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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 000-54064
UNIVERSITY GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 71-0822436 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
incorporation or organization) | ||
7501 Fannin Street, Houston, Texas | 77054 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(713) 375-7100
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed
by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its
corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes
þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check One):
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o | Smaller reporting company þ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of November 14, 2011, there were 277,020,895 shares of the issuers common stock
outstanding.
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PART I INFORMATION
ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
UNIVERSITY GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS |
||||||||
Current assets |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 622,959 | $ | 2,291,754 | ||||
Accounts receivables, net |
16,373,762 | 11,812,184 | ||||||
Inventories |
2,070,087 | 1,765,735 | ||||||
Receivables from related parties |
476,379 | 633,678 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
592,103 | 52,790 | ||||||
Total current assets |
20,135,290 | 16,556,141 | ||||||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates |
115,000 | | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
78,294,372 | 53,224,152 | ||||||
Intangible assets |
1,200,000 | | ||||||
Goodwill |
16,457,447 | | ||||||
Other assets |
1,933,385 | 266,603 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 118,135,494 | $ | 70,046,896 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT) |
||||||||
Current liabilities |
||||||||
Accounts payable |
$ | 12,735,052 | $ | 14,823,508 | ||||
Payables to related parties |
2,237,165 | 4,714,951 | ||||||
Accrued expenses |
7,774,265 | 7,984,109 | ||||||
Accrued acquisition cost |
1,407,546 | | ||||||
Taxes Payable |
4,361,799 | 5,436,041 | ||||||
Deferred revenue |
401,515 | | ||||||
Lines of credit |
8,451,025 | | ||||||
Notes payable, current portion |
18,314,509 | 8,321,298 | ||||||
Notes payable to related parties, current portion |
3,461,831 | 4,027,650 | ||||||
Capital lease obligations, current portion |
8,340,357 | 11,591,999 | ||||||
Capital lease obligation to related party, current portion |
235,443 | 137,076 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
67,720,507 | 57,036,632 | ||||||
Lines of credit |
| 8,450,000 | ||||||
Notes payable, less current portion |
12,968,377 | 5,487,939 | ||||||
Notes payable to related parties, less current portion |
2,029,297 | 2,087,241 | ||||||
Capital lease obligations, less current portion |
50,815 | 532,805 | ||||||
Capital lease obligation payable to related party, less current portion |
30,867,634 | 31,042,859 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
113,636,630 | 104,637,476 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
| | ||||||
Shareholders equity (deficit) |
||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 3,000 shares issued and outstanding |
3 | 3 | ||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 480,000,000 shares authorized; 276,395,895 and 151,498,884 shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively |
276,396 | 151,499 | ||||||
Additional paid in capital |
47,600,953 | 12,069,750 | ||||||
Shareholders receivables |
(2,130,000 | ) | | |||||
Accumulated deficit |
(46,433,886 | ) | (46,811,832 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders deficit |
(686,534 | ) | (34,590,580 | ) | ||||
Noncontrolling interest |
5,185,398 | | ||||||
Total equity (deficit) |
4,498,864 | (34,590,580 | ) | |||||
Total liabilities and shareholders equity (deficit) |
$ | 118,135,494 | $ | 70,046,896 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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UNIVERSITY GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
Revenues |
||||||||||||||||
Net patient service revenues, net of contractual
adjustments |
$ | 18,966,579 | $ | 15,003,647 | $ | 52,919,032 | $ | 40,298,340 | ||||||||
Resident revenues |
1,723,571 | | 1,723,571 | | ||||||||||||
Revenue cycle revenues |
168,279 | | 168,279 | | ||||||||||||
Other revenues |
161,996 | 3,691 | 170,949 | 33,915 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
21,020,425 | 15,007,338 | 54,981,831 | 40,332,255 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses |
||||||||||||||||
Salaries, benefits, and other employee costs |
8,263,837 | 5,202,667 | 21,211,247 | 14,222,012 | ||||||||||||
Medical supplies |
3,399,612 | 2,980,805 | 9,663,453 | 8,699,673 | ||||||||||||
Management fees for third party |
1,412,385 | 701,441 | 4,105,767 | 1,861,188 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses |
4,886,019 | 2,566,839 | 12,542,252 | 8,375,657 | ||||||||||||
Bad debt expense |
369,469 | 707,445 | 994,619 | 2,276,856 | ||||||||||||
Gain on extinguishment of liabilities |
(1,947,134 | ) | (57,595 | ) | (3,411,479 | ) | (1,780,731 | ) | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
2,104,016 | 1,739,935 | 5,624,132 | 5,222,159 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
18,488,204 | 13,841,537 | 50,729,991 | 38,876,814 | ||||||||||||
Operating income |
2,532,221 | 1,165,801 | 4,251,840 | 1,455,441 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
1,349,023 | 1,186,778 | 3,574,146 | 3,822,084 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income tax |
1,183,198 | (20,977 | ) | 677,694 | (2,366,643 | ) | ||||||||||
State income tax expense |
99,000 | 60,000 | 261,000 | 235,000 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) before noncontrolling interest |
1,084,198 | (80,977 | ) | 416,694 | (2,601,643 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling
interests |
(38,748 | ) | | (38,748 | ) | | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Company |
$ | 1,045,450 | $ | (80,977 | ) | $ | 377,946 | $ | (2,601,643 | ) | ||||||
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share
data: |
||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share |
$ | 0.00 | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.03 | ) | ||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares
outstanding |
276,379,591 | 91,132,160 | 235,075,067 | 91,132,160 | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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UNIVERSITY GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended | |||||||||
September 30, | |||||||||
2011 | 2010 | ||||||||
Operating activities |
|||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 416,694 | $ | (2,601,643 | ) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |
|||||||||
Bad debt expense |
994,619 | 2,276,856 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
5,624,132 | 5,222,159 | |||||||
Gain on extinguishment of liabilities |
(3,411,479 | ) | (1,780,731 | ) | |||||
Net changes in other operating assets and liabilities: |
|||||||||
Accounts receivable |
(5,390,952 | ) | (2,142,743 | ) | |||||
Related party receivables and payables |
222,513 | (1,082,151 | ) | ||||||
Inventories |
(304,352 | ) | 9,523 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
(46,793 | ) | (86,839 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and payable to Internal Revenue Service |
(1,465,474 | ) | 3,736,282 | ||||||
Deferred revenue |
133,940 | | |||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
(3,227,152 | ) | 3,550,713 | ||||||
Investing activities |
|||||||||
Purchase of property and equipment |
(598,960 | ) | (143,811 | ) | |||||
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
397,755 | | |||||||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates |
(115,000 | ) | | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(316,205 | ) | (143,811 | ) | |||||
Financing activities |
|||||||||
Redemption of common stock |
(50,000 | ) | | ||||||
Issuance of common stock |
7,120,000 | | |||||||
Dividends paid |
(3,496 | ) | | ||||||
Borrowings under notes payable |
3,500 | 100,000 | |||||||
Payments on notes payable |
(3,481,189 | ) | (600,410 | ) | |||||
Borrowings under notes payable to related party |
3,944,633 | 5,367,300 | |||||||
Payments on notes payable to related party |
(1,848,396 | ) | (6,000,991 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from capital leases |
| 547,924 | |||||||
Repayment of capital lease obligation |
(3,733,632 | ) | (2,714,356 | ) | |||||
Payments on capital lease obligation to related party |
(76,858 | ) | (46,447 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
1,874,562 | (3,346,980 | ) | ||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents |
(1,668,795 | ) | 59,922 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
2,291,754 | 1,640 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 622,959 | $ | 61,562 | |||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information |
|||||||||
Interest paid |
$ | 1,360,017 | $ | 2,783,764 | |||||
Taxes paid |
$ | 5,443,470 | $ | 1,800,025 | |||||
Supplemental noncash financing activities |
|||||||||
Exchange of debt for common stock on February 2011 |
$ | 3,500,000 | $ | | |||||
Issuance of common stock on February 2011 |
$ | 2,130,000 | $ | | |||||
Issuance of common stock to affiliate for termination of service agreement |
$ | 1,000,000 | $ | | |||||
Noncash consideration paid for acquisitions |
$ | 24,753,735 | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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UNIVERSITY GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity (Deficit)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Additional | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Paid-In | Shareholders | Accumulated | Shareholders | Noncontrolling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Par Value | Shares | Par Value | Capital | Receivable | Deficit | Equity (Deficit) | Interest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31,
2010, |
3,000 | $ | 3 | 151,498,884 | $ | 151,499 | $ | 12,069,750 | $ | | $ | (46,811,832 | ) | $ | (34,590,580 | ) | $ | | ||||||||||||||||||
Redemption of common stock
on January 2011 |
| | (173,632 | ) | (174 | ) | (49,826 | ) | | | (50,000 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock
on February 2011 |
| | 56,388,831 | 56,389 | 7,193,611 | (130,000 | ) | | 7,120,000 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock
on February 2011 |
| | 22,040,000 | 22,040 | 1,977,960 | (2,000,000 | ) | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange of debt for
common stock on February
2011 |
| | 40,600,587 | 40,601 | 3,459,399 | | | 3,500,000 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock
to affiliate for
termination of service
agreement |
| | 11,600,000 | 11,600 | 988,400 | | | 1,000,000 | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exchange of profit
interest for common stock
on February 2011 |
| | 2,204,000 | 2,204 | (2,204 | ) | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect of Reverse Merger |
| | (31,158,670 | ) | (31,159 | ) | 31,159 | | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock
for acquisitions in June
2011 |
| | 23,395,895 | 23,396 | 21,932,704 | 21,956,100 | 5,150,146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends to
noncontrolling interest |
| | | | | | | | (3,496 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income for the period |
| | | | | | 377,946 | 377,946 | 38,748 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, September 30, 2011 |
3,000 | $ | 3 | 276,395,895 | $ | 276,396 | $ | 47,600,953 | $ | (2,130,000 | ) | $ | (46,433,886 | ) | $ | (686,534 | ) | $ | 5,185,398 | |||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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University General Health System, Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
NOTE 1 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of Business
On March 28, 2011, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Reorganization
Agreement) executed on March 10, 2011, SeaBridge Freight, Corp. (SeaBridge), a publicly
reporting Nevada corporation, acquired University General Hospital, LP (the UGH LP), a Texas
limited partnership and University Hospital Systems, LLP (the UGH GP), a Delaware limited
liability partnership (collectively the UGH Partnerships) in exchange for the issuance of
232,000,000 shares of common stock, a majority of the common stock, to the former partners of the
UGH Partnerships.
For financial accounting purposes, this acquisition (referred to as the Merger) was a
reverse acquisition of SeaBridge by the UGH Partnerships and was treated as a recapitalization with
the UGH Partnerships as the accounting acquirer. Accordingly, the financial statements have been
prepared to give retroactive effect of the reverse acquisition completed on March 28, 2011 and
represent the operations of UGH Partnerships.
In connection with and immediately following the Merger, SeaBridge changed its name to
University General Health System, Inc. (the UGHS, we, or the Company) and divested of its
wholly-owned subsidiary, SeaBridge Freight, Inc. a Delaware corporation. The divested subsidiary is
in the business of providing container-on-barge, break-bulk and out-of-gauge freight transport
service between Port Manatee of Tampa Bay, FL and Port Brownsville, Texas. In consideration of the
divestiture, the Company received and cancelled 135,000,000 outstanding shares of common stock of
the Company from existing shareholders.
After the Merger, the Company is a diversified, integrated, multi-specialty health care
provider that delivers concierge physician and patient oriented services providing timely and
innovative health solutions that are competitive, efficient and adaptive in todays health care
delivery environment. At September 30, 2011, the Company owned and operated University General
Hospital (UGH), a 72-bed acute care hospital in Houston, Texas. UGH commenced business operations
as a general acute care hospital on September 27, 2006. The Company is headquartered in Houston,
Texas.
In June 2011, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Company completed the acquisitions of
three senior living communities: Trinity Oaks of Pearland, Texas, Trinity Shores of Port Lavaca,
Texas and Trinity Hills of Knoxville, Tennessee (the TrinityCare Facilities). UGHS also acquired
51% of the ownership interests of TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC (TrinityCare Senior Living,
LLC), a developer and manager of senior living communities. As UGHS majority-owned subsidiary,
TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC continues to manage the three existing senior living communities,
and will continue to develop additional communities across the United States and internationally.
The TrinityCare Facilities and TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC are sometimes collectively referred
to as TrinityCare. Effective June 30, 2011, UGHS also acquired the business asset of specialized
health care billing, coding and other revenue cycle management companies, Autimis, LLC, and Autimis
Medical Billing, LLC, collectively Autimis.
As of September 30, 2011, the Company had the following wholly-owned subsidiaries for the
primary purpose of ownership, operation and acquisition of general acute care hospitals, ambulatory
surgery centers and other ancillary businesses, senior living communities and healthcare revenue
cycle businesses: University General Hospital, LP (UGH LP), University Hospital Systems, LLP
(UGH GP), UGHS Ancillary Services, Inc (UGHS Services), UGHS Hospitals, Inc. (UGHS Hospital),
UGHS Management Services, Inc. (UGHS Management), UGHS Real Estate, Inc. (UGHS Real Estate),
UGHS Senior Living of Pearland, LLC (UGHS Pearland), UGHS Senior Living of Port Lavaca, LLC
(UGHS Port Lavaca), UGHS Senior Living of Knoxville, LLC (UGHS Knoxville), UGHS Autimis
Billing, Inc. (UGHS Billing), and UGHS Coding, Inc. (UGHS Coding). As of September 30, 2011,
UGHS conducted operations through three operating segments: Hospital, Senior Living, and Revenue
Management. See Note 5.
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University General Health System, Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared
in conformity with United States of America generally accepted accounting principles (U. S. GAAP)
and the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as they apply to interim
financial information. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a
fair presentation of the results of the interim periods have been included. All such adjustments
are of a normal and recurring nature. The results for interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of results for the entire year. The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2010 has
been derived from audited consolidated financial statements; however, the notes to the consolidated
financial statements do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for
complete consolidated financial statements. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the combined financial statements and notes
thereto included in our Form 8-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2010 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on June 14, 2011.
Principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U. S. GAAP requires management to
make a number of estimates and assumptions relating to the reporting of assets and liabilities and
the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments purchased with an original
maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. These investments are carried at cost,
which approximates fair value. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain its cash in institutions
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Beginning December 31, 2010 through
December 31, 2012 all non-interest-bearing transaction accounts are fully insured, regardless of
the balance of the account, at all FDIC-insured institutions. This unlimited insurance coverage is
separate from, and in addition to, the insurance coverage provided to the depositors other
accounts held by a FDIC-insured institution, which are insured for balances up to $250,000 per
depositor until December 31, 2013. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the amounts held in
the banks exceeded the insured limit of $250,000. The Company has not incurred losses related to
these deposits and believes no significant concentration of credit risk exists with respect to
these cash investments.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are stated at estimated net realizable value. Significant concentrations
of accounts receivables at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consist of the following:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Commercial and managed care providers |
62 | % | 67 | % | ||||
Government-related programs |
34 | % | 31 | % | ||||
Self-pay patients |
4 | % | 2 | % | ||||
Total |
100 | % | 100 | % |
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University General Health System, Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Accounts receivable are based on gross patient receivables of $46,426,974 and $44,800,018, net
of contractual adjustments of $23,904,248 and $27,754,146 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31,
2010, respectively. Additionally, the Companys accounts receivable consist of net resident
receivables of $72,331 and revenue management receivables of $26,162 at September 30, 2011.
