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West Calcasieu-Cameron Hospital

dba West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital · Sulphur, LA · CCN 190013
Licensed to Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Service District

Composite
58.1
rank score
Distress
73
FY2023
Fit
63
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$37.5M–$150M
107 beds · within envelope
Ownership
government
STH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin below -10%
  • total margin negative
  • under 30 days cash on hand
  • current ratio under 1.5
  • occupancy below 30%
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
  • bed count in the target band
  • ticket size uses the capital envelope well
  • very low occupancy — limited volume to learn from
  • government-owned — public process likely

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$60.8M
Operating margin -58.5%
Total margin -2.1%
Days cash on hand 12
Current ratio 1.14
Occupancy18%

Facility

Beds107
Facility typeSTH
Settingurban
Ownership classgovernment
Per-bed (low) $350K
Per-bed (high) $1.4M

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2020 107 $50.7M $7.2M -56.2% 8.2% 10 0.92 25% 2,262 68
2021 107 $60.9M $-1.5M -48.6% -1.7% 13 0.75 29% 2,236 80
2022 107 $59.6M $3.4M -46.8% 3.8% 10 0.79 20% 1,959 72
2023 107 $60.8M $-2.0M -58.5% -2.1% 12 1.14 18% 1,788 73

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Service District
Sulphur, LA
operational/managerial control 100 2013-03
Janie Fruge corporate officer 100 2013-07
Janie Fruge w-2 managing employee 100 2013-07
Janie Fruge operational/managerial control 100 2013-07
Jobie James corporate officer 100 2014-05
Jobie James w-2 managing employee 100 2014-05
Jobie James operational/managerial control 100 2014-05
Cecil Sanner corporate director 20 2024-08
Ellis Hassien corporate director 20 2025-04
Mark Mcmurry corporate director 20 2022-12
Robert Davidson corporate director 20 2000-01
Robert Letard corporate director 20 2005-02

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 LA

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

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2024-10-30 Hsa Glenwood Llc Iasis Glenwood Regional Medical Center Lp Glenwood Regional Medical Center 212
2022-04-01 Ochsner American Legion Hospital, Llc Jennings American Legion Hospital Inc Ochsner American Legion Hospital 49
2020-07-01 Clhg-Ruston Llc Ruston Louisiana Hospital Company Llc North Louisiana Medical Center 122
2019-10-01 Thibodaux Regional Health System Inc Hospital Service District No. 3 Thibodaux Regional Health System 170
2019-10-01 Ochsner Morgan City Llc Phc-Morgan City Lp Ochsner St. Mary 105
2019-03-01 Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional... The Regional Health System Of Acadiana, Llc Our Lady Of Lourdes Rmc 383
2019-03-01 Our Lady Of The Lake Hospital Inc Our Lady Of The Lake Ascension... Our Lady Of The Lake Rmc 647
2018-10-01 University Health Shreveport, Llc Brfhh Shreveport Llc Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport 237
2018-09-01 St Francis Medical Center Inc P & S Surgery Center Llc St. Francis Medical Center 332
2018-08-01 Clhg - Minden, Llc Phc - Minden, Lp Minden Medical Center 129
2018-08-01 Clhg-Ville Platte Llc Ville Platte Medical Center Llc Mercy Regional Medical Center 27
2017-10-01 Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc. Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc. Willis-Knighton Health Systems 674