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Encore Medical Center

dba Arkansas Heart Hospital Encore · Bryant, Boone County, AR · CCN 040161
Licensed to Arkansas Heart Hospital Llc

Composite
32.7
rank score
Distress
21
FY2023
Fit
58
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$3.3M–$6.6M
33 beds · within envelope
Ownership
for-profit
STH

Why it ranks here

  • current ratio below 0.8
  • debt above 85% of assets
  • occupancy 45-60%
  • rural — cheaper but limited density
  • small but workable bed count
  • very small ticket — sub-scale as a platform asset
  • moderate occupancy
  • for-profit — no charitable conversion review

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$66.3M
Operating margin 5.3%
Total margin 5.8%
Days cash on hand 821
Current ratio 0.79
Occupancy55%

Facility

Beds33
Facility typeSTH
Settingrural
Ownership classfor-profit
Per-bed (low) $100K
Per-bed (high) $200K

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2021 34 $26.9M $-7.2M -27.5% -26.8% 203 0.46 89% 1,383 69
2022 25 $55.7M $-2.3M -4.7% -4.2% 480 0.61 69% 1,823 52
2023 33 $66.3M $3.9M 5.3% 5.8% 821 0.79 55% 2,633 21

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Ar-Med Llc
Little Rock, AR
limited partnership interest 96 2011-07
Murphy Heart Med Inc.
Little Rock, AR
limited partnership interest 4 2014-04
Bruce Murphy 5% or greater indirect ownership interest 2011-08
Bruce Murphy corporate officer 2011-08
Bruce Murphy w-2 managing employee 2011-08
Kim Morgan w-2 managing employee 2022-02

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 AR

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

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2023-12-03 Baptist Health Drew Memorial Hospital, Inc Drew Memorial Hospital Inc 49
2023-07-01 South Arkansas Regional Hospital Llc Mcsa Llc South Arkansas Regional Hospital Llc 105
2021-08-01 Siloam Springs Arkansas Hospital... Fayetteville Arkansas Hospital Company Llc Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital 44
2020-10-01 Magnolia Regional Health System Inc Magnolia Regional Medical Center Magnolia Regional Health System Inc 29
2018-11-01 Baptist Health Regional Hospitals Fort Smith Hma, Llc Baptist Health Medical Center - Fs 314
2018-11-01 Baptist Health Regional Hospitals Van Buren Hma Llc Baptist Health Medical Center - Vb 74