ML Analysis — HOUSTON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
CCN 441322 | 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.
41
/ 100 (D)
Financial Health8/25
RCM Upside14/25
Market Position13/20
Demand Defensibility3/15
Operational Efficiency3/15
Entry Multiple: 8.0x – 10.0x
Est. MOIC: 1.9x
Risk Factors:
- Heavy Medicare dependence (>55%)
- Small facility (<50 beds) — limited scale
- Low occupancy (<30%) — demand risk
Catalysts:
- Limited competition supports pricing power
Margin Prediction (Trained Ridge Model)
-8.9%
R²=0.34 | n=4,907 | Grade B | Actual: 1.0%
Ridge regression trained on 4,907 HCRIS hospitals. 90% CI: [-37.2%, 19.4%]. P40 nationally.
| Driver | Value | Effect | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue/Bed | 126250.880 | -0.2028 | Lower Revenue/Bed decreases predicted margin | |
| Expense/Bed | 124982.160 | +0.1888 | Higher Expense/Bed increases predicted margin | |
| Reimbursement Quality | 0.094 | +0.0311 | Higher Reimbursement Quality increases predicted m | |
| State Peer Margin | -0.006 | +0.0291 | Higher State Peer Margin increases predicted margi | |
| Bed Utilization Value | 31059.367 | -0.0279 | Lower Bed Utilization Value decreases predicted ma |
Rural/Critical Access
Archetype
56.8%
Distress Risk
$8.6M
RCM Opportunity
A
Opportunity Grade
273.8%
Projected Margin
Cluster: Rural/Critical Access
Percentile within cluster: P16. Rural/small hospitals face structural headwinds. Evaluate CAH conversion, telehealth, and rural health funding.
Nearest Peers
| Hospital | State | Beds |
|---|---|---|
| BRECKINRIDGE HEALTH INC | KY | 25 |
| SHERIDAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | MT | 19 |
| DAYTON GENERAL HOSPITAL | WA | 25 |
| BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT | OR | 16 |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | WY | 25 |
| CARLE EUREKA HOSPITAL | IL | 25 |
Distress Analysis
Risk: High
National distress rate: 49.3%
TN distress rate: 43.2%
Model AUC: 0.629
| Factor | Value | Contribution | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy Rate | 0.246 | +0.259 | ▲ risk |
| Revenue Per Bed | 126250.880 | +0.086 | ▲ risk |
| Medicare Day Pct | 0.613 | +0.049 | ▲ risk |
| Net To Gross Ratio | 0.279 | -0.040 | ▼ risk |
| Medicaid Day Pct | 0.051 | -0.038 | ▼ risk |
| Beds | 25.000 | -0.017 | ▼ risk |
RCM Improvement Opportunity
Total (risk-adjusted): $8.6M
Current margin: 1.0%
Projected margin: 273.8%
Grade: A
Comps: 55
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 | 0.336 | 0.704 | 36.8% | $5.5M | 50% | 24mo |
| Occupancy Improvement | 0.246 | 0.703 | 45.7% | $3.0M | 55% | 24mo |
| Net-to-Gross Ratio Improvement | 0.279 | 0.469 | 19.1% | $70K | 65% | 18mo |
Predicted RCM Performance (Public Data Only)
A
RCM Grade
Strong RCM profile — likely low-risk from an operations perspective. Focus diligence on growth thesis.
| Metric | Predicted | 90% CI | Percentile | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denial Rate | 2.0% | [2.0%, 25.0%] | P0 | Strong — predicted denial rate is in the top third nationall |
| Days in AR | 33.0 | [25.0, 75.0] | P74 | Strong — predicted days in ar is in the top third nationally |
| 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. |