Receivables from government-related programs (i.e. Medicare and Medicaid) represent the only
concentrated groups of credit risk for the Company and management does not believe that there are
significant credit risks associated with these receivables. Commercial and managed care receivables
consist of receivables from various payors involved in diverse activities and subject to differing
economic conditions, and do not represent any concentrated credit risk to the Company. The Company
maintains allowances for uncollectible accounts for estimated losses resulting from the payors
inability to make payments on accounts. The Company assesses the reasonableness of the allowance
account based on historic write-offs, the aging of accounts and other current conditions.
Furthermore, management continually monitors and adjusts the allowances associated with its
receivables. Accounts are written off when collection efforts have been exhausted. Recoveries of
trade receivables previously written off are recorded when received. The allowance for doubtful
accounts was $6,247,457 and $5,233,688 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010,
respectively.
Related Parties Receivables
Related parties receivables include employee receivables and expenses paid on behalf of
affiliates, which management believes have minimal credit risk.
Inventories
Inventories consist primarily of pharmaceuticals and supplies inventories. Inventories are
stated at cost, which approximates market, and are expensed as used. Cost is determined using the
first-in, first-out method.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are initially stated at cost and fair value at date of acquisition.
Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
assets. Upon retirement or disposal of assets, the asset and accumulated depreciation accounts are
adjusted accordingly, and any gain or loss is reflected in earnings or loss of the respective
period. Maintenance costs and repairs are expensed as incurred; significant renewals and
betterments are capitalized. Assets held under capital leases are classified as property and
equipment and amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the useful lives or
lease terms, and the related obligations are recorded as debt. Amortization of assets under capital
leases and of leasehold improvements is included in depreciation expense. The Company records
operating lease expense on a straight-line basis unless another systematic and rational allocation
is more representative of the time pattern in which the leased property is physically employed. The
Company amortizes leasehold improvements, including amounts funded by landlord incentives or
allowances, for which the related deferred rent is amortized as a reduction of lease expense, over
the shorter of their economic lives or the lease term. The estimated useful life of each asset is
as follows:
Buildings |
40 | |||
Machinery and Equipment |
3 to 15 | |||
Leasehold improvement |
5 to 30 | |||
Computer equipment and software |
5 |
Intangible Asset
The Company recorded as an intangible asset the previously developed software technology of
Autimis, Inc. as an allocation of purchase price (see note 4) based on the fair value as determined
by a weighted average of a cost and income based measure of fair value. The intangible asset is
amortized on a straight-line basis over the 10 year life of the asset. The amortization charge is
included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company evaluates for impairment when
events and circumstances warrant in accordance with ASC Topic 350-30, Intangibles: Goodwill and
Other, and an impairment loss will be recognized if the carrying amount of an intangible asset is
not recoverable and its carrying amount exceeds its fair value. After an impairment loss is
recognized, the adjusted carrying amount of the intangible asset will be its new accounting basis.
Deferred Loan Costs
Costs
associated with securing loans are capitalized and amortized over life of related debt.
Capitalized loan cost net of accumulated amortization of $34,734 were $1,390,266 at September 30, 2011 and are included in other assets in the balance
sheet. Loan cost amortization totals $34,734 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
Long-lived assets, which include property, plant and equipment and identified intangible
assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset, or related groups of assets, may not be fully recoverable from
estimated future cash flows. In the event of impairment, measurement of the amount of impairment
may be based on appraisal, market values of similar assets or estimates of future discounted cash
flows using market participant assumptions with respect to the use and ultimate disposition of the
asset. No such impairment was identified at September 30, 2011 or December 31, 2010.
Goodwill
Effective September 2011, the Company accounts for its goodwill in accordance with the
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) Testing
Goodwill for Impairment. Goodwill represents the excess of the fair value of consideration paid
over the fair value of identified net assets recognized and represents the future economic benefits
arising from assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized.
The Company assesses the carrying amount of goodwill by testing the goodwill for impairment
annually on December 31, and whenever events or changes in circumstances or a triggering event
indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
In accordance with ASU 2011-08, the Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine
whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely
than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The qualitative
factors include macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, the Companys overall
financial performance, cost factors, and entity-specific events such as changes in strategy,
management, key personnel, or customers. If the Company determines it is more likely than not that
the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then it performs the two-step
impairment test.
Under ASU 2011-08, the Company has also an option to bypass the qualitative assessment
described above for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing the first
step of the goodwill impairment test. In the first step, the fair value of each reporting unit is
compared to its carrying value. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of
that unit, goodwill is not impaired and no further testing is required. If the carrying value of
the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of that unit, then a second step must be performed to
determine the implied fair value of the reporting entitys goodwill. The second step of the
goodwill impairment analysis requires the allocation of the fair value of the reporting unit to all
of the assets and liabilities of that reporting unit as if the reporting unit had been acquired in
a business combination. If the carrying value of a reporting units goodwill
exceeds its implied fair value, then an impairment loss equal to the difference is recorded as a
separate line item within income from operations. Significant estimates and judgments are involved
in this assessment and include the use of valuation methods for determining the fair value of
goodwill assigned to each of the reporting units and the applicable assumptions included in those
valuation methods such as financial projections, discount rates, tax rates and other related
assumptions. Additionally, these estimates and judgments include the assumptions utilized to arrive
at the market values of the fixed assets assigned to these reporting units and the reliability of
other assets assigned to the reporting units. There have been no triggering events in the nine
months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
Fair Value Measurements
The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which the instrument could be
exchanged in an orderly transaction between market participants to sell the asset or transfer the
liability. The Company uses fair value measurements based on quoted prices in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2) or
unobservable inputs for assets or liabilities (Level 3), depending on the nature of the item being
valued. The Company discloses on a yearly basis the valuation techniques and discloses any change
in method of such within the body of each applicable footnote. The estimated fair values may not be
representative of actual values that will be realized or settled in the future. The carrying
amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate fair
value because of the short maturity of these instruments.
The fair value of the Companys long-term debt is determined by estimation of the discounted
future cash flows of the debt at rates currently quoted or offered to a comparable company for
similar debt instruments of comparable maturities by its lenders. The fair value of the Companys
intangible assets was originally determined as a part of an acquisition based measure of fair value
and is currently carried at amortized cost.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Revenue Recognition
Hospital Segment
Revenues related to the Companys Hospital segment consist primarily of net patient service
revenues, which are based on the facilities established billing rates less allowances and
discounts. Net patient service revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were
$18,966,579 and $15,003,647, respectively, and are based on gross patient service revenues of
$77,559,961 and $65,172,485, net of contractual adjustments of $58,593,382 and $50,168,838,
respectively. Net patient service revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
were $52,919,032 and $40,298,340, respectively, and are based on gross patient service revenues of
$210,384,636 and $174,169,382, net of contractual adjustments of $157,465,604 and $133,871,042,
respectively.
UGH LP has agreements with third-party payors that provide for payments to UGH LP at amounts
different from its established rates. Payment arrangements include prospectively-determined rates
per discharge, reimbursed costs, discounted charges, and per diem payments. Net patient service
revenue is reported at the estimated net realizable amount from patients, third-party payors, and
others for services rendered, including estimated contractual adjustments under reimbursement
agreements with third party payors. Allowances and discounts are accrued on an estimated basis in
the period the related services are rendered and adjusted in future periods as final settlements
are determined. These allowance and discounts are related to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and
managed care contracts.
For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, net patient service revenue from the
Medicare and Medicaid programs accounted for approximately 38% and 31% of total net patient service
revenue, respectively, and net patient service revenue from managed care contracts accounted for
approximately 57% and 62% of net patient service revenue, respectively. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 and 2010, net patient service revenue from the Medicare and Medicaid programs
accounted for approximately 36% and 31% of total net patient service revenue, respectively, and net
patient service revenue from managed care contracts accounted for approximately 58% and 62% of net
patient service revenue, respectively.
Senior Living Segment
Revenues related to the Companys Senior Living segment consist primarily of resident fees,
entrance fees, community fees, and management fees. Resident fee revenue is recorded when services
are rendered and consists of fees for basic housing, support services and fees associated with
additional services such as personalized assisted living care. Residency agreements are generally
non-binding, for a term of one year, with resident fees billed monthly in advance.
The TrinityCare Facilities have residency agreements that require the resident to pay an
upfront fee prior to occupying the senior living community. The non-refundable portion of the
entrance fee is recorded as deferred revenue and amortized over the estimated stay of the resident
based on an actuarial valuation. The refundable portion of a residents entrance fee is generally
refundable within a certain number of months or days following contract termination. In such
instances, the refundable portion of the fee is not amortized and included in refundable entrance
fees and deferred revenue.
All refundable amounts due to residents at any time in the future, including those recorded as
deferred revenue are classified as current liabilities. The non-refundable portion of entrance fees
expected to be earned and recognized in revenue in one year is recorded as a current liability. The
balance of the non-refundable portion is recorded as a long-term liability.
The majority of community fees received by the TrinityCare Facilities are non-refundable and
are recorded initially as deferred revenue. The deferred amounts, including both the deferred
revenue and the related direct resident lease origination costs, are amortized over the estimated
stay of the resident, which is consistent with the contractual terms of the resident lease. The
refundable portion of a residents community fee is generally refundable within a certain number of
months or days following the residents move-in into the community. In such instances, the
refundable portion of the fee is not amortized and included in refundable community fees and
deferred revenue.
TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC provides management services to the TrinityCare Facilities, as
well as an assisted living community and two memory care greenhouses in Georgia. Management fee
revenue is determined by an agreed upon percentage of gross revenues and recorded as services are
provided. Management fee revenue received from the TrinityCare Facilities has been eliminated in
consolidation.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Revenue Management Segment
Billing and coding revenues are generated from revenue cycle management services provided by
Autimis to UGH LP and other third-party clients. Fees charged for these services are defined in
service agreements and based upon a stated percentage of cash collections. Revenue is recognized as
services are performed. Billing and coding fee revenue received from UGH LP has been eliminated in
consolidation.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is limited due to the large
number of customers comprising the Companys customer base and in which the Company operates. The
Company provides for bad debts principally based upon the aging of accounts receivable and uses
specific identification to write off amounts against its allowance for doubtful accounts. The
Company believes the allowance for doubtful accounts adequately provides for estimated losses as of
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The Company has a risk of incurring losses if such
allowances are not adequate.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) No.
740, Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of
existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to
apply to taxable income in the years in which these temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is
recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Deferred tax assets are
reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not
that some or all of the deferred tax assets may not be realized.
The Company records and reviews quarterly its uncertain tax positions. The Company recognizes
the financial statement effects of a tax position when it is more likely than not, based on the
technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. The Company measures a tax
position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold as the largest amount of tax
benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with a taxing
authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. In its measurement of a tax position
that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the Company considers the amounts and
probabilities of the outcomes that could be realized upon settlement using the facts and
circumstances and information available at the reporting date.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share Information
Basic net earnings (loss) per common share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the
weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net earnings (loss)
per common share is determined using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
during the period, adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents. In periods when
losses are reported, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock
equivalents because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
Cost Method Investments in Nonconsolidated Affiliates
We use the cost method to account for equity investments for which we do not have the ability
to exercise significant influence or for which the equity securities do not have readily
determinable fair values. Under the cost method of accounting, investments are carried at cost and
are adjusted only for other-than-temporary declines in fair value, additional investments, or
distributions deemed to be a return of capital.
Management periodically assesses the recoverability of our cost method investments. We
consider all available information, including the recoverability of the investment, the earnings
and near-term prospects of the affiliate, factors related to the industry, conditions of the
affiliate, and our ability, if any, to influence the management of the affiliate. We assess fair
value based on valuation methodologies, as appropriate, including discounted cash flows, estimates
of sales proceeds, and external appraisals, as appropriate. If an investment is considered to be
impaired and the decline in value is other than temporary, we record an appropriate write-down.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates
The consolidated financial statements include all assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses
of less-than-100%-owned affiliates we control. Accordingly, we have recorded non-controlling
interests in the earnings and equity of such entities. We record adjustments to non-controlling
interests for the allocable portion of income or loss to which the non-controlling interest holders
are entitled based upon their portion of the subsidiaries they own. Distributions to holders of
non-controlling interest are adjusted to the respective non-controlling interest holders balance.
Business Combinations
The Company accounts for its business acquisitions under the acquisition method of accounting
as indicated in ASC 805, Business Combinations, which requires the acquiring entity in a business
combination to recognize the fair value of all assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any
non-controlling interest in the acquiree; and establishes the acquisition date as the fair value
measurement point. Accordingly, the Company recognizes assets acquired and liabilities assumed in
business combinations, including contingent assets and liabilities and non-controlling interest in
the acquiree, based on fair value estimates as of the date of acquisition. In accordance with ASC
805, the Company recognizes and measures goodwill as of the acquisition date, as the excess of the
fair value of the consideration paid over the fair value of the identified net assets acquired.
All acquisition-related transaction costs have been expensed as incurred rather than
capitalized as a part of the cost of the acquisition.
Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities
Pursuant to ASC No. 805-10-25, if the initial accounting for a business combination is
incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, but during the
allowed measurement period not to exceed one year from the acquisition date, the Company
retrospectively adjusts the provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition date, by means of
adjusting the amount recognized for goodwill.
Contingent Consideration
In certain acquisitions, the Company agrees to pay additional amounts to sellers contingent
upon achievement by the acquired businesses of certain negotiated future goals, such as targeted
earnings levels. The Company records contingent consideration based on its estimated fair value as
of the date of the acquisition. The Company evaluates and adjusts the value of contingent
consideration, if necessary, at each reporting period based on the progress toward achievement of
targets on which issuance of the contingent consideration is based. Any differences between the
acquisition-date fair value and the changes in fair value of the contingent consideration
subsequent to the acquisition date are recognized in current period earnings until the arrangement
is settled.
Segment Information
As a result of the TrinityCare and Autimis acquisitions in June 2011, the Company identified
the three reportable segments: Hospital (UGH LP, UGH GP, UGHS Services, UGHS Hospital, UGHS
Management, and UGHS Real Estate), Senior Living (UGHS Pearland, UGHS Port Lavaca, UGHS Knoxville,
and TrinityCare), and Revenue Management (UGHS Billing and UGHS Coding). The aggregation of
operating segments into three reportable segments requires management to evaluate whether there are
similar expected long-term economic characteristics for each operating segment, and is an area of
significant judgment. If the expected long-term economic characteristics of our operating segments
were to become dissimilar, then we could be required to re-evaluate the number of reportable
segments.
