Reviewed 2026-06-22

WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Ownership, control, relationships, and source records for WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

Ownership receipt

What we can say clearly

WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY 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

WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY 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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Key sources

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Control Map

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reported ownership or operating chain

PAJARO VALLEY HEALTH CARE DISTRICTWATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

governs

JAMES GALLAGHERWATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

governs

KATHERINE GABRIEL-COXWATSONVILLE COMMUNITY 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 chainPAJARO VALLEY HEALTH CARE DISTRICT → WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

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

governsJAMES GALLAGHER → WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% reported ownership · associated 12/06/2022

governsKATHERINE GABRIEL-COX → WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% reported ownership · associated 04/29/2022

owns an interest inPAJARO VALLEY HEALTH CARE DISTRICT → WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% reported ownership · associated 08/31/2022

governsSTEPHEN GRAY → WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

CORPORATE OFFICER · 0% reported ownership · associated 11/01/2023

is associated withSTEPHEN GRAY → WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% reported ownership · associated 11/01/2023

governsJOSE ANTONIO NUNEZ PALOMINO → WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

CORPORATE OFFICER · 0% reported ownership · associated 04/29/2022

governsJOSE ANTONIO NUNEZ PALOMINO → WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% reported ownership · associated 04/29/2022

governsALEXANDRA FRIEL → WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% reported ownership · associated 12/16/2024

governsMARCUS PIMENTEL → WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

CORPORATE OFFICER · 0% reported ownership · associated 04/29/2022

governsMARCUS PIMENTEL → WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% reported ownership · associated 04/29/2022

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	$133,564,807	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue	09/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	$46,082,870	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue	08/01/2022 to 08/31/2022	$10,888,835	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	$144,973,491	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense	09/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	$47,308,708	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense	08/01/2022 to 08/31/2022	$12,961,752	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	-$6,323,258	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income	09/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	-$1,138,320	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income	08/01/2022 to 08/31/2022	$20,666,093	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	$24,920,971	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets	09/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	$33,065,709	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets	08/01/2022 to 08/31/2022	$8,578,764	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	$32,412,055	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities	09/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	$34,204,029	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities	08/01/2022 to 08/31/2022	$50,972,924	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	$6,668,078	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care	09/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	$2,358,876	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care	08/01/2022 to 08/31/2022	$904,120	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	475.57 FTE	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees	09/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	230.45 FTE	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees	08/01/2022 to 08/31/2022	40.37 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	106 beds	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds	09/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	106 beds	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds	08/01/2022 to 08/31/2022	106 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	14,557 days	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days	09/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	4,360 days	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days	08/01/2022 to 08/31/2022	1,216 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	3,458 discharges	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges	09/01/2022 to 12/31/2022	1,217 discharges	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges	08/01/2022 to 08/31/2022	233 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.

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Precise acquisition date

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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