University Of Tennessee Medical Cent
dba University Of Tennessee Medical Center ·
Knoxville, Knox County, TN
· CCN 440015
Licensed to University Health System, Inc.
Composite
52.2
rank score
Distress
51
FY2023
Fit
73
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$59.3M–$119M
698 beds ·
within envelope
Ownership
nonprofit
STH
Why it ranks here
- operating margin below -10%
- under 30 days cash on hand
- current ratio under 1.5
- margin slipping
- rural — cheaper but limited density
- very large — likely out of range
- ticket size uses the capital envelope well
- strong occupancy — good iteration surface
- nonprofit — expect AG conversion review
Latest financials · FY2023
| Net patient revenue | $1.2B |
| Operating margin | -15.9% |
| Total margin | 4.7% |
| Days cash on hand | 29 |
| Current ratio | 1.40 |
| Occupancy | 76% |
Facility
| Beds | 698 |
| Facility type | STH |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 671 | $940M | $68.6M | -12.2% | 6.1% | 97 | 1.40 | 72% | 31,166 | 36 |
| 2021 | 698 | $992M | $28.8M | -15.2% | 2.5% | 52 | 1.19 | 77% | 30,969 | 48 |
| 2022 | 698 | $1.1B | $-53.5M | -17.6% | -4.4% | 29 | 1.22 | 74% | 33,652 | 70 |
| 2023 | 698 | $1.2B | $69.1M | -15.9% | 4.7% | 29 | 1.40 | 76% | 32,801 | 51 |
Owners
| Owner | Role | % | Since | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Cunningham | corporate officer | 100 | 2018-04 | |
| James Shamiyeh | operational/managerial control | 100 | 2019-03 | |
| Keith Gray | operational/managerial control | 100 | 2019-03 | |
| Amy Barger Stevens | corporate director | 2021-01 | ||
| Benjamin Cunningham | operational/managerial control | 2018-04 | ||
| Bennett Cox | corporate officer | 2019-04 | ||
| Brandi Lowell | corporate officer | 2025-08 | ||
| Carolyn Fairbank - Biggs | corporate director | 2024-07 | ||
| Cassandra Leake | corporate officer | 2020-05 | ||
| Christopher Kinney | corporate director | 2023-01 | ||
| Cristen Haslam | corporate director | 2020-07 | ||
| David Miller | corporate director | 2021-07 | ||
| Donde Plowman | corporate director | 2019-07 | ||
| Howard Sherrod | corporate director | 2024-07 | ||
| James Shamiyeh | corporate officer | 2019-03 | ||
| Jerry Crook | corporate officer | 2022-09 | ||
| Julia Coco | corporate officer | 2022-08 | ||
| Kathy Boyd | corporate officer | 2019-04 | ||
| Keith Gray | corporate officer | 2019-03 | ||
| Keri Lattimore | corporate director | 2024-07 | ||
| Lisa Duncan | corporate officer | 2022-12 | ||
| Maria Sexton | corporate officer | 2025-02 | ||
| Patrick Mcconville | corporate director | 2022-12 | ||
| Peter Buckley | corporate director | 2022-01 | ||
| Randy Boyd | corporate director | 2019-07 |
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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 TN
Completed CMS ownership changes in this state. These buyers already cleared the licensure process here — and whoever advised them knows this market.
| Date | Buyer | Seller | Hospital | Beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County | Henry County Medical Center | Henry County Medical Center | 33 |
| 2024-08-01 | Bradley Medical Center Llc | Cleveland Tennessee Hospital Company Llc | Skyridge Medical Center | 176 |
| 2023-07-01 | Erlanger Health | Chattanooga Hamilton County... | Erlanger Medical Center | 662 |
| 2022-07-01 | Hh Health System - Lincoln Inc | Lincoln Medical Center | Lincoln Medical Center | 47 |
| 2021-09-01 | Springfield Health Services, Llc | Northcrest Medical Center | Northcrest Medical Center | 109 |
| 2021-01-01 | Vanderbilt Coffee Hospital Llc | Tullahoma Hma Llc | Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | 76 |
| 2021-01-01 | Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Llc | Shelbyville Hospital Company Llc | Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital | 24 |
| 2019-08-01 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Lebanon Hma Llc | Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | 117 |
| 2016-04-30 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Vanderbilt University | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | 1,084 |