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Baptist Mem Hospital Desoto

dba Bmh - Desoto · Southaven, MS · CCN 250141
Licensed to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Desoto, Inc.

Composite
52.8
rank score
Distress
63
FY2023
Fit
61
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$25.3M–$50.7M
298 beds · within envelope
Ownership
nonprofit
STH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin negative
  • total margin negative
  • under 30 days cash on hand
  • current ratio below 0.8
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • rural — cheaper but limited density
  • large — ticket likely stretches the envelope
  • small ticket — deploys little of the available capital
  • strong occupancy — good iteration surface
  • nonprofit — expect AG conversion review

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$316M
Operating margin -1.9%
Total margin -0.9%
Days cash on hand 6
Current ratio -0.76
Occupancy71%

Facility

Beds298
Facility typeSTH
Settingrural
Ownership classnonprofit
Per-bed (low) $85.0K
Per-bed (high) $170K

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2020 299 $290M $18.6M -2.3% 5.9% 4 -0.61 70% 13,315 51
2021 311 $301M $4.1M -0.5% 1.3% 5 -0.61 74% 14,578 54
2022 298 $302M $-4.8M -5.2% -1.5% 4 -0.54 73% 15,455 66
2023 298 $316M $-3.0M -1.9% -0.9% 6 -0.76 71% 19,507 63

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Arie Szatkowski corporate director 2020-08
Arthur Maples corporate director 2020-12
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Memphis, TN
5% or greater direct ownership interest 1982-08
Brian Hogan w-2 managing employee 2020-08
Cary Finn corporate director 2020-08
Dale Morris corporate director 2015-01
Gregory Duckett corporate officer 2000-01
Jason Little corporate officer 2013-01
Paul Depriest corporate officer 2014-06
Randy King corporate officer 2015-01
Riad Homsi corporate director 2020-08
Spence Wilson corporate director 2005-01
William Griffin corporate officer 2020-12

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 MS

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

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2025-05-01 State Of Mississippi-University Of... Madison Hma Llc Madison River Oaks Medical Center 67
2024-02-01 Northwest Miss Regional Medical Center Delta Health System Delta Health-Northwest Regional 181
2023-05-01 Tate County Hospital Delta Health System Highland Hills Medical Center 15
2020-10-01 Singing River Gulfport Gpch-Gp, Inc. Singing River Gulfport 113
2019-11-01 Memorial Hospital At Gulfport Stone County Hospital, Inc Memorial Hospital At Gulfport 285
2019-01-01 Monroe Health Services Inc Amory Regional Medical Center Inc Monroe Health Services Inc. 95
2018-04-01 Ochsner Medical Center - Hancock, Llc Hancock Medical Center Ochsner Med Ctr - Hancock 41