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Reviewed 2026-07-04

FRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL

Ownership, control, relationships, and source records for FRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL.
Ownership receipt

What we can say clearly

Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital was reviewed in the Fresno custom NEXT-style batch. Community Medical/HCAI sources tie Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital to the Community Medical Centers facility family; a lower-reliability third-party listing associates Sound hospital medicine scheduling with Fresno Heart. Unsupported PE ownership, contract scope, faith affiliation, sibling status, and independence claims remain limited to the cited sources.

Finding
Orange contractor signal under review
Last reviewed
2026-07-04
Evidence
10 cited sources
Documented warningPossible ownership change under review

Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital was reviewed in the Fresno custom NEXT-style batch. Community Medical/HCAI sources tie Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital to the Community Medical Centers facility family; a lower-reliability third-party listing associates Sound hospital medicine scheduling with Fresno Heart. Unsupported PE ownership, contract scope, faith affiliation, sibling status, and independence claims remain limited to the cited sources.

Orange contractor signal under review
Last verified Jul 2026
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Control Map

This leads to this

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FRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL050060
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FRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITALsound physicians
contractor_owner_context
FRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITALsummit partners

Evidence limits

Red color requiredEntity ID 0013993720; no public CCN confirmed in batch10 ownership sources checked10 total sources below
Direct PE ownershipOrange contractor signal: lower-reliability Sound hospital medicine schedule signal; Sound owner context includes Optum/UnitedHealth and Summit Partners. Direct facility ownership remains nonprofit Community Medical Centers.
PE relationshipOrange contractor signal: lower-reliability Sound hospital medicine schedule signal; Sound owner context includes Optum/UnitedHealth and Summit Partners. Direct facility ownership remains nonprofit Community Medical Centers.
OperatorCommunity Medical Centers
Population servedNot estimated in this Fresno batch

Community Medical/HCAI sources tie Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital to the Community Medical Centers facility family; a lower-reliability third-party listing associates Sound hospital medicine scheduling with Fresno Heart.

Review Note

Why this page is published

source-family review completed with explicit unresolved items

Change to orange contractor signal under review with low/medium confidence; keep direct nonprofit facility ownership and Community Medical system affiliation visible.

Ownership & Control

Detailed records, kept below the answer

Fresno custom NEXT-style batch relationship graph. Edges are source-backed context, not automatic public label changes.

See the full ownership chain
consolidated_facility_familyFRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL → 050060

Relationship edge is source-backed but public display still requires validation/approval.

hospital_medicine_staffing_signalFRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL → sound physicians

Contractor connection only; does not change direct facility ownership and is not a confirmed PE contract without Tier 1-3 facility contract confirmation.

contractor_owner_contextFRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL → summit partners

Owner context applies to the contractor organization Sound Physicians, not to the hospital facility operator.

contractor_owner_contextFRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL → optum unitedhealth group

Owner context applies to the contractor organization Sound Physicians, not to the hospital facility operator.

  • First-party Sound or facility confirmation for Fresno Heart, contract terms, start date, compensation, complete service-line scope, and direct license/NPI/CCN reconciliation remain unresolved.
  • No first-party Sound posting, facility contract, term sheet, board approval, or start date was located for Fresno Heart; do not classify as confirmed PE contract or PE-owned facility.
  • Publish as orange contractor signal only. Direct facility ownership remains nonprofit/Community Medical context where supported; do not publish as confirmed PE contract until Tier 1-3 facility contract confirmation is located.

Connections

Who owns, backs, staffs, or connects to this facility

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Fresno Heart and Surgical appears in Community Medical locations and Community Regional consolidated family context

mediumsound physiciansorganization · hospital_medicine_staffing_signal

Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Sound Physicians hospital medicine staffing signal. A lower-reliability syndicated Sound hospital medicine listing mentions Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital alongside Community Regional and Clovis. Keep as signal-only pending first-party confirmation.

highsummit partnersorganization · contractor_owner_context

Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Summit Partners is a source-backed current Sound Physicians investor/owner context, not the direct facility owner.

mediumoptum unitedhealth grouporganization · contractor_owner_context

Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Optum/UnitedHealth is a source-backed Sound Physicians owner context from the 2018 acquisition reporting, not the direct facility owner.

System Thread

Connected facilities and system family

  • FRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL050060 · FRESNO, CA · Fresno Heart and Surgical appears in Community Medical locations and Community Regional consolidated family context
  • FRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITALsound physicians · FRESNO, CA · Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Sound Physicians hospital medicine staffing signal. A lower-reliability syndicated Sound hospital medicine listing mentions Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital alongside Community Regional and Clovis. Keep as signal-only pending first-party confirmation.
  • FRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITALsummit partners · FRESNO, CA · Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Summit Partners is a source-backed current Sound Physicians investor/owner context, not the direct facility owner.
  • FRESNO HEART AND SURGICAL HOSPITALoptum unitedhealth group · FRESNO, CA · Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Optum/UnitedHealth is a source-backed Sound Physicians owner context from the 2018 acquisition reporting, not the direct facility owner.