Commitments and Contingencies
Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may
result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events
occur or fail to occur. The Companys management and its legal counsel assess such contingent
liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss
contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted
claims that may result in such proceedings, the Companys legal counsel evaluates the perceived
merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims, as well as the perceived merits of the amount
of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
If the assessment of a loss contingency indicates that it is probable that a loss has been
incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated, then the estimated liability
is accrued in the Companys financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially
material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be
estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of
possible loss, if determinable and material, would be disclosed. Loss contingencies considered
remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the nature of the
guarantee would be disclosed. The Company expenses legal costs associated with contingencies as
incurred.
Subsequent Events
The Company evaluates subsequent events through the date when financial statements are issued.
The Company, which files reports with the SEC, considers its consolidated financial statements
issued when they are widely distributed to users, such as upon filing of the financial statements
on Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR), the SECs EDGAR.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2011-04,
Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and
IFRSs (ASU 2011-04), which provides guidance about how fair value should be applied where it is
already required or permitted under U.S. GAAP. The ASU does not extend the use of fair value or
require additional fair value measurements, but rather provides explanations about how to measure
fair value. ASU 2011-04 requires prospective application and will be effective for interim and
annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company is currently assessing the
impact ASU 2011-04 will have on its financial statements, but does not expect a significant impact
from adoption of the pronouncement.
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which
eliminates the current option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the
statements of changes in stockholders equity and requires entities to present comprehensive income
in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive
statements. The amendments do not change the components of other comprehensive income. For public
companies, the new disclosure requirements will be effective for fiscal years and interim periods
beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted and will have presentation changes
only.
In July 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-07 Health Care Entities (Topic 954) Presentation
and Disclosure of Patient Service Revenue, Provision for Bad Debts, and the Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts for Certain Health Care Entities (ASU 2011-07), which requires the provision for bad
debts associated with patient service revenue to be separately displayed on the face of the
statement of operations as a component of net revenue. This standard also requires enhanced
disclosure of significant changes in estimates related to patient bad debts. ASU 2011-07 requires
retrospective application and will be effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning
after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the
impact ASU 2011-07 will have on its financial statements, but does not expect a significant impact
from adoption of the pronouncement.
In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08 Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)
Testing Goodwill for Impairment (ASU 2011-08), which amended its guidance on goodwill impairment
testing to simplify the process for entities. The amended guidance permits an entity to first
assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not the fair value of a
reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary
to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. The revised standard is effective for annual and
interim goodwill tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early
adoption permitted, provided the entity has not yet performed its 2011 annual impairment test or
issued its annual financial statements.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
NOTE 2 GOING CONCERN
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company had a net income of $377,946 and
used $3,227,152 of net cash in operating activities. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had a
negative working capital of $47,585,217 and held cash and cash equivalents of $622,959. The cash
used in operations and negative working capital amounts raise substantial doubt concerning the
Companys ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.
Management believes that the Companys current level of cash flows will be sufficient to
sustain operations in the next twelve months. In January 2011, the Company completed a $7.1 million
capital raise with the funds being used to repay payroll taxes and other liabilities. Additionally,
the Company has converted certain shareholders debt to equity, has obtained extensions for certain
bank debt maturities and is currently working with certain vendors to extend repayment terms.
Finally, management believes that the March 28, 2011 merger transaction with SeaBridge (see Note 3)
will create additional opportunities to raise capital in the public markets. However, there can be
no assurance that the plans and actions proposed by management will be successful or that
unforeseen circumstances will not require the Company to seek additional funding sources in the
future or effectuate plans to conserve liquidity. In addition, there can be no assurance that in
the event additional sources of funds are needed they will be available on acceptable terms, if at
all. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which
contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of
business.
NOTE 3 MERGER
On March 28, 2011, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Reorganization
Agreement) executed on March 10, 2011, SeaBridge Freight, Corp. (SeaBridge), a publicly
reporting Nevada corporation, acquired University General Hospital, LP (the UGH LP), a Texas
limited partnership, and University Hospital Systems, LLP (the UGH GP), a Delaware limited
liability partnership (collectively, the UGH Partnerships) in exchange for the issuance of
232,000,000 shares of SeaBridge common stock, a majority of the common stock, to the former
partners of the UGH Partnerships.
For financial accounting purposes, this acquisition (referred to as the Merger) was a
reverse acquisition of SeaBridge by the UGH Partnerships and was treated as a recapitalization with
UGH Partnerships as the accounting acquirer. Accordingly, the financial statements have been
prepared to give retroactive effect of the reverse acquisition completed on March 28, 2011 and
represent the operations of UGH Partnerships, with one adjustment, which is to retroactively adjust
the UGH Partnerships legal capital to reflect the legal capital of SeaBridge.
In connection with and immediately following the Merger, SeaBridge changed its name to
University General Health System, Inc. (UGHS, we, or the Company) and divested of its
wholly-owned subsidiary, SeaBridge Freight, Inc. a Delaware corporation. The divested subsidiary is
in the business of providing container-on-barge, break-bulk and out-of-gauge freight transport
service between Port Manatee of Tampa Bay, FL and Port Brownsville, Texas. In consideration of the
divestiture, the Company received and cancelled 135,000,000 outstanding shares of common stock of
the Company from existing shareholders.
After completion of the Merger, approximately 232,000,000 common shares were held by the
former UGH partners and approximately 21,000,000 common shares were held by the former SeaBridge
shareholders. The 232,000,000 shares issued to the former UGH partners are subject to lock-up leak
out resale restrictions that limit the number of such shares that can be resold to 1/24 of the
shares per month (on a non-cumulative basis) held by the former UGH Partners over the 24 month
period beginning six months following the closing date of the Merger. Additional information
concerning the merger can be found on the Companys Form 8-K Current Report filed with the SEC on
April 01, 2011.
NOTE 4 ACQUISITIONS
On June 28, 2011, UGHS, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, agreed to acquire 100% of the
assets and assume certain of the liabilities of the TrinityCare Facilities and separately agreed to
acquire 51% of the ownership interests of TrinityCare LLC ( TrinityCare LLC). The acquisitions
contemplated by these agreements were completed effective June 30, 2011 (the Closing Date). The
TrinityCare Facilities consist of three senior living communities, located in Texas and Tennessee.
TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC is a developer of senior living communities and provides management
services to the TrinityCare Facilities as well as an assisted living community and two memory care
greenhouses in Georgia. The TrinityCare Facilities and TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC are sometimes
referred to collectively as TrinityCare. The Company acquired TrinityCare to further its
integrated regional diversified healthcare network. The Company has included the financial results
of TrinityCare in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. TrinityCare
is included in the Senior Living operating segment.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
The total purchase consideration for the TrinityCare Facilities as of acquisition date was
approximately $16.5 million, consisting of: 1) $1.4 million cash payable on August 30, 2011; 2)
approximately $2.8 million in seller subordinated promissory notes payable over two years; and 3)
the issuance by UGHS of 12,895,895 shares (the Stock Consideration) of its Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the UGHS Common Stock), valued at approximately $12.3 million, provided,
that (a) 9,978,090 of such shares were delivered to Seller on the Closing Date and (b) 2,917,805 of
such shares (the Escrow Shares) were deposited into an escrow account. The total purchase
consideration was based upon a fair market valuation of TrinityCare determined by the Company, with
consideration of the valuation report obtained from a third party appraisal firm. On July 1, 2011,
the Company amended the purchase agreement for TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC to increase the
purchase price payable to sellers to induce them to satisfy certain stock pledge requirements under
bank loans assumed by UGHS Senior Living in connection with its acquisition of Trinity Shores of
Port Lavaca. The Company agreed to issue an additional 1,500,000 shares of its common stock, par
value $0.001 per share, valued at approximately $1,425, increasing the total purchase
consideration for TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC to 5,642,480 shares of Common Stock. The sellers
of TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC agreed to pledge up to 1,000,000 shares in favor of TrustMark
Bank, N.A. The bank required such pledge as part of its consent to the loan assumption by UGHS
Senior Living in connection with its acquisition of Trinity Shores of Port Lavaca. On October 14,
2011, the sellers of the three TrinityCare Facilities agreed to extend the due date to December
2011, was originally August 30, 2011, for the payment of approximately $1.4 million cash payable
for the acquisitions of the facilities. Pursuant to such agreements purchase agreements, UGHS,
through its subsidiaries, will pay such sellers $477,000 in each of October, November and December
of 2011. For this extension, the Company agreed to release the Escrow Shares (described below) to
the sellers. The Company recorded the $1,425 as deferred loan costs.
At June 30, 2011, in connection with the acquisition of the TrinityCare Facilities, the
Company deposited 2,917,805 of its shares into an escrow account (the Escrow Shares). At that
time, the Company agreed to release the Escrow Shares to the sellers of the TrinityCare Facilities
on June 30, 2012 based on the TrinityCare Facilities Earnings Before Interest, Depreciation,
Amortization and Management Fees (EBITDAM) (determined in good faith by UGHS) generated by the
assets acquired for the twelve months ending June 30, 2012. Under the agreement, fifty percent
(50%) of the Escrow Shares would be released if EBITDAM exceeded the lower threshold specified in
the acquisition agreements, and one hundred percent (100%) would be released if the EBITDAM
exceeded the highest threshold specified in the acquisition agreements. As of the acquisition date,
the Company believed that the issuance of 100% of the Escrow Shares was probable and therefore
recorded the approximate $2.8 million fair value of the Escrow Shares as of the date of
acquisition. The Company evaluated the Escrow Shares as of September 30, 2011 based on the
TrinityCare Facilities achievement of meeting its earnings targets as it relates to the Escrow
Shares. In making this determination, the Company considered EBITDAM generated to date along with
the forecasted EBITDAM projected for the duration of the measurement period. Based on its
evaluation of the fair value of the Escrow Shares, the Company concluded that no adjustment was
necessary as of September 30, 2011. As stated above, on October 14, 2011, the Company agreed to
release the Escrow Shares to the sellers as additional consideration for their agreements to extend
to due dates for the cash portion of the purchase price payable for the acquisitions of the
TrinityCare Facilities.
The total purchase price for the TrintyCare acquisitions, including the fair value of the
Escrow Shares (which were released October 14, 2011) was allocated to the net tangible and
intangible assets based upon their fair values as of June 28, 2011 as set forth below. The excess
of the purchase price over the net assets was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill of $10,993,833 is
deductible for income tax purposes.
The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets and liabilities assumed at the
acquisition date (in thousands).
Current assets |
$ | 856 | ||
Property and equipment |
29,968 | |||
Other noncurrent assets |
1,768 | |||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
(667 | ) | ||
Deferred revenue |
(268 | ) | ||
Notes payable, short term portion |
(6,521 | ) | ||
Notes payable, less short term |
(11,656 | ) | ||
Goodwill |
9,569 | |||
Total fair value of net assets acquired |
23,049 | |||
Less: fair value attributable to noncontrolling interest |
(5,150 | ) | ||
Total purchase consideration |
$ | 17,899 | ||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
During the three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company has retrospectively adjusted the
purchase price allocation. The Company recorded a fair value step up adjustment of $16.3 million to
its property and equipment and revised other provisional amounts. The revisions to the purchase
price allocation for the acquisition resulted from the Companys finalization of valuations of
long-term and intangible assets and other provisional amounts, with consideration of the valuation
report obtained from a third party appraisal firm. The aforementioned adjustments resulted in a
retrospective adjustment to decrease goodwill by $14.5 million.
Current assets include cash of $384,290, accounts receivable and prepaids and other current
assets with fair value of $45,863 and $426,280, respectively. Accounts receivable consist of
$45,863 of gross receivables contractually due, net of estimated uncollectible amounts of $1,470.
Goodwill of approximately $11.0 million includes goodwill attributable to both the Companys and
noncontrolling interest. The fair value of goodwill attributable to noncontrolling interest was
estimated to be approximately $5.2 million and was based on the purchase price the Company paid for
its 51% ownership interest of TrinityCare LLC. The goodwill balance is primarily attributable to
TrinityCares assembled workforce and the expected synergies and revenue opportunities when
combining the senior living communities with the Companys integrated healthcare network.
On June 30, 2011, separate and apart from the TrinityCare acquisitions, the Company through
wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into Profit Participation Agreements (Profit Agreements) with
one of the minority members (Member) of each of the Sellers of the TrinityCare Facilities.
Pursuant to the Profit Agreements, through which the Company granted a 10% interest in the net
proceeds attributable to any fiscal year during the term of the Profit Agreements for each of the
facilities in exchange for specified future and on-going duties and services to be provided by the
Member for the benefit of the facility. The Company will estimate and accrue for anticipated profit
interest payments for each fiscal year.
Autimis
On June 30, 2011, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Company executed asset acquisition
agreements with Autimis Billing and Autimis Coding (collectively Autimis), pursuant to which the
Company acquired the business assets and properties of Autimis. Autimis Billing is a revenue cycle
management company that specializes in serving hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient
laboratories and free-standing outpatient emergency rooms. Autimis Coding is a specialized health
care coding company also serving hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient laboratories and
free-standing outpatient emergency rooms. Autimis has provided billing, coding and other revenue
cycle management services to University General Hospital, our 72 bed general acute care hospital in
Houston, since September 2009 under separate service agreements. The Company acquired Autimis to
further its integrated regional diversified healthcare network. The Company has included the
financial results of Autimis in the consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
Autimis is included in the Revenue Management operating segment.
The total purchase consideration for Autimis was approximately $8.3 million, consisting of the
issuance by UGHS of 9,000,000 shares (the Autimis Stock Consideration) of the Companys Common
Stock. Following completion of the Autimis acquisition, Sellers of Autimis owned approximately 3.3%
of the Companys outstanding common stock. The total purchase consideration was based upon a fair
market valuation of Autimis determined by the Company, with consideration of the valuation report
obtained from a third party appraisal firm.
The total purchase price for the Autimis acquisitions was allocated to the net tangible and
intangible assets based upon their estimated fair values as of June 30, 2011 as set forth below.
The excess of the purchase price over the net assets was recorded as goodwill. The following table
summarizes the fair values of the assets and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date (in
thousands).
Current assets |
$ | 133 | ||
Property and equipment |
92 | |||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
(34 | ) | ||
Software |
1,200 | |||
Goodwill |
6,889 | |||
Total purchase consideration |
$ | 8,280 | ||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
As of September 30, 2011, the Company has retrospectively adjusted the purchase price
allocation. The Company identified intangible assets associated with software and assigned the fair
value of $1.2 million. The useful life associated with software was 10 years. The revisions to the
purchase price allocation for the acquisition resulted from the Companys finalization of
valuations of long-term and intangible assets and other provisional amounts, with consideration of
the valuation report obtained from a third part appraisal firm. The aforementioned adjustments
resulted in a retrospective adjustment to decrease goodwill by $1.0 million.
Current assets with aggregate fair value of $133,000 include accounts receivable with fair
value of $119,382. The goodwill of $6.9 million is deductible for income tax purposes. The goodwill
balance is primarily attributable to Autimis assembled workforce and the expected synergies and
revenue opportunities when combining the revenue cycle management tools of Autimis within the
Companys integrated solutions.
