Valley County Health System
Ord, Valley County, NE
· CCN 281353
Licensed to Valley County Hospital
Composite
23.2
rank score
Distress
24
FY2024
Fit
31
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$1.4M–$2.7M
16 beds ·
within envelope
Ownership
government
CAH
Why it ranks here
- operating margin under 2%
- occupancy below 30%
- margin deteriorating sharply
- 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 · FY2024
| Net patient revenue | $27.7M |
| Operating margin | 1.3% |
| Total margin | 9.7% |
| Days cash on hand | 334 |
| Current ratio | 10.73 |
| Occupancy | 13% |
Facility
| Beds | 16 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | $25.0M | $8.1M | 6.8% | 25.8% | 262 | 5.92 | 22% | 131 | 9 |
| 2022 | 16 | $25.7M | $2.6M | 2.5% | 9.5% | 225 | 9.51 | 15% | 190 | 9 |
| 2023 | 16 | $26.0M | $3.0M | 1.7% | 10.6% | 304 | 9.25 | 14% | 139 | 16 |
| 2024 | 16 | $27.7M | $2.9M | 1.3% | 9.7% | 334 | 10.73 | 13% | 110 | 24 |
Owners
| Owner | Role | % | Since | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Woodward | corporate officer | 2010-05 | ||
| Ashley Woodward | w-2 managing employee | 2006-12 | ||
| Ashley Woodward | operational/managerial control | 2006-12 | ||
| Bruce Lammers | corporate director | 2022-05 | ||
| Carl Streeter | corporate officer | 2004-06 | ||
| Carl Streeter | corporate director | 2004-01 | ||
| Cathryn Ward | w-2 managing employee | 2025-07 | ||
| Cathryn Ward | operational/managerial control | 2025-07 | ||
| Charles Zangger | corporate officer | 2024-01 | ||
| Charles Zangger | corporate director | 2022-01 | ||
| Chelsea Ortmeier | corporate officer | 2024-09 | ||
| Chelsea Ortmeier | w-2 managing employee | 2024-09 | ||
| Chelsea Ortmeier | operational/managerial control | 2024-09 | ||
| Christina Pollard | w-2 managing employee | 2012-01 | ||
| Christina Pollard | operational/managerial control | 2012-01 | ||
| Craig Trampe | corporate director | 2024-07 | ||
| Jessica Piskorski | corporate officer | 2022-01 | ||
| Jessica Piskorski | corporate director | 2019-07 | ||
| Morley Koll | corporate director | 2014-05 | ||
| Nathan Flessner | corporate officer | 2019-07 | ||
| Nathan Flessner | corporate director | 2013-03 |
Ownership changes
No CMS ownership change on record since 2016 — this hospital has not traded in at least a decade.