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Muscogee Creek Nation Med Center

dba Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical Center · Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, OK · CCN 370057
Licensed to Creek Nation Hospital & Clinics

Composite
66.3
rank score
Distress
95
FY2023
Fit
59
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$17.5M–$70.0M
50 beds · within envelope
Ownership
government
STH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin below -10%
  • total margin -8% to -3%
  • under 30 days cash on hand
  • occupancy below 30%
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
  • bed count in the target band
  • ticket size somewhat below the envelope
  • very low occupancy — limited volume to learn from
  • government-owned — public process likely

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$28.2M
Operating margin -13.1%
Total margin -4.0%
Days cash on hand 0
Current ratio
Occupancy8%

Facility

Beds50
Facility typeSTH
Settingurban
Ownership classgovernment
Per-bed (low) $350K
Per-bed (high) $1.4M

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2020 50 $18.1M $1.8M -18.8% 7.9% 33 11% 619 71
2021 50 $22.5M $-5.3M -16.2% -22.8% 0 0.00 15% 636 100
2022 50 $28.2M $4.5M 2.8% 14.0% 0 14% 606 41
2023 50 $28.2M $-1.2M -13.1% -4.0% 0 8% 432 95

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Lawrence Vark w-2 managing employee 100 2013-12
Muscogee Creek Nation
Okmulgee, OK
5% or greater direct ownership interest 100 2013-12
Lawrence Vark corporate officer 2022-01
Michelle Hawkins w-2 managing employee 2022-10
Rhonda Beaver corporate officer 2022-01
Tracy Randall w-2 managing employee 2022-10

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 OK

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

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2025-12-01 Comanche County Hospital Authority Southwestern Medical Center, Llc Comanche County Memorial Hospital 183
2023-11-01 Integris Health Ponca City Hospital Inc Kay County Oklahoma Hospital Company, Llc Ponca City Medical Center 47
2023-11-01 Integris Health Woodward Hospital Inc Woodward Health System Llc Alliancehealth Woodward 40
2022-07-01 St Anthony Shawnee Hospital Inc Seminole Hma Llc St Anthony Shawnee Hospital 61
2021-04-01 Ssm Health Care Of Oklahoma, Inc. Midwest Regional Medical Center, Llc Ssm Health St Anthony Hospital - Mid 126
2019-01-01 Saint Francis Hospital, Inc. Saint Francis Home Health Inc. Saint Francis Hospital 903
2018-10-01 Integris Baptist Medical Center Inc Deaconess Health System Llc Integris Baptist Medical Center 615
2017-05-01 Ahs Pryor Hospital, Llc Mayes County Hma, Llc Hillcrest Hospital Pryor 21
2017-04-01 Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee Inc Muskogee Regional Medical Center Llc Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee 236