The unaudited pro forma information below for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2011 and 2010 gives effect to the acquisitions of TrinityCare and Autimis as if the acquisitions
had occurred on January 1, 2010.
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
Revenue |
21,020,425 | 17,103,091 | 59,821,092 | 46,619,514 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations |
2,532,221 | 1,244,855 | 5,116,261 | 1,692,604 | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss)
attributable to the
Company |
1,045,450 | (214,963 | ) | 679,609 | (3,003,602 | ) |
NOTE 5 SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company operates in three lines of business (i) as a hospital, (ii) as a senior living
care community, and (iii) as a revenue cycling management company. These segments were determined
based on the way that the Companys chief operating decision makers organize the Companys business
activities for making operating decisions and assessing performance.
Before the second quarter of 2011, the Company reported one operating segment, the Hospital.
As a result of the acquisitions of TrinityCare and Autimis in June 2011, discussed in Note 4, the
Company changed its reportable segments as follows:
(i) | Hospital. The Company provides a full array of services including inpatient and
outpatient medical treatments and surgeries, heart catheterization procedures, physical
therapy, diagnostic imaging and respiratory therapy, as well as other ancillary services.
The Company also provides 24-7 emergency services and comprehensive inpatient services
including critical care and cardiovascular services. |
(ii) | Senior Living. Senior living communities offer housing and 24-hour assistance with
activities of daily life to mid-acuity frail and elderly residents. The Company also
operates memory care services specially designed for residents with Alzheimers disease and
progressive dementia. |
(iii) | Revenue Management. The Company provides billing, coding and other revenue cycling
management services to University General Hospital, our 72 bed acute care hospital in
Houston, as well as other clients not affiliated with the Company. |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
The following table presents selected financial information for the Companys operating
segments:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
Revenues |
||||||||||||||||
Hospital |
$ | 18,974,967 | $ | 15,007,338 | $ | 52,936,373 | $ | 40,332,255 | ||||||||
Senior living |
1,877,179 | | 1,877,179 | | ||||||||||||
Revenue management |
626,447 | | 626,447 | | ||||||||||||
Intersegment revenues |
(458,168 | ) | | (458,168 | ) | | ||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 21,020,425 | 15,007,338 | 54,981,831 | 40,332,255 | |||||||||||
Operating income |
||||||||||||||||
Hospital |
$ | 2,315,812 | $ | 1,165,801 | $ | 4,035,431 | $ | 1,455,441 | ||||||||
Senior living |
168,446 | | 168,446 | | ||||||||||||
Revenue management |
47,963 | | 47,963 | | ||||||||||||
Intersegment income |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Total operating income |
$ | 2,532,221 | $ | 1,165,801 | $ | 4,251,840 | $ | 1,455,441 | ||||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Total assets |
||||||||
Hospital |
$ | 67,742,059 | $ | 70,046,896 | ||||
Senior living |
41,992,627 | | ||||||
Revenue management |
8,400,808 | | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 118,135,494 | $ | 70,046,896 | ||||
NOTE 6 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property and equipment at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consists of the following:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Land |
$ | 1,105,000 | $ | | ||||
Land improvements |
875,347 | | ||||||
Buildings |
54,511,604 | 27,406,478 | ||||||
Machinery and equipment |
30,710,564 | 29,439,203 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements |
21,450,025 | 21,348,505 | ||||||
Computer equipment and software |
3,701,249 | 3,493,265 | ||||||
112,353,789 | 81,687,451 | |||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
(34,059,417 | ) | (28,463,299 | ) | ||||
Total property and equipment, net |
$ | 78,294,372 | $ | 53,224,152 | ||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
NOTE 7 NOTES PAYABLE
Lines of Credit
On July 9, 2008, UGH LP entered into an Amended and Restated Line of Credit Agreement with a
financial institution providing UGH LP with a $7,000,000 secured revolving credit facility with
interest rate of 6% that matures on January 15, 2012. This Amended and Restated Line of Credit
Agreement amends and restates the Companys former Line of Credit Agreement of $8,000,000 dated
March 27, 2006, which was set to mature on April 30, 2011.
On September 1, 2006, UGH GP entered into a line of credit agreement with a financial
institution providing UGH GP with a $1,500,000 secured revolving credit facility with interest rate
of prime rate plus 0.5%, originally maturing April 30, 2011, secured by all assets of UGH GP. In
June 2011, the Company and the financial institution agreed to extend the term of the line of
credit to January 15, 2012.
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had outstanding balances on the lines
of credit of $8,451,025 and $8,450,000, respectively. The Companys lines of credit contain
restrictive financial covenants. Throughout 2010 and subsequent to December 31, 2010 through the
issuance of the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company was not in compliance
with certain of the financial covenants contained within line of credit agreements. However, as the
Company obtained an extension of the lines of credit to January 15, 2012 and obtained a waiver for
the financial covenant violations, the Company has classified the lines of credit as long-term
liabilities at December 31, 2010 in the consolidated financial statements. The lines of credit were
classified as short-term liabilities at September 30, 2011. For the three months ended September
30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized interest expense on the line of credit of $134,021 and
$156,982, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company
recognized interest expense on the line of credit of $379,977 and $432,146, respectively.
Notes Payable
The Companys third party notes payable consisted of the following:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Note payable to a financial institution due January 15, 2012, monthly principal
payments of $150,000 for January 2011 to June 2011, and $200,000 for July 2011
to January 2012 with interest rate at 6% |
$ | 5,750,000 | $ | 7,200,000 | ||||
Notes payable to a financial institution guaranteed by shareholders, due April 4, 2011,
interest rate at 7% |
1,683,361 | 2,561,623 | ||||||
Note payable to a financial institution due on demand, with interest at prime rate(3.25%
at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010) |
982,079 | 982,079 | ||||||
Notes payable to a financial institution due on September 30, 2009, with interest rate at
5.25% at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 |
1,404,063 | 1,604,063 | ||||||
Note payable to individuals due on demand, interest rate at 15% |
| 300,000 | ||||||
Notes payable to Medicare, interest rate at 11% due October 1, 2013 |
388,132 | 507,295 | ||||||
Notes payable due on demand guaranteed by shareholders, with 0% -6.25% interest rates |
104,586 | 403,482 | ||||||
Non-interest bearing note payable due on demand to a shareholder. |
||||||||
Note was paid in full in January, 2011. |
| 250,695 | ||||||
Non-interest bearing note payable to an individual due June 30, 2012 |
160,000 | | ||||||
Total debt |
10,472,221 | 13,809,237 | ||||||
Less: current portion |
(10,254,550 | ) | (8,321,298 | ) | ||||
Total debt, less current portion |
$ | 217,671 | $ | 5,487,939 | ||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
The Company has notes payable with financial institutions of $1,683,361 and $1,404,063, which
are past due and in default thus classified in current notes payable at September 30, 2011 and
December 31, 2010.
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, certain of Companys notes payable were
secured by the Companys total assets.
Throughout 2010 and subsequent to December 31, 2010 through the issuance of the accompanying
consolidated financial statements, the Company was not in compliance with certain financial
covenants related to its note payable due to a financial institution of $5,750,000 and $7,200,000
at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. In June 2011, the Company and the
financial institution agreed to extend the terms of the note payable to January 2012, modified the
monthly payments of the note payable, and provided a waiver to the Company for violations of
financial covenants at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. As a result, the Company
classified the amounts due in 2012 as long-term at December 31, 2010. The note payable was
classified as short-term at September 30, 2011.
For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized interest
expense on the notes payable of $172,047 and $204,128, respectively. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized interest expense on the notes payable of
$591,537 and $685,466, respectively. The Company accrued interest payable of $554,064 and $206,205
as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
Total principal payment obligations relating to the Companys third party long-term debt,
except debt assumed in current year acquisitions, are as follows, as of September 30, 2011:
Fiscal Year | Principal Payments | |||
2012 |
$ | 10,254,550 | ||
2013 |
178,346 | |||
2014 |
39,325 | |||
Total |
$ | 10,472,221 | ||
See further discussion regarding the related party notes payable in Note 13.
Notes payable assumed from TrinityCare
At September 30, 2011 notes payable assumed from
TrinityCare consisted of:
Line of Credit with total line of $80,000 |
(1 | ) | $ | 76,367 | ||||
Mortgage payable UGHS Knoxville |
(2 | ) | 5,797,144 | |||||
Mortgage payable UGHS Pearland |
(3 | ) | 6,181,869 | |||||
Mortgage payable UGHS Port Lavaca |
(4 | ) | 5,350,377 | |||||
Mortgage payable TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC |
(5 | ) | 44,427 | |||||
Other |
(6 | ) | 108,372 | |||||
TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC, guaranteed by shareholder |
(7 | ) | 437,020 | |||||
Subordinated promissory notes |
(8 | ) | 2,815,089 | |||||
Total |
20,810,665 | |||||||
Less current portion |
(8,059,959 | ) | ||||||
Total Long-Term Debt assumed from TrinityCare |
$ | 12,750,706 | ||||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to debt instruments:
(1) | Line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank bearing interest rate at Prime plus 7.25% expiring September, 2009. |
|
(2) | Note payable due Citizens National Bank of Sevierville bearing interest rate at 7% and due on July 13, 2013. |
|
(3) | Note payable due Davis-Penn Mortgage Co. bearing interest rate at 5.75% and due on June 1, 2043. |
|
(4) | Interest only note payable due Trustmark National Bank bearing interest rate at 2.75% above LIBOR and due
on June 30, 2031. The Company has an option to extend this note for an additional 42 months said extension
to be amortized over 25 years. |
|
(5) | Note payable to Citizens National Bank of Sevierville bearing interest rate at 6.95% and due on November
11, 2011. |
|
(6) | Various notes payable, bearing interest at various rates and due on various dates beginning in 2011 |
|
(7) | Note payable to Founders Bank bearing interest rate of 1% over Prime with a minimum of 6.50% due July 31,
2010, guaranteed by a shareholder |
|
(8) | Subordinated promissory notes issued in connection with TrinityCare acquisition (see Note 4) |
Future maturities of notes payable assumed from TrinityCare are as follows:
Long-term debt | ||||
maturities | September 30, 2011 | |||
2012 |
$ | 8,059,959 | ||
2013 |
1,702,122 | |||
2014 |
257,804 | |||
2015 |
271,747 | |||
2016 thereafter |
10,519,033 | |||
Total |
$ | 20,810,665 | ||
NOTE 8 LEASE OBLIGATIONS
Capital Leases
The Company has 17 capital lease obligations with 7 financing companies, collateralized by
underlying assets having an aggregate net book value of $27,534,782 at September 30, 2011. These
obligations have stated interest rates ranging between 4.18% and 17.22%, are payable in 13 to 360
monthly installments, and mature between October 1, 2011 and July 30, 2036. As of December 31,
2010, the UGH LP had 20 capital lease obligations with 10 finance companies with an aggregate net
book value of $32,382,310. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had capital
lease obligations of $39,494,249 and $43,304,739, respectively. Future minimum lease payments,
together with the present value of the net minimum lease payments under capital leases at September
30, 2011, are summarized as follows:
Related Party | Third Party | |||||||
Lease | Leases | |||||||
2012 |
$ | 580,833 | $ | 8,821,419 | ||||
2013 |
2,323,333 | 221,937 | ||||||
2014 |
2,323,333 | 53,472 | ||||||
2015 |
2,323,333 | | ||||||
2016 |
2,323,333 | | ||||||
Thereafter |
57,212,744 | | ||||||
Total minimum lease payments |
$ | 67,086,909 | $ | 9,096,828 | ||||
Less amounts representing interest |
35,983,832 | 705,656 | ||||||
Present value of minimum lease payments |
31,103,077 | 8,391,172 | ||||||
Less current portion |
235,443 | 8,340,357 | ||||||
Long term portion |
$ | 30,867,634 | $ | 50,815 | ||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
The Company violated a capital lease debt covenant with a third party and recorded all of the
related capital lease obligation of $5,706,156 and $6,687,253 as a current liability as of
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. See further discussion regarding the
related party capital lease obligation in Note 13.
Operating Leases
The Company leases certain space under operating leases expiring in 2015. Lease payments
totaling $21,331 are payable monthly. Terms of the facility leases generally provide that the
Company pay its pro rata share of all operating expenses, including insurance, property taxes and
maintenance. Rent expense for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $54,796 and
$33,974, respectively. Rent expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was
$156,719 and $76,379, respectively. Minimum future lease payments under the operating leases as of
September 30, 2011 are as follows:
Fiscal Year | Payments | |||
2012 |
$ | 196,704 | ||
2013 |
169,908 | |||
2014 |
169,908 | |||
2015 |
169,908 | |||
Total |
$ | 706,428 | ||
NOTE 9 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
From time to time, the Company may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising
out of its operations in the normal course of business. The Company is not involved in any pending
legal proceeding or litigation and, to the best of the Companys knowledge, no governmental
authority is contemplating any proceeding to which we are a party or to which any of our properties
is subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company,
except for the following:
Prexus
On December 4, 2009, Prexus Health Consultants, LLC and its affiliate, Prexus Health LLC
(collectively, Prexus), sued UGH LP and Ascension Physician Solutions, LLC (APS) in the 270th
District Court of Harris County, Texas, Cause No. 2009-77474, seeking (i) $224,863 for alleged
breaches of a Professional Services Agreement (the PSA) under which Prexus provided billing,
coding and transcription services and (ii) $608,005.07 for alleged breaches of a Consulting
Services Agreement (the CSA) under which Prexus provided professional management and consulting
services. UGH LP and APS terminated these contracts effective September 9, 2009. Prexus
subsequently added additional claims seeking lost profits and other damages for alleged tortious
interference of Prexus contracts. In October 2010, UGH LP and APS filed counterclaims against
Prexus seeking $1,687,242 in damages caused by Prexus breach of the CSA.
On October 11, 2011, the trial court judge executed and entered judgment against UGH LP of
approximately $2.9 million, which included approximately $2.2 million in lost profits. The judgment
also included additional amounts for pre-judgment and post-judgment interest. We believe the
judgment is not supported by the evidence presented at trial and UGH LP has taken appropriate
actions to appeal the judgment and will post a bond securing payment of the judgment pending the
results of the appeal. The Company accrued $861,000 as of September 30, 2011.
Siemens
On June 29, 2010, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (Siemens) sued UGH LP in the 215th
District Court of Harris County, Texas, Cause No. 2010-40305, seeking approximately $7,000,000 for
alleged breaches of (i) a Master Equipment Lease Agreement dated August 1, 2006 and related
agreements (the Lease Agreements), pursuant to which UGH LP leased certain radiology equipment
and (ii) an Information Technology Agreement dated March 31, 2006 and related agreements (the IT
Agreements) pursuant to which Siemens agreed to provide an information technology system, software
and related services. On
November 22, 2010 UGH LP filed counterclaims against Siemens seeking approximately $5,850,000
against Siemens for breach of contract, negligent representation and breach of warranty based on
Siemens breach of the Lease Agreements and the IT Agreements. On February 28, 2011, the court
signed an order granting partial summary judgment in favor of Siemens and against UGH LP as to UGH
LPs liability for breach of the Lease Agreements, but not as to damages sought by Siemens.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
On September 15, 2011, the parties to the Siemens litigation reached a settlement of the
pending litigation. As part of the settlement, UGH LP agreed to pay Siemens an aggregate of
$4,850,000 over a period of 20 months beginning in October 2011 through May 2013. The Company will
have an on-going relationship with Siemens. The Company accrued this unpaid claim as current
liabilities.
