Emory Decatur Hospital
Decatur, Dekalb County, GA
· CCN 110076
Licensed to Dekalb Medical Center, Inc
Composite
62.4
rank score
Distress
83
FY2024
Fit
62
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$140M–$561M
401 beds ·
within envelope
Ownership
government
STH
Why it ranks here
- operating margin -10% to -5%
- total margin -8% to -3%
- under 30 days cash on hand
- current ratio below 0.8
- liabilities exceed assets
- margin deteriorating sharply
- urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
- very large — likely out of range
- ticket size well above the envelope
- strong occupancy — good iteration surface
- government-owned — public process likely
Latest financials · FY2024
| Net patient revenue | $454M |
| Operating margin | -7.0% |
| Total margin | -6.2% |
| Days cash on hand | 0 |
| Current ratio | -4.45 |
| Occupancy | 63% |
Facility
| Beds | 401 |
| Facility type | STH |
| Setting | urban |
| Ownership class | government |
| Per-bed (low) | $350K |
| Per-bed (high) | $1.4M |
Financial history
| FY | Beds | Net patient rev | Net income | Op margin | Total margin | Days cash | Current ratio | Occupancy | Discharges | Distress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 375 | $348M | $4.8M | -17.3% | 1.2% | 0 | 0.95 | 67% | 17,183 | 73 |
| 2022 | 375 | $382M | $-88.8M | -25.6% | -22.4% | 0 | -2.11 | 66% | 16,102 | 91 |
| 2023 | 393 | $395M | $-71.2M | -19.5% | -17.6% | 0 | -3.96 | 63% | 15,984 | 91 |
| 2024 | 401 | $454M | $-28.7M | -7.0% | -6.2% | 0 | -4.45 | 63% | 15,458 | 83 |
Owners
| Owner | Role | % | Since | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb Regional Health System | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | 100 | 2007-11 | |
| Emory Healthcare Inc | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 100 | 2018-09 | |
| Carla Cashio | corporate director | 2025-08 | ||
| Carla Cashio | w-2 managing employee | 2025-08 | ||
| Jen Schuck | corporate officer | 2023-05 | ||
| Jen Schuck | w-2 managing employee | 2023-05 |
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 GA
Completed CMS ownership changes in this state. These buyers already cleared the licensure process here — and whoever advised them knows this market.
| Date | Buyer | Seller | Hospital | Beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-01 | South Georgia Medical Center Inc | Hospital Authority Of Valdosta And... | South Georgia Medical Center | 261 |
| 2023-11-01 | South Georgia Medical Center Inc | Hospital Authority Of Valdosta And... | Sgmc Berrien Campus | 10 |
| 2023-07-01 | Northeast Georgia Medical Center... | The Hospital Authority Of Habersham County | Ngmc Habersham | 53 |
| 2021-07-03 | Navicent Health Baldwin, Inc | Navicent Health Oconee, Llc | Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin | 86 |
| 2021-06-22 | Burke Hospital Company | Burke County Hospital Authority | Burke Medical Center | 40 |
| 2021-05-01 | Vidalia Health Services, Llc | Meadows Regional Medical Center Inc | Meadows Regional Medical Center | 57 |
| 2018-02-01 | Savannah Health Services, Llc | Memorial Health University Medical... | Memorial Health Univ Med Center | 594 |
| 2017-12-29 | Chi Memorial Hospital - Georgia | Cornerstone Medical Center, Llc | Chi Memorial Hospital - Georgia | 35 |
| 2017-10-01 | Piedmont Rockdale Hospital, Inc. | Rockdale Hospital Llc | Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | 181 |
| 2017-05-01 | Southeast Georgia Health Services, Llc | Mayo Clinic Health System In Waycross, Inc | Memorial Satilla Health | 130 |
| 2017-01-01 | Ngmc Barrow Llc | Winder Hma Llc | Ngmc Barrow | 38 |
| 2016-04-01 | Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Inc | Spalding Regional Medical Center, Inc. | Spalding Regional Hospital | 170 |
| 2016-04-01 | Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Inc | North Fulton Medical Center, Inc. | North Fulton Regional Hospital | 178 |
| 2016-02-01 | Prime Healthcare Foundation -... | Southern Regional Health Center, Inc | Southern Regional Medical Center | 233 |
| 2016-01-01 | St Francis Health Llc | St Francis Hospital, Inc. | St. Francis Hospital Inc. | 312 |