St. Josephs Hospital
Chippewa Falls, Chippewa County, WI · CCN 520017
Composite
66.9
rank score
Distress
90
FY2024
Fit
66
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$35.7M–$143M
102 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 below 0.8
- occupancy below 30%
- margin deteriorating sharply
- 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
- nonprofit — expect AG conversion review
Latest financials · FY2024
| Net patient revenue | $24.3M |
| Operating margin | -131.8% |
| Total margin | -97.0% |
| Days cash on hand | 0 |
| Current ratio | 0.65 |
| Occupancy | 20% |
Facility
| Beds | 102 |
| Facility type | STH |
| Setting | urban |
| Ownership class | nonprofit |
| Per-bed (low) | $350K |
| Per-bed (high) | $1.4M |
Financial history
| FY | Beds | Net patient rev | Net income | Op margin | Total margin | Days cash | Current ratio | Occupancy | Discharges | Distress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 102 | $43.7M | $41.6M | -11.0% | 65.2% | 16 | 1.61 | 28% | 1,911 | 59 |
| 2022 | 102 | $45.4M | $-6.6M | -4.8% | -13.8% | 17 | 0.87 | 28% | 1,977 | 72 |
| 2023 | 102 | $44.7M | $6.5M | -8.1% | 14.1% | 17 | 1.40 | 27% | 1,850 | 57 |
| 2024 | 102 | $24.3M | $-27.7M | -131.8% | -97.0% | 0 | 0.65 | 20% | 1,209 | 90 |
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 |