Lost Rivers Hospital
dba Lost Rivers Medical Center ·
Arco, Butte County, ID
· CCN 131324
Licensed to Lost Rivers Medical Center
Composite
26.8
rank score
Distress
32
FY2023
Fit
31
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$1.2M–$2.4M
14 beds ·
within envelope
Ownership
government
CAH
Why it ranks here
- operating margin -10% to -5%
- 90-150 days cash on hand
- occupancy below 30%
- 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
- government-owned — public process likely
Latest financials · FY2023
| Net patient revenue | $12.1M |
| Operating margin | -7.4% |
| Total margin | 5.8% |
| Days cash on hand | 120 |
| Current ratio | 5.68 |
| Occupancy | 2% |
Facility
| Beds | 14 |
| Facility type | CAH |
| Setting | rural |
| Ownership class | government |
| Per-bed (low) | $85.0K |
| Per-bed (high) | $170K |
Financial history
| FY | Beds | Net patient rev | Net income | Op margin | Total margin | Days cash | Current ratio | Occupancy | Discharges | Distress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | $8.5M | $-1.3M | -30.2% | -13.7% | 139 | 2.04 | 11% | 28 | 62 |
| 2021 | 14 | $11.6M | $3.2M | -6.9% | 20.3% | 186 | 2.84 | 9% | 23 | 31 |
| 2022 | 14 | $11.2M | $-439K | -20.6% | -3.4% | 133 | 6.20 | 4% | 17 | 53 |
| 2023 | 14 | $12.1M | $802K | -7.4% | 5.8% | 120 | 5.68 | 2% | 12 | 32 |
Owners
| Owner | Role | % | Since | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Huerta | corporate officer | 100 | 2013-04 | |
| Bradley Huerta | w-2 managing employee | 100 | 2013-04 | |
| Lost Rivers Medical Center | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | 100 | 1966-01 | |
| Lost Rivers Medical Center | operational/managerial control | 100 | 1975-12 | |
| Leeann Betzer | w-2 managing employee | 5 | 2013-04 | |
| David Callister | corporate director | 2013-01 | ||
| Herald Jardine | corporate director | 2013-05 | ||
| Howard Wood | corporate director | 2023-04 | ||
| Jared Lambson | corporate director | 2023-09 | ||
| Larry Tauscher | corporate director | 2025-05 | ||
| Monica Hampton | corporate director | 2025-05 | ||
| Sherlene Traughber | corporate director | 2023-06 |
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 ID
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-01 | Caribou Medical Center, Inc | Caribou Memorial Hospital | Caribou Memorial Hospital | 25 |