Internal Revenue Service
UGH LP currently owes the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) approximately $1,302,000 in
past due payroll taxes for the fourth quarter of 2009 and $710,000 for the second quarter of 2010.
Until paid in full, statutory penalties and interest will continue to accrue. The IRS has filed tax
liens covering such amounts with various governmental authorities and has taken other actions to
collect these balances. UGH LP is working with IRS representatives on payment arrangements to
satisfy these balances on an amicable basis and have entered into an installment agreement with the
IRS pursuant to which UGH LP pays $165,000 per month towards satisfaction of the outstanding
balance. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, UGH LP accrued $4,361,799 and $5,436,041,
respectively. The Company has paid $1,715,000 in October 2011 and the current amount payable at
November 14, 2011 is $2,646,799.
Employee Benefit Plans
UGH LP offers a 401(k) retirement and savings plan that covers substantially all of its
employees, through which UGH LP provides discretionary matches to employees. For the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, UGH LP did not make any contributions to the plan.
Management Service Agreements
Kingwood Neighborhood Emergency Center
On February 25, 2011, UGH LP entered into agreements to establish the emergency room
operations of Kingwood Neighborhood Emergency Center (Emergency Center) as a hospital outpatient
department (HOPD) of UGH, and the Emergency Center was opened on April 25, 2011. UGH conducts
these operations pursuant to real estate and equipment subleases with Emergency Center.
Emergency Center and UGH LP also entered into a management services agreement whereby the
Emergency Center provides ongoing administrative and management services to UGH LP for this
department. All agreements have an initial term of two years beginning February 25, 2011, plus an
automatic renewal options for an additional one year periods. In consideration for such services,
UGH LP pays an agreed percentage of all revenue received for each Emergency Center patient less the
lease expenses and other expenses for these operations as defined in the agreement.
UGH LP also retains an exclusive right of first refusal for the purchase of the Emergency
Center business during the term of the management services agreement and 12 months following any
termination of that agreement. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, UGH LP did
not incur any operating and rent expense.
NOTE 10 GAIN ON EXTINGUISHMENT OF LIABILITIES
In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company settled certain
accounts payable with vendors, and reduced the accounts payable owed to those vendors. For the
three months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized a gain on extinguishment of
liabilities of $1,947,134, of which $1,700,000 of the gain was related to the Siemens settlement
referenced in Note 9 and $57,595 was recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2010. For
the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized a gain on extinguishment
of liabilities of $3,411,479 and $1,780,731, respectively.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
NOTE 11 EQUITY
Common Stock Offerings
On February 15, 2011, prior to the closing of the Merger, the Company entered into a
Subscription Agreements with certain strategic accredited investors (the Purchasers), pursuant to
which the Company sold to the Purchasers in the aggregate 56,388,831 shares of common stock at a
purchase price of approximately $0.13 per share. The aggregate purchase price paid by the
Purchasers for the common stock was $7,120,000. The Company used the proceeds to pay tax payments,
certain outstanding loan balances, and certain capital lease settlements, and for working capital
purposes. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger, these shares are subject to lock-up leak-out
resale restrictions that limit the number of shares that may be resold to 1/24 of such shares per
month (on a non-cumulative basis) over the 24 month period beginning six months following the
closing date of the Merger.
On February 28, 2011, prior to the Merger, the Company entered into Executive Unit Agreements
with certain key executives (the Executives), pursuant to which the Company sold to the
Executives in the aggregate 22,040,000 shares of common stock (Executive Securities) at a
purchase price of approximately $0.09 per share, and Executives entered into promissory notes with
the Company for the same amount. The aggregate purchase price paid by the Executives for the common
stock was $2,000,000 subject to the Executive Unit Agreements. The shares purchased by each of the
Executives are subject to repurchase by the Company if, prior to February 28, 2013, the Executives
employment with the Company is terminated for cause (as defined in the Executive Unit Agreement)
or the Executive resigns from his or her employment without good reason (as defined in the
Executive Unit Agreement).
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger, these shares are subject to lock-up leak-out resale
restrictions that limit the number of shares that may be resold to 1/24 of such shares per month
(on a non-cumulative basis) over the 24 month period beginning six months following the closing
date of the Merger. The Company used the proceeds for working capital purposes. The promissory
notes are due on March 1, 2021. The promissory notes bear interest rate at 4%, and the accrued
interest shall be paid in full on the date on which the final principal payments on these notes are
made. The executives shall prepay a portion of the promissory notes equal to the amount of all cash
proceeds the Executives receive in connection with his ownership, disposition, transfer or sales of
the Executive Securities. At September 30, 2011, the outstanding notes receivable balance was
$2,130,000.
Debt Exchange Agreements
On February 28, 2011 prior to the Merger, the Company entered into Debt Exchange Agreements
with certain key creditors (the Creditors), pursuant to which the Creditors cancelled and
released the Company from its obligations totally $3,500,000 and received 40,600,587 shares of
common stock at a purchase price of approximately $0.09 per share. Pursuant to the terms of the
Merger, these shares are subject to lock-up leak-out resale restrictions that limit the number of
shares that may be resold to 1/24 of such shares per month (on a non-cumulative basis) over the 24
month period beginning six months following the closing date of the Merger.
Issuance of Common Stock to Affiliate for Termination of Service Agreement
Certain shareholders of the Company organized APS as a hospital management company. In
September 2006, UGH LP and APS have entered into a Management Services Agreement (the Management
Agreement), pursuant to which APS provided management services to UGH LP. In consideration for
such services, UGH LP was obligated to pay APS a management fee of 5.0% of the net revenues of the
Hospital. Net revenues are defined in the Management Agreement as the Hospitals gross revenues,
less adjustments for special contractual rates, charity work and an allowance for uncollectible
accounts, all determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
On February 28, 2011, prior to the Merger, UGH LP terminated the management services agreement
with APS by issuing 11,600,000 shares of common stock to APS valued at a purchase price of $1.0
million. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger, these shares are subject to lock-up leak-out resale
restrictions that limit the number of shares that may be resold to 1/24 of such shares per month
(on a non-cumulative basis) over the 24 month period beginning six months following the closing
date of the Merger. Additionally, the Company assumed APS loan obligations of approximately
$740,000, and APS cancelled the receivable due from the Company approximately of $2,543,000. For
the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded gains from cancellation of liability
of approximately of $803,000.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Issuance of Common Stock in connection with the TrinityCare acquisition
On June 30, 2011, the Company issued 12,895,895 shares of its common stock in connection with
the acquisition of Trinity Care at a price of $0.95 per share. On the closing date, 9,978,090
shares were delivered to the sellers of Trinity Care and 2,917,805 shares were deposited into an
escrow account to be released to the sellers one year after the closing date, subject to certain
performance measurement criteria specified in the acquisition agreements. These Escrow Shares were
released and delivered to the sellers of TrinityCare on October 14, 2011.
On July 1, 2011, the Company amended the purchase agreement for the Trinity Care LLC
acquisition to increase the purchase price payable to the sellers. The Company issued an additional
1,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $0.95 per share. See further discussion on the
Trinity Care acquisition in Note 4.
Issuance of Common Stock in connection with the Autimis acquisition
On June 30, 2011, the Company issued 9,000,000 shares of its common stock in connection with
the acquisition of Autimis at a price of $0.92 per share. See further discussion on the Autimis
acquisition in Note 4.
Exchange of Profit Interest for Common Stock
Effective August 10, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with a debtor to terminate
and replace an existing note payable with 2.5% equity interest of the Company, 1% of the Companys
Profit Interest, and a term note payable of $20,000 monthly payment for 99 months. At March 28,
2011, the 1% Profit Interests was exchanged for 2,204,000 shares of common stock of the Company
along with the Merger. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger, these shares are subject to lock-up
leak-out resale restrictions that limit the number of shares that may be resold to 1/24 of such
shares per month (on a non-cumulative basis) over the 24 month period beginning six months
following the closing date of the Merger. See note 4.
NOTE 12 INCOME TAXES
No provision for federal income taxes has been recognized for the three months ended September
30, 2011 and 2010 as the Company incurred a net operating loss for income tax purposes in each
period and has no carryback potential. The current period income tax expense is solely attributable
to state taxes accrued during the period.
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the
carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used
for income tax purposes. The Company assesses whether it is more likely than not that it will
generate sufficient taxable income to realize its deferred income tax assets in a reasonable period
of time. In making this determination, it considers all available positive and negative evidence
and makes certain assumptions, including, among other things, the deferred tax liabilities; the
overall business environment; the historical earnings and losses; and its outlook for future years.
At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company provided a full valuation allowance for
its deferred tax assets, as it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized in a
reasonable period of time.
The Company accrued $0 and $82,651 interest or penalties relating to income taxes recognized
in the consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
or in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
NOTE 13 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related Party Capital Lease Obligation
Cambridge Properties (Cambridge) owns the land and building on which University General
Hospital is located, and Cambridge is owned by one of the shareholders of the Company. UGH LP has
leased the hospital space from Cambridge pursuant to a Lease Agreement. The Lease Agreement has an
initial term of 10 years beginning October 1, 2006, plus tenants option to renew the term for two
additional 10 year periods. In addition to base rent, the Lease Agreement provides that UGH LP pays
its pro rata share of the operating expenses. The obligations of UGH LP under the Lease Agreement
are secured by the personal guarantees of certain shareholders of the Company. UGH LP has
previously been in litigation with Cambridge concerning monetary default of certain rent
obligations under the Lease Agreement. UGH LP has cured such defaults and makes periodic payment of
rent as permitted by current cash flow requirements. Should UGH LPs relationship with Cambridge
deteriorate further, UGH LP will be required to devote additional resources to protect its rights
under the Lease Agreement.
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, UGH LP recorded a related party capital lease
obligation of $31,103,077 and $31,179,935, respectively. Additionally, during the three months
ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company incurred amortization expense of $171,920 and
$171,920 and interest expense of $527,187 and $528,397, respectively, related to the capital lease
obligation with Cambridge. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company
incurred amortization expense of $513,870 and $513,870 and interest expense of $1,571,088 and
$1,574,482, respectively.
At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 UGH LP had a related party receivable of $4,418
and $170,340 from Cambridge principally related to an overpayment of overhead allocation expenses
during 2010. During the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, UGH LP incurred overhead
allocation expenses and parking expenses from Cambridge of $256,399 and $316,851, respectively.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, UGH LP incurred overhead allocation
expenses and parking expenses from Cambridge of $859,752 and $964,130, respectively. These expenses
were recorded as general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
Management Services Agreements
Certain shareholders of the Company have organized APS, a Texas limited liability company, as
a service company. UGH LP and APS has entered into a management services agreement, pursuant to
which APS provides management services to UGH LP for an initial term of five (5) years.
Compensation under this agreement was based on 5% of net revenue recorded in the financial
statements. This agreement with APS was terminated on February 28, 2011.
The Company incurred the management services fee of $0 and $701,440 for the three months ended
September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $461,814 and $1,861,188 for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the
Company accrued $0 and $2,649,711 management services fees payable to APS, respectively.
In addition, UGH GP had a related party payable to APS of $0 and $173,500 as of September 30,
2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, as a result of an advance from APS.
Food Services, Plant Operations & Management, Environmental, and Other Services Agreement
Certain shareholders of the Company have organized SYBARIS Group, LLC (SYBARIS), a Texas
limited liability company, as a service company. UGH LP and SYBARIS have entered into a management
services agreement, pursuant to which SYBARIS provides food services, plant operations &
management, environmental, and other services to UGH LP for an initial term of five (5) years.
Compensation under this agreement is based on (i) expense reimbursement for direct costs incurred
by SYBARIS, (ii) a general expense allowance of six percent (6%) of the direct costs incurred by
SYBARIS and (iii) a service fee of four percent (4%) of the direct costs incurred by SYBARIS.
Amounts payable to SYBARIS under this agreement are adjusted annually based on cost of living and
other customary adjustments.
The Company believes the terms of the transaction between SYBARIS and UGH LP are fair,
reasonable and reflects fair market value. UGH LP recorded $1,178,263 and $952,565 services fee to
SYBARIS for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $3,270,037 and
$2,451,958 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, which were recorded
as general and administrative expenses in the combined statements of operations. As of September
30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, UGH LP accrued $717,652 and $364,725 services fees to SYBARIS,
respectively.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Other Related Party Transactions
Ascension Surgical Assistants (ASA) and Universal Surgical Staffing (USS) previously
provided billing/collection services on behalf of the Company, but have since ceased operations in
2010 and 2009, respectively. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company recorded a
related party payable owed to ASA of $110,098 and $332,074, respectively, as a result of advances
provided to UGH LP. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, UGH LP recorded a related party
payable owed to USS of $17,073 and $16,843, respectively, as a result of advances provided to the
Company.
The Company also makes advances to and receives advances from certain other entities owned by UGH LP and UGH GP.
At September 30, 2011, the Company had a receivable of $33,141 and a payable of $75,680 at December 30, 2010.
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, a shareholder of UGH GP owes UGH GP $438,820
for advances.
During 2010 and the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company received and issued
non-interest bearing advances from its Chief Executive Officer for working capital purposes. At
December 31, 2010, the Company recorded a $24,518 related party receivable from the Chief Executive
Officer. At September 30, 2011, there were no advances receivable or payable with the Companys
Chief Executive Officer.
Receivables from Related Parties
Receivables from related parties include employee advances and advances to affiliates and
consisted of the following:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Receivable from shareholder of UGH GP |
$ | 438,820 | $ | 438,820 | ||||
Receivable from Chief Executive Officer |
| 24,518 | ||||||
Receivable from other related party entities |
33,141 | | ||||||
Receivable from Cambridge |
4,418 | 170,340 | ||||||
$ | 476,379 | $ | 633,678 | |||||
Payables to Related Parties
Payables to related parties include advances from employees and amounts due to affiliates for
services rendered and consisted of the following:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Payable to APS |
$ | | $ | 2,649,711 | ||||
Payable to ASA |
110,098 | 332,074 | ||||||
Payable to USS |
17,073 | 16,843 | ||||||
Payable to Autimis |
| 27,800 | ||||||
Interest on notes payable to shareholders |
1,392,342 | 1,248,118 | ||||||
Payable to SYBARIS |
717,652 | 364,725 | ||||||
Payable to other related party entities |
| 75,680 | ||||||
$ | 2,237,165 | $ | 4,714,951 | |||||
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (Continued)
Notes Payable to Related Parties
Notes payable related parties consist of the following:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
UGH GP note payable to a shareholder, payable on demand, bearing interest rate at 10% |
$ | 1,923,000 | $ | 1,923,000 | ||||
UGH LP subordinated promissory notes payable to shareholders, payable in 2028, bearing
interest rate at 15% |
700,000 | 800,000 | ||||||
UGH LP non-interest bearing notes payable to shareholders, payable on demand |
233,500 | 482,461 | ||||||
UGH LP note payable to a shareholder, payable in $20,000 monthly installments through
2017, bearing interest rate at 2.43%, maturing in 2017 |
395,000 | | ||||||
UGH LP note payable to a shareholder, payable in $20,000 monthly installments through
2017, interest imputed at rate 2.88%, with a discount of $112,791 and $152,984 at
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and principal balance of
$1,520,000 and $1,640,000 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively |
1,327,208 | 1,487,016 | ||||||
UGH LP note payable to shareholder, payable on demand, bearing interest rate at 15%,
classified as third party note payable at December 31, 2010 |
160,000 | | ||||||
Trinity note payable to a shareholder, payable on demand, non-interest bearing |
109,548 | | ||||||
UGH LP various notes payable to shareholders, payable on demand, bearing interest rate at
4.25% and 10% |
642,872 | 1,422,414 | ||||||
Total notes payable to related parties |
5,491,128 | 6,114,891 | ||||||
Less: current portion |
(3,461,831 | ) | (4,027,650 | ) | ||||
Notes payable to related parties, less current portion |
$ | 2,029,297 | $ | 2,087,241 | ||||
Total accrued but unpaid interest on notes payable to related parties was $1,392,342 and
$1,248,118 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and included in payables to
related parties in the consolidated balance sheets.
