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The University Of Texas Medical Br.

Galveston, Galveston County, TX · CCN 450018
Licensed to University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston

Composite
58.8
rank score
Distress
63
FY2024
Fit
76
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$71.1M–$142M
837 beds · within envelope
Ownership
government
STH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin below -10%
  • under 30 days cash on hand
  • current liabilities exceed current assets
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • TX: favorable regulatory climate
  • rural — cheaper but limited density
  • very large — likely out of range
  • ticket size uses the capital envelope well
  • strong occupancy — good iteration surface
  • government-owned — public process likely

Latest financials · FY2024

Net patient revenue$1.3B
Operating margin -24.0%
Total margin 9.3%
Days cash on hand 8
Current ratio 0.91
Occupancy71%

Facility

Beds837
Facility typeSTH
Settingrural
Ownership classgovernment
Per-bed (low) $85.0K
Per-bed (high) $170K

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2021 804 $1.0B $254M -20.0% 17.0% 61 1.04 64% 37,170 41
2022 810 $1.1B $216M -29.0% 13.5% 16 0.89 64% 37,690 59
2023 819 $1.2B $114M -29.9% 6.8% 23 0.63 65% 38,422 63
2024 837 $1.3B $170M -24.0% 9.3% 8 0.91 71% 38,843 63

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Carlos Clark w-2 managing employee 2016-12
Jochen Reiser corporate director 2023-08
Jochen Reiser w-2 managing employee 2023-08
Nickie Lloyd w-2 managing employee 2015-12
Robert Dowless w-2 managing employee 2012-05

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 TX

Completed CMS ownership changes in this state. These buyers already cleared the licensure process here — and whoever advised them knows this market.

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
2025-02-01 Texas Heart Hospital Of The Southwest Llc Baylor Heart & Vascular Center Llp Baylor Heart And Vascular Hospital 56
2024-10-30 Hsa Port Arthur, Llc The Medical Center Of Southeast Texas Lp The Medical Ctr Of Southeast Texas 196
2024-10-30 Hsa St. Joseph, Llc Sj Medical Center Llc St Joseph Medical Center 156
2024-10-17 Big Spring Texas Hospital Company Llc Steward Texas Hospital Holdings Llc Scenic Mountain Medical Center 75
2024-10-17 Odessa Texas Hospital Company Llc Odessa Regional Hospital Lp Odessa Regional Hospital 208
2024-06-01 Columbia Medical Center Of Denton... Decatur Health Services Llc Medical City Denton 184
2024-03-11 Nacogdoches County Hospital District Lion Star Nacogdoches Hospital, Llc Nacogdoches Memorial Hosp 160
2024-01-01 Ahs Sherman Llc Sherman Grayson Hospital Llc Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Ctr 214
2023-04-01 Methodist Healthcare System Of San... Hill Country Memorial Hospital Hill Country Memorial Hospital 57
2021-06-01 Methodist Hospitals Of Dallas Metsl, Llc Methodist Southlake Medical Center 22
2020-10-27 Hendrick Medical Center Armc Lp Hendrick Medical Center 533
2020-10-27 Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood Brownwood Hospital Lp Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood 63
2020-07-01 St Joseph Regional Health Center St Joseph Regional Health Center St. Joseph Regional Health Center 284
2020-04-01 Christus Santa Rosa Health Care Corporation Adventist Health System/sunbelt, Inc. Christus Santa Rosa - San Marcos 105
2020-03-01 Sana Healthcare Carrollton Baylor Medical Center At Carrollton Carrollton Regional Medical Center 89