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Decatur Morgan - Decatur Campus

dba Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus · Decatur, Morgan County, AL · CCN 010085
Licensed to Hh Health System - Morgan, Llc

Composite
61.9
rank score
Distress
93
FY2024
Fit
50
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$21.7M–$43.4M
310 beds · within envelope
Ownership
government
STH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin below -10%
  • total margin -8% to -3%
  • under 30 days cash on hand
  • current ratio below 0.8
  • liabilities exceed assets
  • occupancy 30-45%
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • rural — cheaper but limited density
  • large — ticket likely stretches the envelope
  • small ticket — deploys little of the available capital
  • thin occupancy
  • government-owned — public process likely

Latest financials · FY2024

Net patient revenue$179M
Operating margin -18.5%
Total margin -4.6%
Days cash on hand 1
Current ratio -4.02
Occupancy35%

Facility

Beds310
Facility typeSTH
Settingrural
Ownership classgovernment
Per-bed (low) $70.0K
Per-bed (high) $140K

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2021 305 $191M $2.8M -10.9% 1.3% 2 -0.48 40% 8,318 77
2022 288 $173M $2.0M -11.5% 1.0% 2 -1.20 44% 8,672 77
2023 310 $170M $-17.4M -22.6% -9.1% 0 -3.86 37% 8,271 97
2024 310 $179M $-9.3M -18.5% -4.6% 1 -4.02 35% 8,098 93

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Kelli Powers w-2 managing employee 100 2015-07
Doug Dewberry w-2 managing employee 2022-03

Ownership changes

No CMS ownership change on record since 2016 — this hospital has not traded in at least a decade.

Who has been buying in AL

Completed CMS ownership changes in this state. These buyers already cleared the licensure process here — and whoever advised them knows this market.

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2025-08-01 University Of Alabama At Birmingham Uab Callahan Eye Hospital Authority University Of Alabama Hospital 1,149
2025-05-01 Marion Regional Health - Winfield, Inc. Northwest Medical Center Inc. Northwest Medical Center 28
2024-09-30 City Of Jackson Healthcare Authority Jackson Medical Center, Llc Jackson Medical Center 35
2024-04-01 Hh Health System - Dekalb Llc Fort Payne Hospital Corporation Dekalb Regional Medical Center 97
2023-10-01 Usa Health Hca Providence Hospital Llc Providence Hospital Providence Hospital 349
2021-10-01 Hh Health System - Jackson Llc Jackson County Health Care Authority Highlands Medical Center 45
2018-06-01 Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Llc Centre Hospital Corporation Cherokee Medical Center 45
2017-11-01 The Health Care Authority Of The... Greenville Hospital Corporation Regional Medical Ctr Of Central Al 44
2016-01-01 Hh-Health System - Athens Limestone Llc Healthcare Authority Of Athens And... Athens Limestone 66