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Ascentist Hospital

dba Ascentist Hospital, Llc · Leawood, Johnson County, KS · CCN 170194
Licensed to Doctors Hospital Llc

Composite
54.3
rank score
Distress
78
FY2023
Fit
48
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$3.1M–$12.6M
9 beds · within envelope
Ownership
for-profit
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
  • urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
  • very small facility
  • very small ticket — sub-scale as a platform asset
  • very low occupancy — limited volume to learn from
  • for-profit — no charitable conversion review

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$27.3M
Operating margin -18.8%
Total margin -13.4%
Days cash on hand 11
Current ratio 6.55
Occupancy16%

Facility

Beds9
Facility typeSTH
Settingurban
Ownership classfor-profit
Per-bed (low) $350K
Per-bed (high) $1.4M

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2020 9 $31.7M $7.7M 20.4% 23.4% 64 1.56 24% 240 19
2021 9 $30.3M $6.6M 17.4% 20.9% 24 2.40 35% 296 28
2022 9 $14.7M $-2.6M -19.2% -17.5% 12 2.07 20% 240 76
2023 9 $27.3M $-3.7M -18.8% -13.4% 11 6.55 16% 210 78

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Ascentist Physicians Group Llc
Leawood, KS
5% or greater indirect ownership interest 100 2022-03
Douglas Cowan 5% or greater indirect ownership interest 100 2022-03
Douglas Cowan operational/managerial control 100 2022-03
Patientfirst Healthcare Alliance Pa
Leawood, KS
5% or greater direct ownership interest 100 2007-01
Douglas Cowan corporate officer 2022-03
Linsey Gregory corporate officer 2024-05
Linsey Gregory w-2 managing employee 2024-05

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 KS

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

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2024-09-01 Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Inc Ascension Via Christi Hospital... Via Christi Hospital Pittsburg Inc. 64
2023-08-26 South Central Kansas Regional... South Central Kansas Regional... South Central Ks Regional Medical Ct
2023-01-01 Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills Llc Geary County Hospital Stormont Vail - Flint Hills 43
2022-05-01 Commonspirit Kansas Inc Dodge City Healthcare Group Llc St. Catherine Hospital - Dodge City 99
2020-01-26 Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas City Of Galena-Kansas Mercy Specialty Hospital - Southeast 26
2019-05-01 Adventhealth Ransom Memorial Inc Ransom Memorial Hospital Adventhealth Ottawa 36
2018-08-01 Ukhs Great Bend Llc Great Bend Regional Hospital Llc Ukhs Great Bend Campus 29