Catalina Island Health

What Catalina Island Health does

Catalina Island Health is a non-profit 501(c)(3) rural healthcare delivery system and the sole hospital on Santa Catalina Island, originally founded in 1960 as Avalon Municipal Hospital and renamed in 2000. The organization provides acute care, emergency services, long-term care, primary care, diagnostic imaging, pharmacy, mental health, physical therapy, fitness, and MedSpa services to approximately 4,000 year-round residents and roughly 1 million annual visitors. Clinical infrastructure includes an around-the-clock emergency department, tele-radiology and PACS systems for imaging, telemedicine capabilities, and remote patient monitoring through a partnership with Welby Health.

Revenue is generated through a mix of insurance reimbursement, Medicare, Medi-Cal, and self-pay across these service lines, supplemented by the voter-approved Measure C half-cent sales tax (which has provided over $10M since 2000) and philanthropic grants, including a $2M award from L.A. Care in 2024. The organization employs approximately 120 staff and operates at roughly $30M in annual revenue. It captures approximately 15% of total healthcare dollars spent by residents of the 90704 ZIP code, with the remainder leaking to mainland providers.

Strategic positioning centers on a 2023 clinical affiliation with UCI Health for specialty access and referrals, three consecutive Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Awards (top 5% nationally, 2022–2024), and a planned ~$60 million replacement hospital to meet California seismic compliance by 2030, supported by a $20 million community fundraising campaign. Service-line expansion into MedSpa (2025) and a Marriage and Family Therapy training program (announced 2026) represents diversification beyond traditional acute care. The business model is structurally protected from on-island competition but constrained by a fixed geographic service area.

Name

Catalina Island Health

Legal name

Catalina Island Health

Website

https://catalinaislandhealth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Catalina Island Health is a non-profit 501(c)(3) rural hospital system serving as the sole acute-care provider for Santa Catalina Island's 4,000 residents and 1 million annual visitors, operating ~$30M in revenue across emergency, primary, long-term, pharmacy, and mental health services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (62311), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Private/For-Profit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Rural healthcare services
• Emergency medical care
• Primary care clinic
• Long-term care
• Telemedicine services

Headquarters

HQ city

Avalon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Patient services revenue from hospital, clinic, emergency, diagnostics, pharmacy, therapy, mental health, and MedSpa services. Billed through insurance, Medicare, Medi-Cal, and self-pay.
2. Government Healthcare Programs: Revenue from Medicare, Medi-Cal, and other government-sponsored healthcare programs
3. Grants and Donations: Foundation fundraising and grants including $2 million from LA Care Health Plan in 2024
4. Pharmacy Revenue: Revenue from Leo's Catalina Drugstore pharmacy operations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels10 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Catalina Island Health operates a 24/7 community hospital with an emergency department, acute care beds, long-term skilled nursing facility, and outpatient rural health clinic on Santa Catalina Island. The organization delivers integrated primary care, diagnostics (CT, X-ray, ultrasound, laboratory), mental health, physical and occupational therapy, pharmacy, MedSpa, employer health, and visiting specialty services for island residents and visitors, with tele-radiology and telemedicine linking patients to mainland specialists.

Product overview

Catalina Island Health is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) rural healthcare delivery system serving Santa Catalina Island since 1958. The organization operates as a unified integrated healthcare platform combining hospital services (acute care, emergency department, long-term skilled nursing), outpatient clinic (primary care, visiting specialists, therapy services), pharmacy (Leo's Catalina Drugstore), mental health program, MedSpa, fitness center, and community health services. The system employs 120 staff with approximately $30 million in annual revenue, partnering with UC Irvine for emergency medicine and specialty care via telemedicine. The portfolio architecture is hospital-based with supporting outpatient clinics and wellness services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acute Care Hospital Services Inpatient acute care for conditions including pneumonia, gastroenteritis, diverticulitis, congestive heart failure, infections requiring IV antibiotics, and post-operative recovery, supported by the 24/7 laboratory and diagnostic imaging departments.
• Emergency Department

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 5% nationally for patient experience (Press Ganey HX Guardian of Excellence Award)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UCI Health (University of California Irvine)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Clinical affiliation between CI Health and UCI Health evolved from emergency medicine collaboration started in 2016. UCI emergency medicine specialists staff the ED 24/7, expanding patient care and improving satisfaction while providing training opportunities for residents. The partnership enables tele-radiology and specialty support for the rural island facility.
• Welby HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare management partnership providing personalized nurse care managers, high-tech remote monitoring (blood pressure, pulse oximetry, weight, blood glucose), and comprehensive care plans. Services covered as Medicaid and Medicare benefit.
• Dollar ForminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit partnership to help patients apply for Charity Care online, for free. Dollar For assists with application process for bill forgiveness based on income qualifications.
• Tarzana Treatment CentersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOutpatient substance use and mental health treatment services available on-island including individual counseling, medication for addiction treatment, relapse prevention, and support groups. Accepts Medi-Cal, Medicare, and most insurance with sliding fee scale available.
• L.A. County Supervisor Janice HahnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of Catalina Island Resident Wellness & Resource Fair along with CI Health, San Pedro Mental Health, and City of Avalon.
• City of AvalonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of Catalina Island Resident Wellness & Resource Fair. City provides support and collaboration for healthcare services on the island.
• San Pedro Mental HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of Catalina Island Resident Wellness & Resource Fair providing mental health resources and support services.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mammoth Hospital: A small rural critical-access hospital serving a resort/visitor community in Mammoth Lakes, CA. Closely comparable to CI Health in scale, payer mix, visitor-driven ED volume, and the structural challenge of providing continuum-of-care services to a small permanent population plus episodic tourist demand.
• Plumas District Hospital: A small non-profit district hospital in Quincy, CA, providing acute, emergency, long-term, and outpatient services to a rural mountain community. Analogous in governance structure, scale, and California rural healthcare regulation.
• PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center: A 24/7 critical-access hospital on San Juan Island, WA, serving a small island community with limited specialty depth reliant on mainland partners. Directly mirrors CI Health's island-captive-provider model, tele-radiology, and visiting-specialist strategy.
• Bear Valley Community Healthcare District: A small mountain-district hospital in Big Bear Lake, CA, serving a tourist/recreational community with episodic demand. Mirrors CI Health's challenge of right-sizing services for a small permanent population with large visitor peaks.
• Mendocino Coast Hospital District: Rural coastal California district hospital in Fort Bragg, CA, serving a geographically isolated community with similar payor mix and continuum-of-care service model including SNF, outpatient, and visiting specialists.
• Tahoe Forest Hospital District: A small rural district hospital serving Truckee, CA, and surrounding mountain communities. Comparable in scale, non-profit community-hospital governance, integrated outpatient services, and dependence on California-specific seismic and reimbursement regimes.

Broad incumbents

• Adventist Health: Large non-profit health system operating multiple rural and critical-access California hospitals (e.g., Adventist Health Clearlake, Glendale, Howard Memorial). Representative of how scaled non-profit systems operate rural-community hospitals of similar profile to CI Health.
• UCI Health: Large academic medical center and CI Health's clinical-affiliation partner supplying emergency medicine physicians, tele-radiology, and specialty pathways. Relevant as the broader incumbent that extends CI Health's capability footprint through affiliation rather than direct competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@catalinaislandhealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/catalinaislandhealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/catalina-island-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/catalinaislandhealth

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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