Future principal payment obligations related to the Companys related party notes payable are
as follows, as of September 30, 2011:
Year ending September 30, |
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2012 |
$ | 3,461,831 | ||
2013 |
385,607 | |||
2014 |
366,612 | |||
2015 |
217,191 | |||
2016 |
224,150 | |||
Thereafter |
835,737 | |||
Total |
$ | 5,491,128 | ||
Related Party Costs and Expenses
The following table summarizes related party costs and expenses that are reflected in the
accompanying combined statements of operations:
Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
Interest expense |
$ | 641,293 | $ | 625,222 | $ | 1,815,568 | $ | 1,828,004 | ||||||||
Management fees |
| 701,440 | 461,814 | 1,861,187 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative |
1,434,662 | 1,269,416 | 4,129,789 | 3,416,088 | ||||||||||||
Amortization expense |
171,290 | 171,290 | 513,870 | 513,870 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 2,247,245 | $ | 2,767,368 | $ | 6,921,041 | $ | 7,619,149 | ||||||||
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ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this
quarterly report including, without limitation, statements in the Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this quarterly report on Form
10-Q, regarding our financial condition, estimated working capital, business strategy, the plans
and objectives of our management for future operations and those statements preceded by, followed
by or that otherwise include the words expects or does not expect, is expected, anticipates
or does not anticipate, plans, estimates, approximately, believes, continue,
forecast, ongoing, pending, potential, seeks, views, or intends, or stating that
certain actions, events or results may, must, could, would, might, should or will be
taken, occur or be achieved are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation:
| risks related to environmental laws and regulations and environmental risks; |
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| risks related to changes in and the competitive nature of the healthcare industry; |
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| risks related to stock price and volume volatility; |
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| risks related to our ability to access capital markets; |
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| risks related to our ability to successfully implement our business and acquisition
strategies; |
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| risks related to our issuance of additional shares of common stock. |
This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements.
Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are
described further under the sections titled Risk Factors in Item 1A of this quarterly report.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions
prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or
expected. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date made. We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or
to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as required by applicable
law.
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Nature of Business
University General Health System, Inc. (we, UGHS or the Company), is a diversified,
integrated, multi-specialty health care provider that delivers concierge physician and patient
oriented services, providing timely and innovative health solutions that are competitive, efficient
and adaptive in todays health care delivery environment.
Our current business was founded in 2005 to establish University General Hospital in Houston,
Texas (UGH), a 72-bed physician-owned general acute care hospital. We formed University General
Hospital, LP (UGH LP) as a Texas limited partnership to own and operate UGH and formed University
Hospital Systems, LLP as a Delaware limited liability partnership (UGH GP) to act as the general
partner of UGH LP. UGH commenced business operations as a general acute care hospital on September
27, 2006.
On March 31, 2011, we formed UGHS Hospitals, Inc., UGHS Ancillary Services, Inc., UGHS
Management Services, Inc., and UGHS Real Estate, Inc. Effective June 30, 2011, we completed the
acquisitions of the three senior living communities: Trinity Oaks of Pearland, Texas, Trinity
Shores of Port Lavaca, Texas, and Trinity Hills of Knoxville, Tennessee. UGHS also acquired 51% of
the ownership interests of TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC (TrinityCare), a developer and manager
of senior living communities. As UGHS majority-owned subsidiary, TrinityCare continues to manage
the three existing senior living communities, and will continue to develop additional communities
across the United States and internationally. Additionally, effective June 30, 2011, UGHS acquired
specialized health care billing, coding and other revenue cycle management companies, Autimis, LLC,
and Autimis Medical Billing, LLC.
As of September 30, 2011, UGHS conducted operations through its wholly-owned subsidiaries,
UGHS Hospitals, Inc., UGHS Ancillary Services, Inc., UGHS Management Services, Inc., UGHS Real
Estate, Inc., UGHS Senior Living of Pearland, LLC, UGHS Senior Living of Port Lavaca, LLC, UGHS
Senior Living of Knoxville, LLC, UGHS Autimis Billing, Inc. and UGHS Coding, Inc.
Our common stock trades under the symbol UGHS.PK.
Merger Transaction
On March 28, 2011, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (Reorganization
Agreement) executed on March 10, 2011, UGH GP and UGH LP (collectively UGH Partnerships) were
acquired by SeaBridge Freight Corp. (SeaBridge), a publicly reporting Nevada corporation, in a
reverse merger (Merger) in exchange for the issuance of 232,000,000 shares of common stock, a
majority of the common stock, to the former partners of the UGH Partnerships. Approximately 90
physicians are former owners of UGH and are now our shareholders. At the same time, SeaBridge
changed its name to University General Health System, Inc.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger, the 232,000,000 shares of common stock issued to the
former partners of the UGH Partnerships are subject to lock-up leak-out resale restrictions that
limit the number of shares that may be resold to 1/24 of such shares per month (on a non-cumulative
basis) over the 24 month period beginning six months following the closing date of the Merger.
In connection with and immediately following the Merger, we divested of our wholly-owned
subsidiary, SeaBridge Freight, Inc. a Delaware corporation. The divested subsidiary was in the
business of providing container-on-barge, break-bulk and out-of-gauge freight transport service
between Port Manatee of Tampa Bay, FL and Port Brownsville, Texas. In consideration of the
divestiture, we received and cancelled 135,000,000 outstanding shares of our common stock of the
Company from existing shareholders. We are no longer in the freight transport business.
UGH Partnerships are deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the reverse merger. Accordingly,
the consolidated financial statements included herein are those of the UGH Partnerships.
Plan of Operation
Our business model anticipates the acquisition of acute care host hospitals and the
development and operation of regional health networks within a defined radius of each host hospital
that can provide services under separate departments under the hospitals acute care licenses. Such
regional health networks and ancillary services will reflect a vertically integrated, diversified
system, which will include provider-based Hospital Outpatient Departments (HOPDs) of the host
hospitals and may consist of Free-Standing Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Free-Standing Emergency
Rooms, Free-Standing Procedure Facilities, Diagnostic Imaging Treatment
Facilities, HBOT/Wound Care Centers, and/or other ancillary service providers. Effective June 30,
2011, we also completed acquisitions of complementary businesses such as senior living care and
revenue cycle management that expand our service offerings
within the healthcare industry.
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Following the Merger, we consummated acquisitions of complementary businesses, further
discussed below, and as of November 14, 2011, we currently own or operate the following centers:
| University General Hospital, which is a 72-bed general acute care hospital near
Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. |
| A hyberbaric wound care center as an HOPD of University General Hospital doing
business under the name University General Hospital -Hyperbaric Wound Care Center. |
| A free-standing emergency room as an HOPD of University General Hospital doing
business under the name EliteCare Emergency Center |
| A free-standing emergency room as an HOPD of University General Hospital doing
business under the name Neighborhood Emergency Center |
| Mainland Surgery Center, which is an ambulatory surgery center in Dickinson,
Texas, located approximately 25 miles from University General Hospital. |
| Trinity Oaks senior living community in Pearland, Texas, which is an 80 unit
senior living community providing independent living and assisted living services since
2001. |
| Trinity Shores senior living community in Port Lavaca, Texas, which is a 63 unit
senior living community providing independent living, assisted living and memory care
services since 2007. |
| Trinity Hills senior living community in Knoxville, Tennessee, which is an 87
unit senior living community providing independent living, assisted living and memory
care services since 2007. |
| Autimis Billing, which is a revenue cycle management company that specializes in
serving hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient laboratories and free-standing
outpatient emergency rooms. |
| Autimis Coding, which is a specialized health care coding company that serves
hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient laboratories and free-standing
outpatient emergency rooms. |
We plan to capitalize on opportunities created by the current regulatory and reimbursement
environment through acquisitions and expansions or services to create an integrated health care
delivery system.
As of September 30, 2011, we operated under the three segments of business: Hospital, Senior
Living, and Revenue Management. As we implement our business plan, we expect to operate in
complementary business segments, including: hospitals, ancillary services, management services and
real estate holdings. We intend to aggressively pursue our acquisitions strategy for the remainder
of 2011 and beyond.
Business Combinations
The Company accounts for its business acquisitions under the acquisition method of accounting
as indicated in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 805, Business Combinations, which
requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize the fair value of all assets
acquired, liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree; and establishes
the acquisition date as the fair value measurement point. Accordingly, the Company recognizes
assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, including contingent assets and
liabilities and non-controlling interest in the acquiree, based on fair value estimates as of the
date of acquisition. In accordance with ASC 805, the Company recognizes and measures goodwill as of
the acquisition date, as the excess of the fair value of the consideration paid over the fair value
of the identified net assets acquired. All acquisition-related transaction costs have been expensed
as incurred rather than capitalized as a part of the cost of the acquisition.
Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities
Pursuant to ASC 805-10-25, if the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete
by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, but during the allowed
measurement period not to exceed one year from the acquisition date, the Company retrospectively
adjusts the provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition date, by means of adjusting the
amount recognized for goodwill.
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Contingent Consideration
In certain acquisitions, the Company agrees to pay additional amounts to sellers contingent
upon achievement by the acquired businesses of certain negotiated goals, such as targeted earnings
levels. The Company considers the key inputs of the arrangement and participant assumptions when
developing the best estimate that is used to determine the fair value of the arrangement. The
Company estimates the likelihood and timing of achieving the relevant milestones of the contingent
consideration. The Company also exercises judgment when applying a probability assessment for each
of the potential outcomes.
For the TrinityCare acquisition completed in June 2011, the Company recognized the contingent
consideration based on the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. In making this
determination, the Company considered TrinityCares Earnings Before Interest, Depreciation,
Amortization and Management Fees (EBITDAM) generated to date along with the forecasted EBITDAM
projected for the duration of the measurement period. The Company evaluates the recorded value of
the contingent consideration each subsequent reporting period based on TrinityCares achievement of
meeting its earnings targets. Management makes estimates regarding the potential outcomes for
TrinityCares future financial results and progress against the generated EBITDAM to date and the
forecasted EBITDAM, which could result in an adjustment to the recorded value of the contingent
consideration subsequent to the acquisition date. Any subsequent adjustment to the contingent
consideration would be recognized in current period earnings until the arrangement is settled.
Factors that may affect future TrinityCares EBITDAM include complex federal, state and local
regulations governing the health care industry, high competition in the senior living care market,
downturns in the economy, housing market, and unemployment among senior resident family members, a
shortage of qualified nurses and other factors as mentioned in Risk Factors. These factors can
significantly impact the accuracy of the Companys estimates and materially impact the
TrinityCares future reported earnings.
University General Hospital
University General Hospital (UGH or the Hospital) is located at 7501 Fannin Street,
Houston, Texas, near Texas Medical Center. UGH provides high-quality, cost-effective healthcare
services for the communities served by Texas Medical Center. The Hospital offers a variety of
medical and surgical services with 72 beds, including six intensive care unit beds and 11
intermediate care unit beds. The Hospital provides inpatient, outpatient and ancillary services
including inpatient surgery, outpatient surgery, heart catheterization procedures, physical
therapy, diagnostic imaging and respiratory therapy. UGH provides 24-7 emergency services and
comprehensive inpatient services including critical care and cardiovascular services.
Regulatory Matters
The healthcare industry in general is subject to significant federal, state, and local
regulation that affects our business activities by controlling the reimbursement we receive for
services provided, requiring licensure or certification of our hospitals, regulating our
relationships with physicians and other referral sources, regulating the use of our properties, and
controlling our growth. Our facilities provide the medical, nursing, therapy, and ancillary
services required to comply with local, state, and federal regulations, as well as, for most
facilities, accreditation standards of the Joint Commission (formerly known as the Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
We maintain a comprehensive compliance program that is designed to meet or exceed applicable
federal guidelines and industry standards. The program is intended to monitor and raise awareness
of various regulatory issues among employees and to emphasize the importance of complying with
governmental laws and regulations. As part of the compliance program, we provide annual compliance
training to our employees and encourage all employees to report any violations to their supervisor,
or a toll-free telephone hotline.
Licensure and Certification
Healthcare facility operations are subject to numerous federal, state, and local regulations
relating to, among other things, the adequacy of medical care, equipment, personnel, operating
policies and procedures, acquisition and dispensing of pharmaceuticals and controlled substances,
infection control, maintenance of adequate records and patient privacy, fire prevention, and
compliance with building codes and environmental protection laws. Our hospital is subject to
periodic inspection and other reviews by governmental and non-governmental certification
authorities to ensure continued compliance with the various standards necessary for facility
licensure, and our hospital is currently required to be licensed.
In addition, hospitals must be certified by CMS to participate in the Medicare program and
generally must be certified by Medicaid state agencies to participate in Medicaid programs. Once
certified by Medicare, hospital undergoes periodic on-site surveys in order to maintain their
certification. Our hospital participates in the Medicare program.
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Failure to comply with applicable certification requirements may make our hospital ineligible
for Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement. In addition, Medicare or Medicaid may seek retroactive
reimbursement from noncompliant facilities or otherwise impose sanctions on noncompliant
facilities. Non-governmental payors often have the right to terminate provider contracts if a
facility loses its Medicare or Medicaid certification
The 2010 Healthcare Reform Laws added new screening requirements and associated fees for all
Medicare providers. The screening must include a licensure check and may include other procedures
such as fingerprinting, criminal background checks, unscheduled and unannounced site visits,
database checks, and other screening procedures prescribed by CMS.
We have developed operational systems to oversee compliance with the various standards and
requirements of the Medicare program and have established ongoing quality assurance activities;
however, given the complex nature of governmental healthcare regulations, there can be no assurance
that Medicare, Medicaid, or other regulatory authorities will not allege instances of
noncompliance. A determination by a regulatory authority that a facility is not in compliance with
applicable requirements could also lead to the assessment of fines or other penalties, loss of
licensure, and the imposition of requirements that an offending facility takes corrective action.
