Great Plains Health Alliance

Health System with 8 hospitals across 2 states

Health System Overview

Health SystemGreat Plains Health Alliance
Total Hospitals8
Commercial/Acute Hospitals8
Total Beds270
Commercial/Acute Beds270
HeadquartersPhillipsburg, KS
Websitegpha.com

Hospitals by Type

Critical Access Hospital
7 hospitals
88% of health system
Acute Care Hospital
1 hospitals
12% of health system

Teaching Status

12%
Teaching
Teaching Hospitals: 1
Non-Teaching Hospitals: 7
Teaching hospitals serve as educational institutions for medical professionals while providing patient care.

Hospital Locations

Hospitals in this Health System

HospitalTypeBedsTeachingRecently Joined
Ellinwood Hospital and ClinicCritical Access Hospital 24NoNo
Lane County HospitalCritical Access Hospital 25NoNo
Ashland Health CenterCritical Access Hospital 12NoNo
Ellsworth County Medical CenterCritical Access Hospital 18NoNo
Kiowa County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospital 25NoNo
Medicine Lodge Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospital 25NoNo
Smith County Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospital 25NoNo
Great Plains HealthAcute Care Hospital116YesNo

Recent News

Jun 12, 2025
A press release from Multiview Financial Software on June 12, 2025, announced a new preferred technology partnership with OCHIN, a non-profit health equity organization. While the main focus of the announcement was this new partnership aimed at supporting community health centers and hospitals with cloud-based ERP solutions, the press release included a section on related posts that highlighted Multiview's existing strategic partnership with Great Plains Health Alliance (GPHA). This partnership, originally announced in September 2024, involves GPHA recommending Multiview's cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software as the preferred financial management solution for its member hospitals. The collaboration aims to provide GPHA clients with powerful, user-friendly financial applications that can integrate with their existing electronic health record (EHR) systems, ultimately helping rural and critical access hospitals improve back-office efficiency and focus more on patient care. The mention in this recent press release indicates the ongoing nature and importance of the Multiview-GPHA alliance in the context of expanding access to financial technology in rural healthcare.
Jun 06, 2025
The CIHQ (Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality) Newsroom updated on June 6, 2025, included information about upcoming conferences and industry news. Within this update, Great Plains Health Alliance was mentioned in the section for upcoming conferences, noting that GPHA, an organization composed of hospitals in Kansas and Nebraska, would be part of an event scheduled for July 15-17. The description highlighted GPHA's mission to assist critical access hospitals in becoming more effective and cost-efficient. The focus of GPHA's work mentioned is enabling these hospitals to spend more time on patient care and less on administrative tasks. While this update does not detail a specific new technology implementation or IT development within the past week, it serves as a recent mention of Great Plains Health Alliance in a healthcare industry news source, highlighting their role in supporting rural hospitals.
Nov 26, 2024
Great Plains Health patients with Medicare Advantage Plans can switch to Traditional Medicare without penalty or medical underwriting due to a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) and guaranteed issue rights granted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and confirmed by the Nebraska Department of Insurance. This SEP applies to patients receiving care from a Great Plains Health provider or clinic who are assigned to or have received care in the past three months from plans with Aetna, Centene Health/Nebraska Total Care, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska. Most affected plan holders have until January 31, 2025, to make the change. This transition is happening because the Great Plains Health Innovation Network (GPHIN), which includes Great Plains Health clinics and many independent practices in the area, will no longer be in-network for any Medicare Advantage plan effective January 1, 2025. The primary reasons for this change are concerns regarding delays and denials in patient care. [17]
May 29, 2024
Phillips County Health Systems (PCHS), an affiliate of Great Plains Health Alliance located in Phillipsburg, KS, hosted its 3rd annual Rodeo Run. This community event included a 5k run/walk and was organized to celebrate Kansas' Biggest Rodeo. This demonstrates PCHS's engagement in community relations and local events. [19]
May 16, 2024
Great Plains Health, located in North Platte, Nebraska, announced that effective January 1, 2025, their clinically-integrated network, the Great Plains Health Innovation Network (GPHIN), will no longer be in-network for any Medicare Advantage plan. This decision, which also impacts many independent practices in the area, means that Great Plains Health clinics will not be scheduling Medicare Advantage patients for visits, even if they were previously seen as out-of-network. Patients with Medicare Advantage plans are encouraged to switch to Traditional Medicare during the open enrollment period to ensure continued routine care with their current providers. Great Plains Health stated that this decision was made because they believe Medicare Advantage plans do not align with their mission to put the patient first, citing concerns related to patient care, access, and affordability, including significant delays in care, longer hospital stays, and outright denials of care. All patients, regardless of their insurance coverage, will still have access to emergency care through the emergency department. This change affects plans including Wellcare Medicare Advantage, BCBS Medicare Advantage, and United Healthcare Medicare Advantage (including Iron Road). [5, 7, 11]

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