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Kennestone Hospital At Windy Hill

dba Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital · Marietta, Cobb County, GA · CCN 112007
Licensed to Kennestone Hospital, Inc.

Composite
52.2
rank score
Distress
57
FY2024
Fit
66
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$14.0M–$56.1M
55 beds · within envelope
Ownership
government
LTCH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin below -10%
  • under 30 days cash on hand
  • occupancy 45-60%
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
  • LTCH — distress here is a payment-model artifact
  • bed count in the target band
  • small ticket — deploys little of the available capital
  • moderate occupancy
  • government-owned — public process likely

Latest financials · FY2024

Net patient revenue$174M
Operating margin -11.9%
Total margin 5.0%
Days cash on hand 0
Current ratio 2.49
Occupancy49%

Facility

Beds55
Facility typeLTCH
Settingurban
Ownership classgovernment
Per-bed (low) $255K
Per-bed (high) $1.0M

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2021 55 $125M $17.5M 1.3% 12.4% 0 1.54 46% 330 31
2022 55 $138M $19.5M 2.1% 12.7% 0 1.51 47% 277 24
2023 55 $160M $22.1M 0.7% 12.2% 0 1.37 47% 271 34
2024 55 $174M $10.2M -11.9% 5.0% 0 2.49 49% 312 57

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Ebenezer Erzuah w-2 managing employee 100 2009-07
John Kerndl corporate officer 100 2025-02
John Kerndl w-2 managing employee 100 2025-02
Joseph Reppert corporate officer 100 2024-04
Joseph Reppert w-2 managing employee 100 2020-08
Wellstar Health System Inc
Marietta, GA
5% or greater direct ownership interest 100 1997-07
David Bottoms corporate director 5 2023-02
Edward Richardson corporate director 5 2019-04
Frank Ros corporate director 5 2012-08
Greg Morgan corporate director 5 2014-07
Gretchen Corbin corporate director 5 2024-10
Heather Graham corporate director 5 2025-09
James Cunningham corporate director 5 2021-03
James Holmes corporate director 5 2016-04
James Hornsby corporate director 5 2018-07
John Mckibben corporate director 5 2019-08
Keith Parker corporate director 5 2023-07
Mark Berry corporate director 5 2021-10
Mitzi Moore corporate director 5 2014-04
Orrin Swayze corporate director 5 2014-07
Paul Douglass corporate director 5 2016-08
William Brock corporate director 5 2015-07
Wellstar Health System Inc
Marietta, GA
operational/managerial control 1997-07

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
2016-06-28 Select Specialty Hospital Midtown... Kindred Hospitals Limited Partnership Ssh - Es Midtown Atlanta 72