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Southwell Medical

Adel, Cook County, GA · CCN 110101
Licensed to Tift Regional Health System Inc

Composite
53.7
rank score
Distress
78
FY2024
Fit
46
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$560K–$1.1M
8 beds · within envelope
Ownership
nonprofit
STH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin below -10%
  • total margin below -8%
  • under 30 days cash on hand
  • occupancy below 30%
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • rural — cheaper but limited density
  • very small facility
  • very small ticket — sub-scale as a platform asset
  • very low occupancy — limited volume to learn from
  • nonprofit — expect AG conversion review

Latest financials · FY2024

Net patient revenue$56.4M
Operating margin -19.0%
Total margin -15.8%
Days cash on hand 5
Current ratio 3.72
Occupancy20%

Facility

Beds8
Facility typeSTH
Settingrural
Ownership classnonprofit
Per-bed (low) $70.0K
Per-bed (high) $140K

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2021 8 $50.1M $-4.5M -11.5% -8.8% 2 5.19 18% 129 76
2022 8 $57.2M $2.4M 0.9% 4.1% 1 5.26 21% 182 38
2023 8 $53.5M $-9.4M -19.2% -17.3% 3 3.63 22% 216 76
2024 8 $56.4M $-9.1M -19.0% -15.8% 5 3.72 20% 201 78

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Christopher Dorman corporate director 2019-03
Christopher Dorman w-2 managing employee 2019-03
George Hunt corporate director 2012-07
James Scott corporate director 2019-03
Jessica Beier corporate director 2019-03
John Brownlee corporate director 2012-07
Kristy Gladden w-2 managing employee 2022-04
Lenton Daughtrey corporate director 2019-03
Mark Kimball corporate director 2025-03
Mark Kimball w-2 managing employee 2025-03
Scott Fulp corporate director 2019-03
Troy Brooks corporate director 2022-06
Troy Brooks w-2 managing employee 2022-06

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.

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
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