False Claims
The federal False Claims Act prohibits the knowing presentation of a false claim to the United
States government and provides for penalties equal to three times the actual amount of any
overpayments plus up to $11,000 per claim. In addition, the False Claims Act allows private
persons, known as relators, to file complaints under seal and provides a period of time for the
government to investigate such complaints and determine whether to intervene in them and take over
the handling of all or part of such complaints. Because we perform thousands of similar procedures
a year for which we are reimbursed by Medicare and other federal payors and there is a relatively
long statute of limitations, a billing error or cost reporting error could result in significant
civil or criminal penalties under the False Claims Act. The 2010 Healthcare Reform Laws amended the
federal False Claims Act to expand the definition of false claim, to make it easier for the
government to initiate and conduct investigations, to enhance the monetary reward to relators where
prosecutions are ultimately successful, and to extend the statute of limitation on claims by the
government.
Relationships with Physicians and Other Providers
Anti-Kickback Law. Various federal laws regulate relationships between providers of
healthcare services, including management or service contracts and investment relationships. Among
the most important of these restrictions is a federal law prohibiting the offer, payment,
solicitation, or receipt of remuneration by individuals or entities to induce referrals of patients
for services reimbursed under the Medicare or Medicaid programs (the Anti-Kickback Law). The 2010
Healthcare Reform Laws amended the federal Anti-Kickback Law to provide that proving violations of
this law does not require proving actual knowledge or specific intent to commit a violation.
Another amendment made it clear that Anti-Kickback Law violations can be the basis for claims under
the False Claims Act.
These changes and those described above related to the False Claims Act, when combined with
other recent federal initiatives, are likely to increase investigation and enforcement efforts in
the healthcare industry generally.
In addition to standard federal criminal and civil sanctions, including penalties of up to
$50,000 for each violation plus tripled damages for improper claims, violators of the Anti-Kickback
Law may be subject to exclusion from the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs. In 1991, the Office of
Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (the HHS-OIG)
issued regulations describing compensation arrangements that are not viewed as illegal remuneration
under the Anti-Kickback Law.
Those regulations provide for certain safe harbors for identified types of compensation
arrangements that, if fully complied with, assure participants in the particular arrangement that
the HHS-OIG will not treat that participation as a criminal offense under the Anti-Kickback Law or
as the basis for an exclusion from the Medicare and Medicaid programs or the imposition of civil
sanctions. Failure to fall within a safe harbor does not constitute a violation of the
Anti-Kickback Law, but the HHS-OIG has indicated failure to fall within a safe harbor may subject
an arrangement to increased scrutiny.
A violation or even the assertion of, a violation of the Anti-Kickback Law by us or one or
more of our partnerships could have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial
position, results of operations, or cash flows
We have a number of relationships with physicians and other healthcare providers, including
management or service contracts. Even though some of these contractual relationships may not meet
all of the regulatory requirements to fall within the protection offered by a relevant safe harbor,
we do not believe we engage in activities that violate the Anti-Kickback Law. However, there can
be no assurance such violations may not be asserted in the future, nor can there be any assurance
that our defense against any
such assertion would be successful.
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For example, we have entered into agreements to manage our hospital that are owned by
shareholders. Most of these agreements incorporate a percentage-based management fee. Although
there is a safe harbor for personal services and management contracts, this safe harbor requires,
among other things, the aggregate compensation paid to the manager over the term of the agreement
be set in advance. Because our management fee may be based on a percentage of revenues, the fee
arrangement may not meet this requirement. However, we believe our management arrangements satisfy
the other requirements of the safe harbor for personal services and management contracts and comply
with the Anti-Kickback Law.
Physician Self-Referral Law. The federal law commonly known as the Stark law and CMS
regulations promulgated under the Stark law prohibit physicians from making referrals for
designated health services including inpatient and outpatient hospital services, physical
therapy, occupational therapy, or radiology services, to an entity in which the physician (or an
immediate family member) has an investment interest or other financial relationship, subject to
certain exceptions.
The Stark law also prohibits those entities from filing claims or billing for those referred
services. Violators of the Stark statute and regulations may be subject to recoupments, civil
monetary sanctions (up to $15,000 for each violation and assessments up to three times the amount
claimed for each prohibited service) and exclusion from any federal, state, or other governmental
healthcare programs. The statute also provides a penalty of up to $100,000 for a circumvention
scheme. There are statutory exceptions to the Stark law for many of the customary financial
arrangements between physicians and providers, including personal services contracts and leases.
However, in order to be afforded protection by a Stark law exception, the financial
arrangement must comply with every requirement of the applicable exception.
Historically, the Stark law provided certain exceptions for ownership and investments in
specific providers, such as hospitals (the Whole Hospital Exception), which allowed a physician
to refer patients to a hospital where the referring physician is a member of the hospitals medical
staff and has an ownership interest in the hospital as a whole, as opposed to a distinct part or
department of the hospital.
The Healthcare Reform Laws eliminated the application of the Whole Hospital Exception to
physician-owned hospitals that did not have their Medicare provider agreements in place by December
31, 2010. However, hospitals that already had physician ownership and their Medicare provider
number as of December 31st were grandfathered and allowed to keep their physician ownership. These
grandfathered hospitals may not expand the number of operating rooms, procedure rooms or beds for
which the hospital was licensed as of March 23, 2010 (the date of enactment of the Healthcare
Reform Laws), unless an exception is met. In addition, the percentage of physician investment
interest may not increase in the Hospital. The legislation also subjects grandfathered hospitals to
reporting requirements and extensive disclosure requirements on the hospitals website and in any
public advertisements.
Another exception relevant to our business under the Stark law protects personal service
arrangements with physicians where certain specified requirements are met, including the
requirement that (i) each arrangement be set out in writing; (ii) the arrangement covers all of the
services furnished by the physician; (iii) the aggregate services contracted for do not exceed
those that are reasonable and necessary for the legitimate business purpose of the arrangement;
(iv) the term of each arrangement is at least one year; (v) the compensation to be paid over the
term does not exceed fair market value and is not determined in a manner that takes into account
the volume or value of referrals or other business generated between the parties; and (vi) the
services furnished under each arrangement do not involve the counseling or promotion of a business
arrangement that violates any federal or state law (the Personal Service Arrangements Exception).
We have structured these arrangements between UGH LP and the applicable physicians to meet the
requirements of the Personal Service Arrangements Exception under the Stark Law.
CMS has issued several phases of final regulations implementing the Stark law. While these
regulations help clarify the requirements of the exceptions to the Stark law, it is unclear how the
government will interpret many of these exceptions for enforcement purposes. Recent changes to the
regulations implementing the Stark law further restrict the types of arrangements that facilities
and physicians may enter, including additional restrictions on certain leases, percentage
compensation arrangements, and agreements under which a hospital purchases services under
arrangements. Because many of these laws and their implementing regulations are relatively new, we
do not always have the benefit of significant regulatory or judicial interpretation of these laws
and regulations. We attempt to structure our relationships to meet an exception to the Stark law,
but the regulations implementing the exceptions are detailed and complex. Accordingly, we cannot
assure that every relationship complies fully with the Stark law.
Additionally, no assurances can be given that any agency charged with enforcement of the Stark
law and regulations might not assert a violation under the Stark law, nor can there be any
assurance that our defense against any such assertion would be successful or that new federal or
state laws governing physician relationships, or new interpretations of existing laws governing
such relationships, might not adversely affect relationships we have established with physicians or
result in the imposition of penalties on us. Even the assertion of a violation could have a
material adverse effect upon our business, financial position, results of operations or
cash flows.
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, commonly known as HIPAA,
broadened the scope of certain fraud and abuse laws by adding several criminal provisions for
healthcare fraud offenses that apply to all health benefit programs. HIPAA also added a prohibition
against incentives intended to influence decisions by Medicare beneficiaries as to the provider
from which they will receive services. In addition, HIPAA created new enforcement mechanisms to
combat fraud and abuse, including the Medicare Integrity Program, and an incentive program under
which individuals can receive up to $1,000 for providing information on Medicare fraud and abuse
that leads to the recovery of at least $100 of Medicare funds. Penalties for violations of HIPAA
include civil and criminal monetary penalties.
HIPAA and related HHS regulations contain certain administrative simplification provisions
that require the use of uniform electronic data transmission standards for certain healthcare
claims and payment transactions submitted or received electronically. HIPAA regulations also
regulate the use and disclosure of individually identifiable health-related information, whether
communicated electronically, on paper, or orally. The regulations provide patients with significant
rights related to understanding and controlling how their health information is used or disclosed
and require healthcare providers to implement administrative, physical, and technical practices to
protect the security of individually identifiable health information that is maintained or
transmitted electronically.
With the enactment of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
(HITECH) Act as part of the ARRA, the privacy and security requirements of HIPAA have been
modified and expanded. The HITECH Act applies certain of the HIPAA privacy and security
requirements directly to business associates of covered entities.
The modifications to existing HIPAA requirements include: expanded accounting requirements for
electronic health records, tighter restrictions on marketing and fundraising, and heightened
penalties and enforcement associated with noncompliance. Significantly, the HITECH Act also
establishes new mandatory federal requirements for notification of breaches of security involving
protected health information. HHS is responsible for enforcing the requirement that covered
entities notify individuals whose protected health information has been improperly disclosed. In
certain cases, notice of a breach is required to be made to HHS and media outlets.
The heightened penalties for noncompliance range from $100 to $50,000 for single incidents to
$25,000 to $1,500,000 for multiple identical violations. In the event of violations due to willful
neglect that are not corrected within 30 days, penalties are not subject to a statutory maximum.
In addition, there are numerous legislative and regulatory initiatives at the federal and
state levels addressing patient privacy concerns. Facilities will continue to remain subject to any
federal or state privacy-related laws that are more restrictive than the privacy regulations issued
under HIPAA. These laws vary and could impose additional penalties. Any actual or perceived
violation of these privacy-related laws, including HIPAA could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
Health Reform Legislation
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the
PPACA) into law. On March 30, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010, which amended the PPACA (together, the 2010 Healthcare Reform Laws).
Various bills have been introduced in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives to
amend or repeal all or portions of these laws. Additionally, several lawsuits challenging aspects
of these laws have been filed and remain pending at various stages of the litigation process. We
cannot predict the outcome of legislation or litigation, but we have been, and will continue to be,
actively engaged in the legislative process to attempt to ensure that any healthcare laws adopted
or amended promote our goals of high-quality, cost-effective care. Many provisions within the 2010
Healthcare Reform Laws could have an impact on our business, including: (1) reducing annual market
basket updates to providers, (2) the possible combining, or bundling, of reimbursement for a
Medicare beneficiarys episode of care at some point in the future, (3) implementing a voluntary
program for accountable care organizations (ACOs), (4) creating an Independent Payment Advisory
Board, and (5) modifying employer-sponsored healthcare insurance plans.
Most notably for us, these laws include a reduction in annual market basket updates to
hospitals. Starting on April 1, 2010, the market basket update of 2.6% we received on October 1,
2009 was reduced to 2.35%. Similar reductions to our annual market basket update will occur each
year through 2019, although the amount of each years decrease will vary over time. In addition,
beginning on October 1, 2011, the 2010 Healthcare Reform Laws require an additional
to-be-determined productivity adjustment (reduction) to the market basket update on an annual
basis. The new productivity adjustments will be equal to the trailing 10-year average of changes in
annual economy-wide private nonfarm business multi-factor productivity. We estimate that the first
annual
adjustment effective October 1, 2011 will be a decrease to the market basket update of
approximately 1%.
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The 2010 Healthcare Reform Laws also direct the United States Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to examine the feasibility of bundling, including conducting a voluntary bundling
pilot program to test and evaluate alternative payment methodologies. The possibility of
implementing bundling on a nation-wide basis is difficult to predict at this time and will be
affected by the outcomes of the various pilot projects conducted. In addition, if bundling were to
be implemented, it would require numerous modifications to, or repeal of, various federal and state
laws, regulations, and policies. These pilot projects are scheduled to begin no later than January
2013 and, initially, are limited in scope to ten medical conditions. We intend to participate in
these pilot projects.
Similarly, the 2010 Healthcare Reform Laws require the United States Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) to start a voluntary program by January 1, 2012 for ACOs, in which
hospitals, physicians and other care providers develop partnerships to pursue the delivery of
high-quality, coordinated healthcare on a more efficient, patient-centered basis. Conceptually,
ACOs will receive a portion of any savings generated from care coordination as long as benchmarks
for the quality of care are maintained. Most of the key aspects of the ACO program, however, have
yet to be proposed by CMS. We will continue to monitor developments in the ACO program and evaluate
its potential impact on our business.
Another provision of these laws establishes an Independent Payment Advisory Board that is
charged with presenting proposals, beginning in 2014, to Congress to reduce Medicare expenditures
upon the occurrence of Medicare expenditures exceeding a certain level While we may not be subject
to payment reduction proposals by this board for a period of time, based on the scope of this
boards directive to reduce Medicare expenditures and the significance of Medicare as a payor to
us, other decisions made by this board may impact our results of operations either positively or
negatively.
Given the complexity and the number of changes in these laws, as well as the implementation
timetable for many of them, we cannot predict the ultimate impact of these laws. However, we
believe the above points are the issues with the greatest potential impact on us. We will continue
to evaluate and review these laws, and, based on our track record, we believe we can adapt to these
regulatory changes.
Medicare and Medicaid Participation
Medicare is a federally funded and administered health insurance program, primarily for
individuals entitled to social security benefits who are 65 or older or who are disabled. Medicaid
is a health insurance program jointly funded by state and federal governments that provides medical
assistance to qualifying low income persons. Each state Medicaid program has the option to
determine coverage for ambulatory surgery center services and to determine payment rates for those
services.
Medicare prospectively determines fixed payment amounts for procedures performed at short stay
surgical facilities. These amounts are adjusted for regional wage variations. The various state
Medicaid programs also pay us a fixed payment for our services, which amount varies from state to
state. A portion of our revenues are attributable to payments received from the Medicare and
Medicaid programs. For the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, 38% and 31% of our
patient service revenues were contributed by Medicare and Medicaid, and 36% and 31% for the nine
months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
In order to participate in the Medicare program, our hospital must satisfy regulations known
as conditions of participation (COPs) for hospital and conditions for coverage (CFCs) for
ambulatory surgery center. Each facility can meet this requirement through accreditation with the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or other CMS-approved accreditation
organizations, or through direct surveys at the direction of CMS. Our hospital and facility are
certified to participate in the Medicare program. We have established ongoing quality assurance
activities to monitor and ensure our facilities compliance with these COPs or CFCs. Any failure by
a facility to maintain compliance with these COPs or CFCs as determined by a survey could result in
the loss of the facilitys provider agreement with CMS, which would prohibit reimbursement for
services rendered to Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries until such time as the facility is found to
be back in compliance with the COPs or CFCs. This could have a material adverse affect on the
individual facilitys billing and collections.
