Reviewed 2026-06-22

WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

Ownership, control, relationships, and source records for WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER.

Ownership receipt

What we can say clearly

WILLIS - KNIGHTON 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

WILLIS - KNIGHTON 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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Control Map

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reported ownership or operating chain

WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC.WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

governs

PIERRE BLANCHARDWILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

governs

PEGGY GAVINWILLIS - KNIGHTON 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 chainWILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC. → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

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

governsPIERRE BLANCHARD → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 11/01/1983

governsPEGGY GAVIN → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 01/01/2016

is associated withPEGGY GAVIN → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · associated 01/01/2016

governsMARY JANE WARD → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 08/01/2014

is associated withMARY JANE WARD → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · associated 08/01/2014

governsLAMAR PUGH → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 12/14/2021

is associated withTERRI SMITH → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

OTHER · associated 09/30/2013

governsEUGENE BRYSON → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 05/27/2014

governsRAYMOND LASSEIGNE → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 06/28/2021

governsJAMES ELROD → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 08/01/1981

governsJASON COBB → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 01/01/2023

governsMARGARET ELROD → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · associated 01/01/2016

is associated withMARGARET ELROD → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · associated 01/01/2016

governsELAINE SIMPKINS → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 06/02/2015

governsRICHARD SALE → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 01/28/2014

governsDANIELLE FARIS → WILLIS - KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · associated 05/01/2022

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
Wkhs 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	10/01/2022 to 09/30/2023	$1,077,643,231	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue	10/01/2021 to 09/30/2022	$1,016,949,291	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net patient revenue	10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021	$926,991,144	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense	10/01/2022 to 09/30/2023	$910,543,856	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense	10/01/2021 to 09/30/2022	$946,809,142	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
operating expense	10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021	$675,758,073	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income	10/01/2022 to 09/30/2023	$438,289,038	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income	10/01/2021 to 09/30/2022	-$129,116,326	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
net income	10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021	$531,278,497	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets	10/01/2022 to 09/30/2023	$2,041,365,461	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets	10/01/2021 to 09/30/2022	$1,859,705,874	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total assets	10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021	$2,160,523,956	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities	10/01/2022 to 09/30/2023	$543,160,206	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities	10/01/2021 to 09/30/2022	$708,265,169	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
total liabilities	10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021	$774,837,677	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care	10/01/2022 to 09/30/2023	$18,305,900	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care	10/01/2021 to 09/30/2022	$19,867,766	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
contract labor direct patient care	10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021	$16,116,663	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees	10/01/2022 to 09/30/2023	4,668.95 FTE	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees	10/01/2021 to 09/30/2022	4,515.71 FTE	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
fte employees	10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021	4,499.73 FTE	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds	10/01/2022 to 09/30/2023	674 beds	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds	10/01/2021 to 09/30/2022	686 beds	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
beds	10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021	790 beds	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days	10/01/2022 to 09/30/2023	163,558 days	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days	10/01/2021 to 09/30/2022	162,052 days	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
patient days	10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021	172,433 days	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges	10/01/2022 to 09/30/2023	29,630 discharges	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges	10/01/2021 to 09/30/2022	35,272 discharges	Hospital Provider Cost Report value. Compare only like fields and compatible fiscal periods; no causal inference is implied.
discharges	10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021	30,064 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

Direct connection

Reported parent system or portfolio company: Wkhs.

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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