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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospi

dba Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital · New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ · CCN 310038
Licensed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Inc

Composite
21.4
rank score
Distress
70
FY2023
Fit
55
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$220M–$882M
630 beds · over envelope
Ownership
nonprofit
STH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin below -10%
  • total margin below -8%
  • under 30 days cash on hand
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
  • very large — likely out of range
  • estimated price exceeds the capital envelope
  • strong occupancy — good iteration surface
  • nonprofit — expect AG conversion review

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$1.5B
Operating margin -18.0%
Total margin -12.4%
Days cash on hand 0
Current ratio 1.76
Occupancy87%

Facility

Beds630
Facility typeSTH
Settingurban
Ownership classnonprofit
Per-bed (low) $350K
Per-bed (high) $1.4M

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2020 624 $1.1B $22.0M -9.9% 1.8% 0 3.67 74% 28,275 48
2021 639 $1.3B $25.8M -1.5% 1.9% 0 3.57 81% 32,842 41
2022 639 $1.4B $-1.5M -4.0% -0.1% 0 2.51 90% 33,735 46
2023 630 $1.5B $-197M -18.0% -12.4% 0 1.76 87% 34,646 70

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Rwj Barnabas Health Inc
West Orange, NJ
operational/managerial control 100 2016-04
James Alexander corporate officer 2019-01
Mark Manigan corporate officer 2023-01
Richard Henwood w-2 managing employee 2016-04
Richard Henwood operational/managerial control 2016-04

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 NJ

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

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2022-12-21 Capital Health System, Inc. St. Francis Medical Center Capital Health Regional Medical Ctr 179
2022-01-01 Eoh Acquisition Group, Llc Prospect Eogh Inc East Orange General Hospital 159
2021-07-01 Hmh Hospitals Corporation Community Hospital Group Inc Jfk University Medical Center 353
2018-07-01 Ahs Hospital Corp General Conference Of Seventh Day... Hackettstown Medical Center 95
2018-01-01 Njmhmc, Llc Mha Llc Hudson Regional Hospital 102
2018-01-01 Hmh Hospitals Corporation Meridian Hospitals Corporation Riverview Medical Center 267
2018-01-01 Hmh Hospitals Corporation Meridian Hospitals Corporation Bayshore Medical Center 175
2018-01-01 Hmh Hospitals Corporation Meridian Hospitals Corporation Hmh -Ocean University Medical Center 313
2018-01-01 Hmh Hospitals Corporation Meridian Hospitals Corporation Jersey Shore University Med Ctr 580
2018-01-01 Hmh Hospitals Corporation Meridian Hospitals Corporation Southern Ocean Medical Center 156
2018-01-01 Hmh Hospitals Corporation Palisades Medical Center Palisades Medical Center 186
2018-01-01 Hmh Hospitals Corporation Raritan Bay Medical Center Raritan Bay Medical Center 270