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Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire

dba Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI · CCN 520210
Licensed to Mchs Hospitals Inc

Composite
67.5
rank score
Distress
80
FY2023
Fit
74
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$19.6M–$78.4M
56 beds · within envelope
Ownership
nonprofit
STH

Why it ranks here

  • operating margin below -10%
  • total margin below -8%
  • under 30 days cash on hand
  • liabilities exceed assets
  • margin deteriorating sharply
  • part of a multi-hospital chain — divestiture candidate
  • urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
  • bed count in the target band
  • ticket size somewhat below the envelope
  • strong occupancy — good iteration surface
  • nonprofit — expect AG conversion review

Latest financials · FY2023

Net patient revenue$199M
Operating margin -28.3%
Total margin -27.6%
Days cash on hand 1
Current ratio 8.21
Occupancy61%

Facility

Beds56
Facility typeSTH
Settingurban
Ownership classnonprofit
Per-bed (low) $350K
Per-bed (high) $1.4M

Financial history

FYBedsNet patient rev Net incomeOp margin Total marginDays cash Current ratioOccupancy DischargesDistress
2020 44 $213M $-17.0M -7.8% -7.9% 640 4.14 69% 2,531 34
2021 44 $229M $-13.4M -6.1% -5.8% 42 5.15 75% 2,503 51
2022 56 $215M $-44.5M -21.8% -20.5% 2 58.46 71% 3,033 67
2023 56 $199M $-55.2M -28.3% -27.6% 1 8.21 61% 2,790 80

Owners

OwnerRole%SinceType
Marshfield Clinic Health System Inc
Marshfield, WI
5% or greater direct ownership interest 100 2015-12
Sanford
Fargo, ND
5% or greater indirect ownership interest 100 2025-01 chain
Brian Hoerneman corporate officer 2023-04
Brian Hoerneman corporate director 2023-09
Dennis Smith corporate director 2025-01
Douglas Mathison corporate director 2020-12
Edward Fernandez corporate officer 2025-01
Edward Fernandez corporate director 2023-09
Everett Newcomb corporate director 2024-09
Jeffrey Poppen corporate officer 2025-06
Jeffrey Poppen w-2 managing employee 2025-06
John Baltus corporate officer 2023-09
John Baltus corporate director 2016-02
Jolyn Munson w-2 managing employee 2025-01
Linda Procci corporate director 2025-02
Nicholas Olson w-2 managing employee 2025-01
Samantha Klebe corporate director 2023-09
Samantha Klebe w-2 managing employee 2025-01
Tony Morrison w-2 managing employee 2025-01

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.

DateBuyerSellerHospitalBeds
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