outcomes.
• Florida Department of Health in Indian River County: Neighboring Florida county health department on Florida's Treasure Coast offering the same scope of public health services under identical state authority — comparable geographic, demographic, and service-line profile for peer analysis.
• Florida Department of Health in Okeechobee County: Co-administered county health department under the same Health Officer (Clint Sperber) since May 2024; provides the identical service portfolio under the same statutory authority, making it a directly comparable peer for budget, staffing, and outcome benchmarking.
• Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County: Larger Florida county health department under the same Florida DOH system; offers the same statutory public health functions but at significantly greater scale, providing a relevant peer for understanding how DOH-St. Lucie might evolve with population growth.
• Florida Department of Health in Lee County: Fast-growing Florida county health department under the same Florida DOH system, operating comparable clinical, dental, environmental, and maternal-child health programs — a relevant peer given similar coastal Florida demographics and growth dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Federal public health agency that sets standards, provides funding, and coordinates surveillance activities that county health departments like DOH-St. Lucie implement locally; broad incumbent rather than direct competitor, but functionally upstream of the department's infectious disease and emergency preparedness programs.
• Florida Department of Health (State Office): Parent state agency under which DOH-St. Lucie operates; allocates appropriations, sets policy, and provides centralized IT, surveillance, and vital statistics infrastructure — the department's overarching governance and funding counterpart.

Emerging players

• Treasure Coast Community Health (FQHC): Federally Qualified Health Center serving the same St. Lucie County area with primary care, dental, and pediatric services on a sliding-fee scale — a partial-overlap peer that competes for uninsured/underinsured patients the department's clinic services also target.
• Florida Community Health Centers (FQHC): Multi-county FQHC operating across South Florida including St. Lucie County, providing primary care, pediatrics, and women's health to underserved populations — directly competes with the department's clinical services for the same patient segment.

Regional players

• Cleveland Clinic Martin Health: Major regional health system serving the Treasure Coast including adjacent Martin County; provides pediatric specialty care (relevant given the Joe DiMaggio partnership overlap) and competing primary care capacity in the same regional catchment area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/HealthyFla
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/fldoh
• Facebookfacebook.com/FLDepartmentofHealth
• Instagraminstagram.com/florida.health

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