Timeline

Ownership history and events

  1. contractor staffing signal added

    Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Sound Physicians hospital medicine contractor signal added; direct facility ownership remains separate.

  2. consolidated facility family

    Fresno Heart and Surgical appears in Community Medical locations and Community Regional consolidated family context

  3. hospital medicine staffing signal

    Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Sound Physicians hospital medicine staffing signal. A lower-reliability syndicated Sound hospital medicine listing mentions Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital alongside Community Regional and Clovis. Keep as signal-only pending first-party confirmation.

  4. operates

    Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Summit Partners is a source-backed current Sound Physicians investor/owner context, not the direct facility owner.

  5. operates

    Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Optum/UnitedHealth is a source-backed Sound Physicians owner context from the 2018 acquisition reporting, not the direct facility owner.

Evidence Notes

Contradictions, limitations, and unavailable fields

Open evidence notes
ContradictionSound Physicians staffing signal exists, but no Tier 1-3 executed facility contract or terms source was located.

Sound Physicians staffing signal exists, but no Tier 1-3 executed facility contract or terms source was located.

Sources: thirdparty_sound_fresno_heart_schedule_signal_2026|sound_official_homepage|summit_sound_portfolio_2018_current|fierce_optum_summit_sound_2018|hfn_optum_summit_sound_2018

Resolution: Publish orange signal under review only. Do not publish as red confirmed PE contract or direct PE ownership.
Limitation

First-party Sound or facility confirmation for Fresno Heart, contract terms, start date, compensation, complete service-line scope, and direct license/NPI/CCN reconciliation remain unresolved.

Limitation

No first-party Sound posting, facility contract, term sheet, board approval, or start date was located for Fresno Heart; do not classify as confirmed PE contract or PE-owned facility.

Limitation

Publish as orange contractor signal only. Direct facility ownership remains nonprofit/Community Medical context where supported; do not publish as confirmed PE contract until Tier 1-3 facility contract confirmation is located.

Unavailable

First-party Sound or facility confirmation for Fresno Heart, contract terms, start date, compensation, complete service-line scope, and direct license/NPI/CCN reconciliation remain unresolved.

Unavailable

No first-party Sound posting, facility contract, term sheet, board approval, or start date was located for Fresno Heart; do not classify as confirmed PE contract or PE-owned facility.

Unavailable

Publish as orange contractor signal only. Direct facility ownership remains nonprofit/Community Medical context where supported; do not publish as confirmed PE contract until Tier 1-3 facility contract confirmation is located.

Direct connection

Community Medical Centers nonprofit facility/operator context; contractor layer tracked separately.

Direct connection

A lower-reliability syndicated Sound hospital medicine listing mentions Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital alongside Community Regional and Clovis. Keep as signal-only pending first-party confirmation.

Direct connection

Fresno Heart and Surgical appears in Community Medical locations and Community Regional consolidated family context

Direct connection

Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Sound Physicians hospital medicine staffing signal. A lower-reliability syndicated Sound hospital medicine listing mentions Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital alongside Community Regional and Clovis. Keep as signal-only pending first-party confirmation.

Direct connection

Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Summit Partners is a source-backed current Sound Physicians investor/owner context, not the direct facility owner.

Direct connection

Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Optum/UnitedHealth is a source-backed Sound Physicians owner context from the 2018 acquisition reporting, not the direct facility owner.

Action / event

2026-07-04: Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital: Sound Physicians hospital medicine contractor signal added; direct facility ownership remains separate.

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Sources

Evidence and source documents

highCommunity Regional Medical Center-Fresno profileHCAIhighCommunity Medical Centers locations navigationCommunity Medical Centersmedium_lowThird-party Sound hospital medicine listing mentioning Fresno Heart and Surgical HospitalTrabajo / syndicated job listinghighSound Physicians official services overviewSound PhysicianshighSound Physicians portfolio pageSummit Partnersmedium_highUnitedHealth, OptumHealth, Summit Partners Sound Physicians acquisition reportFierce Healthcaremedium_highOptumHealth and Summit Partners acquire Sound Inpatient Physician Holdings for $2.2BHealthcare Finance NewshighFresno Community Hospital and Medical Center dba Community Health System Corporate Integrity AgreementHHS Office of Inspector GeneralmediumCalifornia SB 351 corporate practice restrictions overviewSidleymediumAAEM-PG update on California lawsuit against Envision HealthcareAAEM Physician Group