ML Analysis — WEST COVINA MEDICAL CENTER
CCN 050096 | Clustering + Distress + RCM Opportunity
🛡️ Public data only — no PHI permitted on this instance.
Investability Score
Speculative — only pursue if turnaround thesis is strong and entry multiple reflects risk.
40
/ 100 (D)
Financial Health16/25
RCM Upside5/25
Market Position2/20
Demand Defensibility2/15
Operational Efficiency15/15
Entry Multiple: 6.0x – 8.5x
Est. MOIC: 1.5x
Risk Factors:
- Heavy Medicare dependence (>55%)
- Small facility (<50 beds) — limited scale
- Low occupancy (<30%) — demand risk
Catalysts:
Margin Prediction (Trained Ridge Model)
15.1%
R²=0.34 | n=4,907 | Grade B | Actual: 55.4%
Ridge regression trained on 4,907 HCRIS hospitals. 90% CI: [-13.2%, 43.4%]. P89 nationally.
| Driver | Value | Effect | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue/Bed | 3122191.077 | +0.2154 | Higher Revenue/Bed increases predicted margin | |
| Log(Beds) | 2.565 | -0.0420 | Lower Log(Beds) decreases predicted margin | |
| Expense/Bed | 1394118.846 | +0.0324 | Higher Expense/Bed increases predicted margin | |
| Net-to-Gross | 0.642 | +0.0307 | Higher Net-to-Gross increases predicted margin | |
| Bed Count | 13.000 | +0.0212 | Higher Bed Count increases predicted margin |
nan%
Distress Risk
$7.1M
RCM Opportunity
A
Opportunity Grade
72.9%
Projected Margin
Distress Analysis
Risk: Unknown
National distress rate: 49.3%
CA distress rate: 49.7%
Model AUC: 0.629
| Factor | Value | Contribution | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy Rate | 0.161 | +0.338 | ▲ risk |
| Medicare Day Pct | 0.650 | +0.055 | ▲ risk |
| Medicaid Day Pct | nan | +nan | ▼ risk |
| Net To Gross Ratio | 0.642 | +0.122 | ▲ risk |
| Revenue Per Bed | 3122191.077 | -0.091 | ▼ risk |
| Beds | 13.000 | -0.018 | ▼ risk |
RCM Improvement Opportunity
Total (risk-adjusted): $7.1M
Current margin: 55.4%
Projected margin: 72.9%
Grade: A
Comps: 49
Gap analysis vs P75 peers with 60% closure assumption. Confidence-weighted by lever implementation difficulty.
| Lever | Current | Benchmark | Gap | Impact | Confidence | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payer Mix Optimization | 0.350 | 0.608 | 25.8% | $3.9M | 50% | 24mo |
| Occupancy Improvement | 0.161 | 0.654 | 49.3% | $3.3M | 55% | 24mo |
Predicted RCM Performance (Public Data Only)
B
RCM Grade
Average RCM profile — some improvement opportunities. Standard diligence scope recommended.
| Metric | Predicted | 90% CI | Percentile | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial Rate | 25.0% | [2.0%, 25.0%] | P83 | Below average — denial rate suggests RCM improvement opportu |
| Days in AR | 75.0 | [25.0, 75.0] | P83 | Below average — days in ar suggests RCM improvement opportun |
| Clean Claim Rate | 98.0% | [80.0%, 98.0%] | P0 | Strong — predicted clean claim rate is in the top third. |
| Net Collection Rate | 99.5% | [90.0%, 99.5%] | P8 | Strong — predicted net collection rate is in the top third. |