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Metro Nashville General Hospital

dba Metropolitan Nashville General Hospital · Nashville, Davidson County, TN · CCN 440111
Licensed to Nashville General Hospital

Composite
59.0
rank score
Distress
67
FY2024
Fit
72
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$48.5M–$194M
114 beds · within envelope
Ownership
government
STH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin below -10%
  • 30-60 days cash on hand
  • current ratio below 0.8
  • debt above 70% of assets
  • occupancy below 30%
  • margin slipping
  • 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
  • government-owned — public process likely

Latest financials · FY2024

Net patient revenue$59.4M
Operating margin -157.7%
Total margin 3.6%
Days cash on hand 31
Current ratio 0.60
Occupancy25%

Facility

Beds114
Facility typeSTH
Settingurban
Ownership classgovernment
Per-bed (low) $425K
Per-bed (high) $1.7M

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2021 114 $54.4M $4.5M -117.1% 3.6% 8 1.85 25% 2,088 63
2022 114 $54.7M $-6.6M -140.1% -5.3% 10 0.54 27% 2,311 89
2023 114 $287M $141M 48.9% 48.9% 28 1.09 27% 2,269 34
2024 114 $59.4M $5.7M -157.7% 3.6% 31 0.60 25% 2,510 67

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Metropolitan Government Of Nashville & Davidson County
Nashville, TN
5% or greater direct ownership interest 100 2012-01
Veronica Elders w-2 managing employee 100 2025-03
Veronica Elders 5% or greater direct ownership interest 2025-03
Veronica Elders corporate officer 2025-03

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