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Ssh -North Knoxville

dba Select Specialty Hospital North Knoxville · Powell, Knox County, TN · CCN 442015
Licensed to Select Specialty Hospital - North Knoxville, Inc.

Composite
40.5
rank score
Distress
16
FY2023
Fit
83
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$19.5M–$78.0M
65 beds · within envelope
Ownership
for-profit
LTCH

Why it ranks here

  • total margin under 2%
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
  • LTCH — distress here is a payment-model artifact
  • bed count in the target band
  • ticket size somewhat below the envelope
  • strong occupancy — good iteration surface
  • for-profit — no charitable conversion review

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$33.9M
Operating margin 5.5%
Total margin 1.6%
Days cash on hand
Current ratio 1.50
Occupancy85%

Facility

Beds65
Facility typeLTCH
Settingurban
Ownership classfor-profit
Per-bed (low) $300K
Per-bed (high) $1.2M

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2020 68 $33.8M $3.7M 15.2% 10.7% 0.86 89% 733 11
2021 68 $32.7M $494K 6.6% 1.5% 0.87 84% 680 16
2022 65 $33.7M $-1.4M 0.6% -4.2% 1.77 91% 731 24
2023 65 $33.9M $549K 5.5% 1.6% 1.50 85% 709 16

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Intensiva Healthcare Corporation
Mechanicsburg, PA
5% or greater direct ownership interest 100 1998-12
Select Medical Corporation
Mechanicsburg, PA
5% or greater indirect ownership interest 100 1996-12
Select Medical Corporation
Mechanicsburg, PA
operational/managerial control 100 1996-12
John Duggan corporate officer 1998-02
John Duggan corporate director 2025-09
John Saich corporate officer 2025-08
Michael Malatesta corporate officer 2025-04
Robert Breighner w-2 managing employee 2025-08
Robert Kido corporate officer 2025-08
Stacey Naughton corporate officer 2020-06
Stacey Naughton w-2 managing employee 2020-06
Stacey Naughton operational/managerial control 2020-06
Steve Plumlee corporate officer 2019-10
Steve Plumlee w-2 managing employee 2019-10
Steve Plumlee operational/managerial control 2019-10
Thomas Mullin corporate officer 2025-08

Ownership changes

DateTypeBuyerSeller
2018-01-01 acquisition/merger Select Specialty Hospital -... Select Specialty Hospital -...

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
2025-08-01 Select Specialty Hospital - Memphis, Inc. Baptist Memorial Regional... Baptist Mem Restorative Care Hosp. 30
2018-01-01 Select Specialty Hospital - North... Select Specialty Hospital - Knoxville, Inc. Ssh -North Knoxville 65