Las Palmas Medical Center
dba Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus Of Lpds Healthcare ·
El Paso, El Paso County, TX
· CCN 450107
Licensed to El Paso Healthcare System Ltd
Composite
17.4
rank score
Distress
32
FY2024
Fit
73
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$266M–$1.1B
533 beds ·
over envelope
Ownership
for-profit
STH
Why it ranks here
- under 30 days cash on hand
- current ratio below 0.8
- TX: favorable regulatory climate
- urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
- very large — likely out of range
- estimated price exceeds the capital envelope
- strong occupancy — good iteration surface
- for-profit — no charitable conversion review
Latest financials · FY2024
| Net patient revenue | $771M |
| Operating margin | 53.4% |
| Total margin | 53.5% |
| Days cash on hand | 0 |
| Current ratio | 0.25 |
| Occupancy | 68% |
Facility
| Beds | 533 |
| Facility type | STH |
| Setting | urban |
| Ownership class | for-profit |
| Per-bed (low) | $500K |
| Per-bed (high) | $2.0M |
Financial history
| FY | Beds | Net patient rev | Net income | Op margin | Total margin | Days cash | Current ratio | Occupancy | Discharges | Distress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 533 | $585M | $188M | 33.1% | 32.5% | 0 | -0.03 | 64% | 22,965 | 36 |
| 2022 | 533 | $653M | $172M | 26.2% | 26.4% | 0 | 0.51 | 71% | 26,112 | 36 |
| 2023 | 533 | $705M | $291M | 41.1% | 41.2% | 0 | 0.38 | 69% | 28,676 | 36 |
| 2024 | 533 | $771M | $414M | 53.4% | 53.5% | 0 | 0.25 | 68% | 30,644 | 32 |
Owners
| Owner | Role | % | Since | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hca Healthcare Inc | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 100 | 2011-08 | |
| Hca Inc | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 100 | 2007-04 | |
| Healthtrust Inc - The Hospital Company | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 100 | 2007-04 | |
| Hti Hospital Holdings Inc | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 100 | 2011-09 | |
| Columbia Hospital Corporation - Delaware | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 98 | 2007-04 | |
| Chc Holdings Inc | limited partnership interest | 51 | 2011-08 | |
| Chc Holdings Inc | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 45 | 2007-04 | |
| Frisco Holding Ii | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 16 | 2026-02 | |
| Hercules Holding Ii | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 14 | 2006-11 | |
| Sun Towers/vista Hills Holding Co | general partnership interest | 1 | 2007-04 | |
| Alejandro Romero | corporate officer | 2024-08 | ||
| Alejandro Romero | w-2 managing employee | 2024-08 | ||
| Arturo Garza | corporate director | 2022-01 | ||
| Arturo Garza | w-2 managing employee | 2022-01 | ||
| Charles Huffstutler | w-2 managing employee | 2011-08 | ||
| Columbia Hospital - El Paso, Ltd | limited partnership interest | 2011-08 | ||
| Columbia Hospital Corporation - Delaware | limited partnership interest | 2011-08 | ||
| Eric Smith | contracted managing employee | 2021-03 | ||
| Jacob Stercula | corporate officer | 2024-09 | ||
| Jacob Stercula | w-2 managing employee | 2024-09 | ||
| Maria Garvin | corporate officer | 2025-02 | ||
| Maria Garvin | w-2 managing employee | 2025-02 | ||
| Sun Towers/vista Hills Holding Co | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 2007-04 | ||
| Sun Towers/vista Hills Holding Co | operational/managerial control | 2007-04 |
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 TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |