Wagner Community Memorial Hospital
Wagner, Charles Mix County, SD
· CCN 431315
Licensed to Wagner Community Memorial Hospital
Composite
30.7
rank score
Distress
38
FY2024
Fit
34
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$1.3M–$2.5M
15 beds ·
within envelope
Ownership
nonprofit
CAH
Why it ranks here
- under 30 days cash on hand
- occupancy below 30%
- margin deteriorating sharply
- rural — cheaper but limited density
- very small facility
- very small ticket — sub-scale as a platform asset
- very low occupancy — limited volume to learn from
- nonprofit — expect AG conversion review
Latest financials · FY2024
| Net patient revenue | $17.4M |
| Operating margin | 3.3% |
| Total margin | 11.0% |
| Days cash on hand | 12 |
| Current ratio | 3.12 |
| Occupancy | 24% |
Facility
| Beds | 15 |
| Facility type | CAH |
| Setting | rural |
| Ownership class | nonprofit |
| Per-bed (low) | $85.0K |
| Per-bed (high) | $170K |
Financial history
| FY | Beds | Net patient rev | Net income | Op margin | Total margin | Days cash | Current ratio | Occupancy | Discharges | Distress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | $12.2M | $5.3M | -7.6% | 28.6% | 17 | 4.02 | 12% | 144 | 53 |
| 2022 | 20 | $12.6M | $26.0K | -0.1% | 0.2% | 29 | 3.60 | 16% | 176 | 50 |
| 2023 | 20 | $14.2M | $737K | -1.5% | 4.9% | 19 | 4.92 | 14% | 139 | 47 |
| 2024 | 15 | $17.4M | $2.1M | 3.3% | 11.0% | 12 | 3.12 | 24% | 142 | 38 |
Owners
| Owner | Role | % | Since | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany Barron | operational/managerial control | 100 | 2026-01 | |
| Bernadette Koupal | w-2 managing employee | 1985-05 | ||
| Beverly Jahn | w-2 managing employee | 2007-03 | ||
| Brittany Barron | corporate officer | 2026-01 | ||
| Brittany Barron | w-2 managing employee | 2026-01 | ||
| Chad Peters | corporate officer | 2013-09 | ||
| Joshua Christensen | corporate officer | 2024-05 | ||
| Joshua Christensen | w-2 managing employee | 2024-05 | ||
| Julie Wiechmann | w-2 managing employee | 1984-10 | ||
| Karen Soulek | corporate director | 2013-09 | ||
| Lisa Weisser | w-2 managing employee | 1984-08 | ||
| Marcia Podzimek | w-2 managing employee | 1981-02 | ||
| Michele Juffer | corporate director | 2024-09 | ||
| Rachel Woods | corporate director | 2016-09 | ||
| Scott Honomichl | w-2 managing employee | 2002-11 |
Ownership changes
No CMS ownership change on record since 2016 — this hospital has not traded in at least a decade.