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USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL

Ownership, control, relationships, and source records for USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL.
Ownership receipt

What we can say clearly

USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL 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

USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL 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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reported ownership or operating chain
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAUSC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL
governs
WILLIAM HOWEUSC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL
controls or manages
WILLIAM HOWEUSC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL

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 chainUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA → USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL

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

governsWILLIAM HOWE → USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 07/22/2024

controls or managesWILLIAM HOWE → USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · associated 07/22/2024

owns an interest inKING COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO 2 → USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% reported ownership · associated 03/09/1972

governsETTORE PALAZZO → USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 12/10/2023

controls or managesETTORE PALAZZO → USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · associated 12/10/2023

  • 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 revenue07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024$162,319,097Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023$162,403,032Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022$159,813,774Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024$233,699,638Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023$185,894,190Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022$162,038,268Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024-$67,433,866Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023-$19,606,737Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022$1,564,100Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024$144,290,163Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023$165,595,582Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022$79,036,294Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024$191,614,198Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023$212,919,618Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022$126,360,330Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024$3,797,527Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023$8,151,878Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022$2,285,642Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024764.42 FTEHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023695.97 FTEHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022628.55 FTEHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024135 bedsHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023135 bedsHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022116 bedsHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days07/01/2023 to 06/30/202422,490 daysHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days07/01/2022 to 06/30/202323,044 daysHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days07/01/2021 to 06/30/202219,883 daysHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges07/01/2023 to 06/30/20245,917 dischargesHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges07/01/2022 to 06/30/20235,287 dischargesHospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges07/01/2021 to 06/30/20224,712 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

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Sources

Evidence and source documents

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