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Reviewed 2026-06-22

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

Ownership, control, relationships, and source records for HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER.
Ownership receipt

What we can say clearly

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER appears in the source tracker as a venture-backed investment signal. This dossier does not classify that signal as completed private-equity ownership.

Finding
Documented investment signal
Last reviewed
2026-06-22
Evidence
6 cited sources
Documented warningPossible ownership change under review

HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER appears in the source tracker as a venture-backed investment signal. This dossier does not classify that signal as completed private-equity ownership.

Documented investment signal
Last verified Jun 2026
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Closure risk

Immediate Risk of Closure

Control Map

This leads to this

reported ownership or operating chain
THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLEHIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER
governs
PHILIP BENTLEYHIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER
governs
CLINTON CARTERHIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

Evidence limits

Red color requiredCCN exact match2 ownership sources checked6 total sources below

Review Note

Why this page is published

government-corroborated

Meets the Phase 3 publication standard for its displayed status

Ownership & Control

Detailed records, kept below the answer

Sponsor, operator, CMS legal-owner/control records, and facility are shown as separate evidence layers.

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reported ownership or operating chainTHE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

The platform attribution comes from the research tracker and is displayed separately from CMS legal-owner rows.

governsPHILIP BENTLEY → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 10/01/2021

governsCLINTON CARTER → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 10/01/2021

governsROBERT MATTHEWS JR → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 10/01/2020

governsJOHN ANDERSON → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 10/01/2021

is associated withJOHN ANDERSON → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · associated 10/01/2021

controls or managesJOHN ANDERSON → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · associated 10/01/2021

owns an interest inTHE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · associated 10/01/2021

governsJOHN CARRIER → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 12/01/2021

is associated withJOHN CARRIER → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · associated 12/01/2021

controls or managesJOHN CARRIER → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · associated 12/01/2021

governsJEFFREY SAMZ → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 10/01/2021

is associated withJEFFREY SAMZ → HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · associated 10/01/2021

  • CMS owner rows establish enrolled legal ownership or control roles; they do not always name the ultimate financial sponsor.

Timeline

Ownership history and events

  1. venture backing

    undefined is reported as an investment backer; this is not treated as a completed ownership claim.

Metrics

Financial and utilization series

MetricPeriodValueMethod note
net patient revenue11/01/2022 to 10/31/2023$53,239,845Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue10/01/2021 to 10/31/2022$45,947,118Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021$41,172,862Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense11/01/2022 to 10/31/2023$62,214,837Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense10/01/2021 to 10/31/2022$59,811,329Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021$51,227,452Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income11/01/2022 to 10/31/2023-$6,383,373Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income10/01/2021 to 10/31/2022-$1,753,914Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021$1,192,545Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets11/01/2022 to 10/31/2023$37,408,917Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets10/01/2021 to 10/31/2022$50,285,448Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021$39,326,719Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities11/01/2022 to 10/31/2023$43,792,289Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities10/01/2021 to 10/31/2022$48,063,663Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021$59,346,949Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care11/01/2022 to 10/31/2023$3,998Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care10/01/2021 to 10/31/2022$1,328,408Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021$1,699,098Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees11/01/2022 to 10/31/2023403.18 FTEHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees10/01/2021 to 10/31/2022389.73 FTEHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021431.09 FTEHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds11/01/2022 to 10/31/202345 bedsHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds10/01/2021 to 10/31/202245 bedsHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds10/01/2020 to 09/30/202145 bedsHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days11/01/2022 to 10/31/20237,803 daysHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days10/01/2021 to 10/31/20229,686 daysHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days10/01/2020 to 09/30/20219,827 daysHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges11/01/2022 to 10/31/20232,055 dischargesHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges10/01/2021 to 10/31/20222,278 dischargesHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges10/01/2020 to 09/30/20212,041 dischargesHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.

Evidence Notes

Contradictions, limitations, and unavailable fields

Open evidence notes
Limitation

CMS corroborates an enrolled ownership chain, but its owner names do not independently reproduce every sponsor or portfolio-company name from the tracker.

Limitation

The investment signal does not establish completed private-equity ownership or a pending sale.

Unavailable

Precise acquisition date

Closure-risk evidence

Estimate method and source limits

CHQPR published May 2026 state totals and hospital financial tables, but not a named risk list. This is an estimated crosswalk and does not change the ownership/control status shown above.

Risk estimateImmediate Risk of Closure
Website identity linkExact CMS match
2-year patient-service margin-$21,175,958
2-year total margin-$16,845,512
Estimated reserve runway0.0 years
  • CHQPR May 2026 state totals for rural hospitals at risk and at immediate risk.Does not prove: CHQPR does not identify this hospital by name as being in either risk group.
  • The hospital financial values used for the within-state estimate.Does not prove: The exact unpublished CHQPR risk classification or future closure.
  • The CHQPR hospital name, city, state, and payment-type context.Does not prove: Identity linkage to the website where the name match remains unresolved.
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Sources

Evidence and source documents

governmentHospitals RAPTHomeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level DataresearchPrivate Equity Hospital TrackerPrivate Equity Stakeholder ProjectgovernmentHospital EnrollmentsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesgovernmentHospital All OwnersCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesgovernmentHospital Provider Cost ReportsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesgovernmentHospital General InformationCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services