Reviewed 2026-06-22

AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

Ownership, control, relationships, and source records for AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL.

Ownership receipt

What we can say clearly

AVERA MERRILL PIONEER 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

AVERA MERRILL PIONEER 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

This leads to this

reported ownership or operating chain

AVERA HEALTHAVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

governs

ALISA REINDLAVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

governs

JAMES DOVERAVERA MERRILL PIONEER 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 chainAVERA HEALTH → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

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

governsALISA REINDL → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 07/01/2021

governsJAMES DOVER → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 10/23/2023

governsVAN FISHBACK → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 05/01/2019

governsCANDYCE CHRYSTAL → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 07/01/2023

is associated withCRAIG HOHN → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · associated 05/01/2019

governsHARRIET YOCUM → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 07/01/2021

governsJENNIFER BUNKERS → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 07/01/2021

governsRANDY KNECHT → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 05/01/2019

governsJOSEPH BIEGLER → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 05/01/2019

governsJAWAD NAZIR → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 07/01/2020

governsLUCILLE WELBIG → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 05/01/2019

governsJOSEPH COSTELLO → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 05/01/2019

governsAMANDA SCHUTZ → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 06/15/2018

governsLAURIE KNUTSON → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 05/01/2019

governsBRENDA KALLEMEYN → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 07/01/2023

governsJENNIFER KIRBY → AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 07/01/2020

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	07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024	$10,859,728	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue	07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023	$9,069,879	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue	07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022	$9,137,059	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense	07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024	$11,586,044	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense	07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023	$9,952,618	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense	07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022	$9,724,405	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income	07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024	$242,900	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income	07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023	-$194,919	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income	07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022	-$142,961	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets	07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024	$19,279,945	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets	07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023	$19,620,181	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets	07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022	$19,713,545	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities	07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024	$22,079,159	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities	07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023	$22,664,814	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities	07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022	$22,559,014	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees	07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024	41.91 FTE	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees	07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023	41.63 FTE	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees	07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022	43.79 FTE	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds	07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024	11 beds	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds	07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023	11 beds	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds	07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022	11 beds	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days	07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024	636 days	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days	07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023	597 days	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days	07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022	653 days	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges	07/01/2023 to 06/30/2024	64 discharges	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges	07/01/2022 to 06/30/2023	74 discharges	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges	07/01/2021 to 06/30/2022	115 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