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Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo

Buffalo, Erie County, NY · CCN 330279
Licensed to Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo

Composite
62.5
rank score
Distress
78
FY2023
Fit
68
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$121M–$484M
346 beds · within envelope
Ownership
nonprofit
STH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin below -10%
  • total margin -8% to -3%
  • under 30 days cash on hand
  • current ratio below 0.8
  • liabilities exceed assets
  • urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
  • large — ticket likely stretches the envelope
  • ticket size at the top of the envelope — would need leverage
  • strong occupancy — good iteration surface
  • nonprofit — expect AG conversion review

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$447M
Operating margin -11.3%
Total margin -3.7%
Days cash on hand 14
Current ratio 0.50
Occupancy68%

Facility

Beds346
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 364 $374M $-26.0M -17.7% -6.3% 38 1.29 61% 15,981 71
2021 389 $369M $-102M -35.4% -25.5% 19 0.77 61% 16,113 91
2022 389 $388M $-80.3M -26.6% -19.6% 6 0.43 61% 18,209 91
2023 346 $447M $-17.7M -11.3% -3.7% 14 0.50 68% 19,352 78

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Alexis Agnello corporate director 2020-01
Carol Heckman corporate director 2020-01
David Macholz corporate director 2011-06
Ellen Grant corporate director 2020-01
Georgiana Ford corporate director 2020-01
Katherine Vanderhorst corporate director 2020-01
Kevin Keenan corporate director 2020-01
Leonardo Sette-Camara corporate director 2020-01
Mark Sullivan corporate director 2011-06
Michael Gough corporate director 2020-01
Robert Zapfel corporate director 2011-06
Russell Edwards corporate director 2020-01
Russell Edwards w-2 managing employee 2020-01
Thomas Gleason corporate director 2020-01

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 NY

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

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2025-03-01 Nyu Langone Hospitals Brookhaven Memorial Hospital... Long Island Community Hospital 157
2022-10-01 The New York And Presbyterian Hospital Newyork-Presbyterian... New York Presbyterian Hospital 2,850
2021-02-27 New York City Health And Hospitals... New York City Health And Hospitals... Jacobi Medical Center 440
2021-01-01 The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brookdale Hospital Medical Center 450
2020-10-01 Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York Burdett Care Center, Inc. Samaritan Hospital 252
2020-09-23 Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus Healthalliance Hospital Broadway Campus Healthalliance Hospital Marys Ave Ca 111
2020-01-01 Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York Memorial Hospital, Albany N.y. Samaritan Hospital 252
2019-07-01 University Hospital At Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital Assoc Inc Stony Brook University Hospital 725
2019-01-01 Samaritan Hospital Of Troy, New York Seton Health System, Inc Samaritan Hospital 252
2016-01-14 Long Island Jewish Medical Center Forest Hills Hospital Long Island Jewish Medical Center 1,153