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Carolina Pines Regional Medical Cent

dba Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center · Hartsville, Darlington County, SC · CCN 420010
Licensed to Hartsville Llc

Composite
62.7
rank score
Distress
78
FY2023
Fit
69
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$39.2M–$157M
112 beds · within envelope
Ownership
for-profit
STH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin below -10%
  • total margin below -8%
  • 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 uses the capital envelope well
  • very low occupancy — limited volume to learn from
  • for-profit — no charitable conversion review

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$97.1M
Operating margin -31.0%
Total margin -28.8%
Days cash on hand 0
Current ratio 4.32
Occupancy28%

Facility

Beds112
Facility typeSTH
Settingurban
Ownership classfor-profit
Per-bed (low) $350K
Per-bed (high) $1.4M

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2020 116 $92.8M $4.5M -4.2% 4.4% 0 0.94 37% 4,647 57
2021 116 $112M $7.8M 5.0% 6.9% 0 1.08 39% 4,592 31
2022 112 $98.0M $-4.7M -6.1% -4.8% 0 0.28 33% 3,350 80
2023 112 $97.1M $-28.5M -31.0% -28.8% 0 4.32 28% 3,075 78

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Kindred Healthcare Operating Llc
Louisville, KY
operational/managerial control 100 2021-12
Carolina Pines Holdings Llc
Louisville, KY
5% or greater direct ownership interest 99 2014-12
Knight Health Holdings Llc
Louisville, KY
5% or greater indirect ownership interest 99 2021-12
Knight Health Ii, Llc
Louisville, KY
5% or greater indirect ownership interest 99 2021-12
Knight Healthcare New-B, Llc
Louisville, KY
5% or greater indirect ownership interest 99 2021-12
Knight Intermediate Holdings Llc
Louisville, KY
5% or greater indirect ownership interest 99 2021-12
Brian Craven corporate officer 2022-04
Dana Rock corporate officer 2024-12
Johnetta Traylor corporate officer 2024-12
Kathy Teague corporate officer 2022-01
Michael Bean corporate officer 2022-01
Richard Algood corporate officer 2022-01
Scott Graeser corporate officer 2022-08
William Little contracted managing employee 2018-11

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 SC

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

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2025-10-01 Prisma Health-Midlands Prisma Health Tuomey Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital 161
2024-02-01 East Cooper Medical Center Llc East Cooper Community Hospital, Inc. East Cooper Regional Medical Center 120
2024-02-01 Hilton Head Medical Center Llc Hilton Head Health System, L.p. Hilton Head Hospital 93
2024-01-31 South Carolina Coastal Medical Center Llc Coastal Carolina Medical Center Inc Coastal Carolina Medical Center 41
2021-08-01 Medical University Hospital Authority Kershaw Hospital Llc Musc Health Kershaw Medical Center 99
2021-08-01 Medical University Hospital Authority Providence Hospital Llc Musc Health Columbia Medical Center 332
2021-02-01 Lexington Health Inc Lexington County Health Services... Lexington Medical Center 541
2020-12-31 Mcleod Regional Medical Center Of... Mcleod Regional Medical Center Of... Mcleod Regional Medical Center 524
2019-03-01 Medical University Hospital Authority Chester Hma Llc Musc Health Chester Medical Center 16
2019-03-01 Medical University Hospital Authority Qhg Of South Carolina Inc Musc Health Florence Medical Center 187
2019-03-01 Medical University Hospital Authority Qhg Of South Carolina Inc Musc Health Marion Medical Center 36
2019-01-01 Spartanburg Medical Center Mary Black Health System Llc Spartanburg Regional Medical Center 626
2019-01-01 Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney Hma Llc Cherokee Medical Center 24
2018-10-01 Prisma Health-Upstate Baptist Easley Hospital Ph Baptist Easley Hospital 74
2016-10-01 Prisma Health-Upstate Greenville Health System Ph Hillcrest Hospital 43