South Texas Surgical Hospital
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, TX · CCN 670061
Composite
67.8
rank score
Distress
85
FY2023
Fit
74
vs thesis
Estimated ticket
$11.6M–$46.2M
33 beds ·
within envelope
Ownership
for-profit
STH
Why it ranks here
- operating margin below -10%
- total margin below -8%
- under 30 days cash on hand
- current ratio under 1.5
- debt above 70% of assets
- occupancy below 30%
- margin deteriorating sharply
- TX: favorable regulatory climate
- urban — higher occupancy and iteration surface
- small but workable bed count
- small ticket — deploys little of the available capital
- very low occupancy — limited volume to learn from
- for-profit — no charitable conversion review
Latest financials · FY2023
| Net patient revenue | $55.7M |
| Operating margin | -14.0% |
| Total margin | -9.3% |
| Days cash on hand | 4 |
| Current ratio | 1.32 |
| Occupancy | 9% |
Facility
| Beds | 33 |
| Facility type | STH |
| Setting | urban |
| Ownership class | for-profit |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 33 | $40.3M | $2.7M | 4.3% | 6.4% | 63 | 1.17 | 14% | 895 | 22 |
| 2021 | 33 | $45.8M | $1.9M | 4.3% | 4.1% | 37 | 1.66 | 11% | 688 | 30 |
| 2023 | 33 | $55.7M | $-5.4M | -14.0% | -9.3% | 4 | 1.32 | 9% | 620 | 85 |
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 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 |
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| 2024-03-11 | Nacogdoches County Hospital District | Lion Star Nacogdoches Hospital, Llc | Nacogdoches Memorial Hosp | 160 |
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| 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 |