Reviewed 2026-06-22

BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

Ownership, control, relationships, and source records for BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH.

Ownership receipt

What we can say clearly

BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH 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

BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH 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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Key sources

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Not confirmed

We have not confirmed a Dollar For listing for this facility. This does not mean financial assistance is unavailable.

Control Map

This leads to this

reported ownership or operating chain

BAPTIST HEALTHBAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

governs

LARRY WHITEBAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

controls or manages

BAPTIST HEALTHBAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

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 chainBAPTIST HEALTH → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

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

governsLARRY WHITE → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 01/01/2026

controls or managesBAPTIST HEALTH → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 100% reported ownership · associated 11/01/2018

governsRONALD DEDMAN → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 01/01/2026

governsLAMARR BAILEY → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 01/01/2026

governsHERREN HICKINGBOTHAM → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 01/01/2026

governsJUDY HENRY → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 01/01/2026

governsMICHAEL AKIN → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 01/01/2026

governsCHRIS BRUNE → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 01/01/2026

governsTROY WELLS → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 11/01/2018

is associated withTROY WELLS → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · associated 11/01/2018

governsSUZANNE PEYTON → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 01/01/2026

governsJOHN MCMORRAN → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 01/01/2026

governsSTEVEN WEEKS → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 11/01/2018

is associated withSTEVEN WEEKS → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · associated 11/01/2018

governsLINDSEY LORENCE → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 01/01/2026

governsSTEVEN BOOTH → BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 01/01/2026

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

Timeline

Ownership history and events

Current / undated
venture backing
undefined is reported as an investment backer; this is not treated as a completed ownership claim.

Metrics

Financial and utilization series

Metric	Period	Value	Method note
net patient revenue	01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023	$303,560,765	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue	01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	$279,061,577	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue	01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021	$262,027,823	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense	01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023	$327,189,109	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense	01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	$315,750,795	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense	01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021	$302,226,264	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income	01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023	$8,503,438	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income	01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	-$23,481,040	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income	01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021	-$13,943,638	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets	01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023	$145,252,445	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets	01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	$152,411,092	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets	01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021	$183,745,080	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities	01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023	$167,965,285	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities	01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	$183,994,570	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities	01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021	$192,214,718	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care	01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023	$12,152,833	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care	01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	$33,848,912	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care	01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021	$26,222,678	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees	01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023	1,332.39 FTE	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees	01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	1,026.54 FTE	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees	01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021	1,058.74 FTE	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds	01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023	314 beds	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds	01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	320 beds	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds	01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021	298 beds	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days	01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023	56,220 days	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days	01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	60,643 days	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days	01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021	64,517 days	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges	01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023	11,739 discharges	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges	01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	11,887 discharges	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges	01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021	11,894 discharges	Hospital 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

Unavailable

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Sources

Evidence and source documents

governmentHospitals RAPTHomeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data researchPrivate Equity Hospital TrackerPrivate Equity Stakeholder Project governmentHospital EnrollmentsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services governmentHospital All OwnersCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services governmentHospital Provider Cost ReportsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services governmentHospital General InformationCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services