Sacred Heart Hospital
Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, WI · CCN 520013
Composite
57.4
rank score
Distress
75
FY2024
Fit
59
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$10.9M–$21.8M
156 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
- occupancy 45-60%
- margin deteriorating sharply
- rural — cheaper but limited density
- bed count in the target band
- small ticket — deploys little of the available capital
- moderate occupancy
- nonprofit — expect AG conversion review
Latest financials · FY2024
| Net patient revenue | $138M |
| Operating margin | -82.4% |
| Total margin | -75.6% |
| Days cash on hand | 14 |
| Current ratio | 1.17 |
| Occupancy | 47% |
Facility
| Beds | 156 |
| Facility type | STH |
| Setting | rural |
| Ownership class | nonprofit |
| Per-bed (low) | $70.0K |
| Per-bed (high) | $140K |
Financial history
| FY | Beds | Net patient rev | Net income | Op margin | Total margin | Days cash | Current ratio | Occupancy | Discharges | Distress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 168 | $238M | $122M | 8.5% | 53.4% | 4 | 1.02 | 52% | 6,417 | 28 |
| 2022 | 168 | $242M | $-61.7M | 3.2% | -30.2% | 2 | 0.99 | 54% | 6,181 | 50 |
| 2023 | 156 | $208M | $18.1M | -12.2% | 7.2% | 11 | 2.06 | 54% | 6,381 | 52 |
| 2024 | 156 | $138M | $-108M | -82.4% | -75.6% | 14 | 1.17 | 47% | 5,313 | 75 |
Owners
No ownership records — CMS has no owner filings mapped to this CCN.
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 WI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-01 | Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee Inc | Columbia St Mary's Hospital Ozaukee, Inc. | Ascension Columbia St Marys Milwauke | 374 |
| 2018-06-01 | Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Inc | Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare -... | Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital Inc | 301 |