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Carteret County General Hospital Com

dba Carteret Health Care · Morehead City, Carteret County, NC · CCN 340142
Licensed to Carteret County General Hospital Corporation

Composite
28.6
rank score
Distress
12
FY2023
Fit
58
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$9.9M–$19.8M
99 beds · within envelope
Ownership
government
STH

Why it ranks here

  • 60-90 days cash on hand
  • margin slipping
  • rural — cheaper but limited density
  • bed count in the target band
  • very small ticket — sub-scale as a platform asset
  • strong occupancy — good iteration surface
  • government-owned — public process likely

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$206M
Operating margin 7.1%
Total margin 11.7%
Days cash on hand 64
Current ratio 2.02
Occupancy79%

Facility

Beds99
Facility typeSTH
Settingrural
Ownership classgovernment
Per-bed (low) $100K
Per-bed (high) $200K

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2020 99 $167M $21.3M 8.3% 12.2% 148 2.40 62% 5,388 4
2021 99 $181M $27.8M 8.7% 14.4% 138 2.87 68% 5,825 4
2022 99 $187M $2.0M 6.4% 1.1% 131 2.31 69% 5,806 8
2023 99 $206M $25.3M 7.1% 11.7% 64 2.02 79% 5,991 12

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Brian Marek corporate director 2011-09
Carteret County General Hospital Corporation
Morehead City, NC
5% or greater direct ownership interest 1967-07
Carteret County General Hospital Corporation
Morehead City, NC
operational/managerial control 1967-07
Chad Albaugh corporate director 2021-01
Claud Wheatly corporate director 2011-01
Clyde Brooks corporate director 2020-07
Jamie Vogel corporate director 2021-01
Jeffrey Moore corporate director 2015-12
Joanie King corporate director 2011-01
Joanie King w-2 managing employee 2011-01
Julius Taylor corporate director 2016-12
Juozas Zavadzkas corporate director 2020-01
Michael Soucie corporate director 2014-08
Patrick Joyce corporate director 2014-12
Patti Hudson corporate director 2020-03
Robert Cavanaugh corporate director 2018-12
Stanley Carr corporate director 2016-12
Stephen Rea corporate director 2018-12
Stephen Sullivan corporate director 2021-01
William Case w-2 managing employee 2020-01
William Shouse corporate director 2015-12

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 NC

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

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2026-02-01 Atrium Health Hospitals Inc The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital... Atrium Health Lincoln 101
2026-02-01 Atrium Health Hospitals Inc The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital... Atrium Health Cleveland 308
2025-07-01 Atrium Health Hospitals Inc The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital... Atrium Health Stanly 97
2025-07-01 Atrium Health Hospitals Inc The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital... Atrium Health Anson 15
2025-04-01 Duke Health Lake Norman Regional... Mooresville Hospital Management... Lake Norman Regional Medical Center 123
2024-03-02 North Carolina Baptist Hospital Davie Medical Center North Carolina Baptist Hospital 813
2021-10-01 Pitt County Memorial Hospital Inc East Carolina Health-Beaufort Inc Pitt County Memorial Hospital Inc 1,013
2021-10-01 American Healthcare Systems Llc Randolph Hospital, Inc. American Healthcare Systems 145
2021-02-01 Novant Health New Hanover Regional... New Hanover Regional Medical Center New Hanover Regional Medical Center 771
2019-02-01 Mh Mission Hospital, Lllp Mission Hospitals Inc. Mission Hospital Inc 717
2019-02-01 Mh Mission Hospital Mcdowell, Lllp The Mcdowell Hospital Inc The Mcdowell Hospital 33
2019-01-01 The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital... Mercy Hospital Inc Atrium Health Pineville 352
2018-01-01 Unc Rockingham Health Care Inc Morehead Memorial Hospital Unc Rockingham Hospital 108