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Essentia Health Moose Lake

Moose Lake, Carlton County, MN · CCN 241350
Licensed to Essentia Health Moose Lake

Composite
35.2
rank score
Distress
39
FY2024
Fit
44
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$2.1M–$4.2M
25 beds · within envelope
Ownership
government
CAH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin under 2%
  • 30-60 days cash on hand
  • occupancy below 30%
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
  • small but workable bed count
  • very small ticket — sub-scale as a platform asset
  • very low occupancy — limited volume to learn from
  • government-owned — public process likely

Latest financials · FY2024

Net patient revenue$41.6M
Operating margin 1.9%
Total margin 6.3%
Days cash on hand 38
Current ratio 2.84
Occupancy30%

Facility

Beds25
Facility typeCAH
Settingurban
Ownership classgovernment
Per-bed (low) $85.0K
Per-bed (high) $170K

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2020 25 $27.7M $-2.3M -15.0% -7.6% 265 3.21 24% 353 53
2021 25 $29.7M $18.8M -6.8% 37.3% 125 1.98 27% 492 40
2022 25 $34.5M $-5.3M -15.9% -15.2% 69 1.35 29% 459 71
2023 25 $38.1M $136K -5.0% 0.3% 18 1.96 31% 511 51
2024 25 $41.6M $2.7M 1.9% 6.3% 38 2.84 30% 539 39

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Essentia Health
Duluth, MN
5% or greater direct ownership interest 100 2023-07
Adam Bachand corporate officer 2025-01
Amy Bergstrom corporate director 2024-01
Anthony Sertich corporate director 2021-01
Anthony Yung corporate director 2023-01
Bruce Smith corporate director 2026-01
George Loban corporate director 2024-01
Justin Terch corporate director 2025-10
Kevin Boren corporate officer 2014-10
Kevin Boren w-2 managing employee 2014-10
Krista Skorupa corporate officer 2024-05
Michael Watters corporate officer 2023-07
Nancy Aronson Norr corporate officer 2025-01
Rebecca Urbanski corporate officer 2025-01
Sam Barney w-2 managing employee 2023-08
St Marys Duluth Clinic Health System
Duluth, MN
operational/managerial control 2020-08
Thomas Jamar corporate director 2023-01
Troy Duininck corporate director 2023-01

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 MN

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

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2023-01-01 Centracare Health - Benson Llc Swift County-Benson Hospital Centracare - Benson 11
2021-07-01 Welia Health County Of Kanabec Welia Health 25
2020-05-01 Healthpartners Rc Renville County Olivia Hospital And Clinics 16
2020-01-01 Avera Granite Falls Granite Falls Municipal Hospital And Manor Avera Granite Falls 25
2019-01-01 Carris Health - Redwood Llc Redwood Area Hospital Carris Health-Redwood Llc 14
2018-01-01 Mayo Clinic Health... Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca 15
2018-01-01 Mayo Clinic Health... Mayo Clinic Health System - New Prague Mayo Clinic Health Sys - New Prague 20
2018-01-01 Mayo Clinic Health... Mayo Clinic Health System-Cannon Falls Cannon Falls Medical Center - Mayo 15
2016-08-01 Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Cuyuna Range Hospital District Cuyuna Regional Medical Center 25