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Methodist Medical Center

Oak Ridge, Anderson County, TN · CCN 440034
Licensed to Methodist Medical Center

Composite
67.7
rank score
Distress
73
FY2023
Fit
87
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$55.0M–$220M
157 beds · within envelope
Ownership
nonprofit
STH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin below -10%
  • total margin below -8%
  • under 30 days cash on hand
  • current ratio under 1.5
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
  • bed count in the target band
  • ticket size uses the capital envelope well
  • strong occupancy — good iteration surface
  • nonprofit — expect AG conversion review

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$159M
Operating margin -12.9%
Total margin -9.9%
Days cash on hand 0
Current ratio 1.16
Occupancy74%

Facility

Beds157
Facility typeSTH
Settingurban
Ownership classnonprofit
Per-bed (low) $350K
Per-bed (high) $1.4M

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2020 204 $148M $2.5M -7.9% 1.5% 0 1.03 58% 9,206 53
2021 200 $155M $209K -3.9% 0.1% 0 0.94 62% 8,694 50
2022 157 $154M $-6.3M -9.2% -3.9% 0 1.18 74% 8,068 60
2023 157 $159M $-16.1M -12.9% -9.9% 0 1.16 74% 8,489 73

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Amy Delong corporate officer 100 2024-03
Covenant Health
Knoxville, TN
5% or greater direct ownership interest 100 1996-10
Joseph Dolan corporate officer 100 2023-07
Rick Carringer corporate officer 100 2024-01
Catherine Bunch corporate officer 2022-04
Catherine Bunch w-2 managing employee 2022-04
James Vandersteeg corporate officer 2016-04
Jeremy Biggs corporate officer 2016-04
Jeremy Biggs w-2 managing employee 2016-04

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.

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
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