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Ssh - Palm Beach Llc

dba Select Specialty Hospital-Palm Beach · Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, FL · CCN 102023
Licensed to Select Specialty Hospital - Palm Beach Inc

Composite
53.5
rank score
Distress
44
FY2023
Fit
84
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$18.0M–$72.0M
60 beds · within envelope
Ownership
for-profit
LTCH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin negative
  • total margin -8% to -3%
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
  • LTCH — distress here is a payment-model artifact
  • bed count in the target band
  • ticket size somewhat below the envelope
  • strong occupancy — good iteration surface
  • for-profit — no charitable conversion review

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$31.4M
Operating margin -1.1%
Total margin -7.4%
Days cash on hand
Current ratio 1.72
Occupancy77%

Facility

Beds60
Facility typeLTCH
Settingurban
Ownership classfor-profit
Per-bed (low) $300K
Per-bed (high) $1.2M

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2020 60 $32.5M $-54.0K 2.0% -0.2% 0.92 91% 539 21
2021 60 $33.2M $-1.7M -2.1% -4.8% 0.80 88% 557 47
2022 60 $34.4M $-1.6M -1.8% -4.5% 1.85 87% 494 36
2023 60 $31.4M $-2.4M -1.1% -7.4% 1.72 77% 432 44

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Select Medical Corporation
Mechanicsburg, PA
5% or greater indirect ownership interest 100 2008-01
Select Medical Corporation
Mechanicsburg, PA
operational/managerial control 100 2008-01
John Duggan corporate officer 2008-01
John Duggan corporate director 2025-09
John Saich corporate officer 2025-09
Larry Melby corporate officer 2009-09
Larry Melby w-2 managing employee 2009-09
Larry Melby operational/managerial control 2009-09
Michael Malatesta corporate officer 2025-09
Robert Breighner w-2 managing employee 2025-09
Robert Kido corporate officer 2025-09
Select Specialty Hospitals Inc
Mechanicsburg, PA
5% or greater direct ownership interest 2008-01
Thomas Mullin corporate officer 2025-09

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 FL

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

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2019-09-30 Pam Specialty Hospital Of Sarasota Llc New Lifecare Hospitals Of Sarasota, Llc Pam Specialty Hospital Of Sarasota 40
2019-04-03 Select Specialty Hospital - Miami... Promise Hospital Of Dade, Inc. Ssh - Miami Lakes 60
2019-04-03 Select Specialty Hospital - The... Promise Hospital Of Florida At The... Ssh - The Villages 40
2019-04-03 Select Specialty Hospital - Fort... Promise Hospital Of Lee, Inc. Ssh - Fort Myers 60
2018-04-01 Curahealth Jacksonville Llc Memorial Healthcare Group Inc Curahealth Jacksonville Llc 107