As with most government programs, the Medicare and Medicaid programs are subject to statutory
and regulatory changes, possible retroactive and prospective rate adjustments, administrative
rulings, freezes and funding reductions, all of which may adversely affect the level of payments to
our short stay surgical facilities. Beginning in 2008, CMS began transitioning Medicare payments to
ambulatory surgery centers to a system based upon the hospital outpatient prospective payment
system. In 2011, that transition is now complete and payments to ambulatory surgery centers will be
solely based on the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) relative weights. CMS has
cautioned that the final OPPS relative weights may result in payment rates for the year being less
than the payment rates for the preceding year. On November 2, 2010, CMS issued a final rule to
update the Medicare programs payment policies and rates for ambulatory surgery centers for 2011.
The final rule applies a 0.2% increase to the ASC payment rate. The final rule will also add six
procedures to the list of procedures for which Medicare will reimburse when performed in an ASC.
The Acts require the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a plan in early 2011 for
developing a value-based
purchasing program for ambulatory surgery centers. Such a program may further impact Medicare
reimbursement of ambulatory surgery centers or increase our operating costs in order to satisfy the
value-based standards. For federal fiscal year 2011 and each subsequent federal fiscal year, the
Acts provide for the annual market basket update to be reduced by a productivity adjustment. The
amount of that reduction will be the projected nationwide productivity gains over the preceding 10
years. To determine the projection, the Department of Health and Human Services will use the Bureau
of Labor Statistics 10-year moving average of changes in specified economy-wide productivity. The
ultimate impact of the changes in Medicare reimbursement will depend on a number of factors,
including the procedure mix at the centers and our ability to realize an increased procedure
volume.
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Texas Statutory and Regulatory Risks
Illegal Remuneration Law. The Texas Illegal Remuneration Statute (Chapter 102 of the Texas
Occupations Code) (the Texas Remuneration Statute) mirrors the federal Anti-Kickback Law, except
that it applies to all healthcare services, regardless of the source of payment. The Texas
Remuneration Statute, makes it illegal to solicit or receive any remuneration, directly or
indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, in return for referring an individual to or
from a person licensed, certified or registered by a state health care regulatory agency. The
penalty for violating this prohibition ranges from a Class A misdemeanor to a third degree felony.
The Texas Remuneration Statute does, however, permit any payment, business arrangement, or payment
practice permitted under the Anti-Kickback Law or any regulation adopted thereunder, provided the
relationship is appropriately disclosed. The Company intends for all business activities and
operations of the Company and the UGH LPto conform in all respects with the Texas Remuneration
Statute, but no assurances can be given that the Company and UGH LPs activities will not be
reviewed and challenged under this statute.
Medicaid Fraud. There are both federal and state laws that impose penalties for improper
billing practices. Texas has several laws, including the Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, which
provides civil and criminal penalties for improper billing. UGH LP attempts to comply with all
reimbursement and billing requirements. However, no assurances can be given that UGH LPs
activities will not be reviewed and challenged under these Texas laws.
Other Texas Statutes. Texas has laws which prohibit various business practices including the
corporate practice of medicine, fee splitting, and commercial bribery. In essence, the corporate
practice of medicine prohibition, as established by case law and interpretive opinions of the Texas
Attorney General, provides that an individual or entity that is not licensed to practice medicine
may not employ a physician and receive the fees for the physicians professional services.
Further, Texas case law has established that other arrangements, besides employment of the
physician by the non-licensed individual or entity, may result in the application of the corporate
practice of medicine prohibition. Arrangements that are viewed as fee splitting or fee sharing
arrangements between the non-licensed person or entity and the licensed physician could also be
problematic from a state law perspective. There have been numerous bills filed in the Texas
legislature to remove or modify the Texas corporate practice of medicine doctrine, but no such
legislation has passed to date in connection with private hospitals.
There has been very little interpretation of some of these laws and a government agency
charged with enforcement of these laws might assert that the Companys, or any of its affiliates,
arrangements with physicians do not comply with some of these prohibitions. If this occurs or if
new applicable laws are enacted, this may have a material adverse effect on the UGH LP, its
operations and prospects, and/or the Company.
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Results of Operations
Set forth below are:
(A) A discussion of the results of operations for University General Hospital (UGH) for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2010;
(B) A discussion of the results of operations for our senior living care communities for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2010; and
(C) A discussion of the results of operations for our revenue cycling management business for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2010.
(A) Results of Operation Hospital
For the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the three months ended September
30, 2010
Our net operating revenues consist primarily of revenues derived from patient care services
and other non-patient care services. Total revenues increased approximately 26.7% to $19.0 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $15.0 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2010. The increase in net revenue was primarily as a result of increased
inpatient volumes and the new emergency centers which included University General
Hospital-Hyperbaric Wound Care Center and Freestanding Emergency Centers opening. The Company
experienced a record average daily census of 40 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
As a result, the Company has experienced an increase in collection rate of approximately 2%, which
is due to higher payment rates on inpatient accounts.
Our days sales outstanding were 79 days at September 30, 2011, which compares to 77 days at
December 31, 2010. To calculate our days sales outstanding, we divide our accounts receivable net
of allowance for doubtful accounts, by our revenue per day. Our revenue per day is calculated by
dividing our quarterly revenues by the number of calendar days in the quarter.
Salaries, benefits, and other employee costs represent the most significant cost to us and
represent an investment in our most important asset. Salaries, benefits, and other employee costs
include all amounts paid to full-time and part-time employees who directly participate in or
support the operations of our hospital, including all related costs of benefits provided to
employees. It also includes amounts paid for contract labor. Total salaries, benefits, and other
employee costs increased approximately 34.6% to $7.0 million for the three months ended September
30, 2011, as compared to $5.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. This increase
was primarily due to an increase in the number of full-time equivalents as a result of our new
emergency centers were opened during 2010 and merit increase provided to employees on January 1,
2011. In addition, the number of nursing staff increased to cover the increased inpatient volumes.
Medical supplies expense includes all costs associated with supplies used while providing
patient care. These costs include pharmaceuticals, food, needles, bandages, and other similar
items. Medical supplies expense increased approximately 13.3% to $3.4 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010.
Medical supplies expense increase was primarily due to the result of our increased in patient
volumes in the third quarter of 2011.
General and administrative (G&A) expenses primarily include information technology services,
corporate accounting, human resources, internal audit and controls and legal services. G&A
expenses increased approximately 57.7% to $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30,
2011 as compared to $2.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The increase in
G&A rate in current year third quarter over last year third quarter was primarily comprised of
marketing expenses which increased by $0.5 million and billing and collection expenses which
increased by $0.3 million.
Management fees increased $0.7 million to $1.4 million for the three months ended September
30, 2011 as compared to $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The increase
in management fees was mainly due to additional expenses for the new emergency centers opened late
2010 and early 2011.
As claims are denied and the related receivables age during the appeal process, our provision
for doubtful accounts increases as a percent of net revenues. When Medicare contractors cease
denials and our recoveries of previously denied claims exceed the dollar value of new claims added
to our outstanding receivables balance, our provision for doubtful accounts decreases as a percent
of net revenues. Provision for doubtful accounts decreased $0.3 million, or 42.9%, to $0.4 million
for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $0.7 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2010.
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Interest expense decreased $0.2 million, or 16.7% to $1.0 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2011 as compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The
decrease in interest expense was primarily due to a decrease in our average interest rate and lower
average amount outstanding on notes in the current year. The average interest rate decreased as a
result of current market fluctuations.
As a result of the foregoing, our net income was $1.2 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2011, compared to a net loss of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30,
2010. The net income of $1.2 million was primarily derived from a one- time $1.9 million gain from
extinguishment of liabilities during the quarter ended September 30, 2011.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the nine months ended September 30,
2010
Total revenues increased 31.3% to $52.9 million for nine months ended September 30, 2011 as
compared to $40.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase in net revenue
was a result of increased inpatient volumes and the new emergency centers, which included
University General Hospital-Hyperbaric Wound Care Center and Freestanding Emergency Centers
opening. The Company experienced a 40% increase in average daily census for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011. As a result, the Company has experienced an increase in collection rate of
approximately 2% due to higher payment rates on inpatient accounts.
Total salaries, benefits, and other employee costs increased $5.8 million, or 40.8%, to $20.0
million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $14.2 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010. Salaries, benefits, and other employee costs increased was
primarily due to an increase in the number of full-time equivalents as a result of our new
emergency centers were opened during 2010, an merit increase provided to employees on January 1,
2011 and increased nursing staff needed to cover the increased inpatient volumes.
Medical supplies expense increased $1.0 million, or 11.6%, to $9.6 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $8.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Medical supplies expense increased was primarily due to the direct result of our increased inpatient volumes in the first nine months of 2011.
G&A expenses increased $3.8 million, or 45.2%, to $12.2 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 as compared to $8.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The
increase in G&A rate in current year third quarter over last year third quarter was primarily
comprised of marketing expenses which increased by $1 million and billing and collection expenses
which increased by $.9 million, and legal fees which increased by $.4 million.
Management fees increased $2.3 million to $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2011 as compared to $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Management fees
increased due to additional expenses for the new emergency centers opened late 2010 and early 2011.
Provision for doubtful accounts decreased $1.2 million, or 54.5%, to $1.0 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2010. The decrease in the provision for doubtful accounts was primarily due to continued
collection efforts partially offset by the timing and aging of these denials. In addition, we
continue to benefit from the enhancements that we made to our processes around the capture and
recovery of medicare-related bad debts.
Interest expense decreased $0.2 million, or 5.3%, to $3.6 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011 as compared to $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The
decreased in interest expense was primarily due to a decrease in our average interest rate and
lower average amount outstanding on notes in the current year. The average interest rate decreased
as a result of current market fluctuations.
As a result of the foregoing, our net income was $0.5 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2011, compared to a net loss of $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2010.
(B) Results of Operation Senior Living
For the three months ended September 30, 2011
For the three months ended September 30, 2011, Senior Living revenues were $1.9 million.
Salaries and benefit expense was $0.7 million, general and administrative expense was $0.7 million,
depreciation expense was $0.3 million, and interest expense was $0.3 million. Net loss was $0.2
million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
Senior Living did not have operations for the prior year or the first nine months of 2011.
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(C) Results of Operation Revenue Management
For the three months ended September 30, 2011
For the three months ended September 30, 2011, revenues of $0.62 million were recognized,
salaries were $0.48 million, general and administrative expenses were $0.08 million, and
depreciation expense was $0.001 million. Net income was $0.05 million.
Revenue management did not have operations for the prior year or for the first nine months of
2011.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The cash used in operating activities was $3.2 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2011, compared to cash provided by operations of $3.6 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2010. The decrease in operating cash flows was primarily caused by continuing to pay down
payables and increased accounts receivable.
The cash used in investing activities was $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2011, compared to $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 2010. The increase in cash used
in investing activities was primarily attributable to the $0.1 million in investments in
unconsolidated affiliate and higher purchases of property and equipment as compared to the prior
year, partially offset by $0.4 million attributable to business acquisitions.
The cash provided by financing activities was $1.9 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2011, compared to cash used of $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The
increase over the prior year was primarily caused by $7.1 million of an internal capital raise
prior to going public. This increase was partially offset by higher payments on short-term notes
payable and capital lease obligations in 2011.
The Company generated a negative working capital of $47.6 million as of September 30, 2011,
compared to a negative of $40.5 million as of December 31, 2010. This decrease in liquidity is
primarily due to the reclassification of debt from long-term to current portion in 2011.
Additionally, the Company assumed $7.7 million in current liabilities from the acquisitions made in
the second quarter of 2011.
The Company intends to complete a series of transactions comprising a refinancing and
restructuring plan (the Restructuring Plan) of certain current debt obligations that is expected
to involve (i) the refinancing of approximately $14.8 million in loans with Amegy Bank, (ii) the
completion of a new revolving line of credit secured by the Hospitals accounts receivables, (iii)
work-outs of the Companys accounts payable with its trade creditors and equipment providers, as
many of these accounts are in default, and (iv) work-outs of taxes payable with the IRS and other
taxing authorities. Management believes that this can be achieved by the end of 2011, while there
can be no assurances that the restructuring plan will be completed on terms acceptable to the
Company or at all.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a
current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or
expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is
material to investors.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles requires management to select appropriate accounting policies and to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. See
Note 1 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, in the
accompanying Notes to our consolidated financial statements, for further descriptions of our major
accounting policies and for information related to the impact of the implementation of new
accounting pronouncements on our results of operations and financial position.
In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we make estimates and assumptions that
affect the accounting for and recognition and disclosure of assets, liabilities, equity, revenues
and expenses. We must make these estimates and assumptions because certain information that we use
is dependent on future events, cannot be calculated with a high degree of precision from data
available or simply cannot be readily calculated based on generally accepted methods. In some
cases, these estimates are particularly difficult to determine and we must exercise significant
judgment. We periodically evaluate our estimates and judgments that are most critical in nature. We
believe that the following discussion of critical accounting policies address all important
accounting areas where
the nature of accounting estimates or assumptions is material due to the levels of
subjectivity and judgment. Actual results could differ materially from the estimates and
assumptions that we use in the preparation of our financial statements.
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Business Combinations
The Company accounts for its business acquisitions under the acquisition method of accounting
as indicated in ASC 805, Business Combinations, which requires the acquiring entity in a business
combination to recognize the fair value of all assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any
non-controlling interest in the acquiree; and establishes the acquisition date as the fair value
measurement point. Accordingly, the Company recognizes assets acquired and liabilities assumed in
business combinations, including contingent assets and liabilities and non-controlling interest in
the acquiree, based on fair value estimates as of the date of acquisition. In accordance with ASC
805, the Company recognizes and measures goodwill as of the acquisition date, as the excess of the
fair value of the consideration paid over the fair value of the identified net assets acquired.
All acquisition-related transaction costs have been expensed as incurred rather than
capitalized as a part of the cost of the acquisition.
Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities
Pursuant to ASC 805-10-25, if the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete
by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, but during the allowed
measurement period not to exceed one year from the acquisition date, the Company retrospectively
adjusts the provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition date, by means of adjusting the
amount recognized for goodwill.
Contingent Consideration
In certain acquisitions, the Company agrees to pay additional amounts to sellers contingent
upon achievement by the acquired businesses of certain negotiated goals, such as targeted earnings
levels. The Company considers the key inputs of the arrangement and participant assumptions when
developing the best estimate that is used to determine the fair value of the arrangement. The
Company estimates the likelihood and timing of achieving the relevant milestones of the contingent
consideration. The Company also exercises judgment when applying a probability assessment for each
of the potential outcomes.
For the TrinityCare acquisition completed in June 2011, the Company recognized the contingent
consideration based on the estimated fair value at the date of acquisition. In making this
determination, the Company considered TrinityCares EBITDAM generated to date along with the
forecasted EBITDAM projected for the duration of the measurement period. The Company evaluates the
recorded value of the contingent consideration each subsequent reporting period based on
TrinityCares achievement of meeting its earnings targets. Management makes estimates regarding the
potential outcomes for TrinityCares future financial results and progress against the generated
EBITDAM to date and the forecasted EBITDAM, which could result in an adjustment to the recorded
value of the contingent consideration subsequent to the acquisition date. Any subsequent adjustment
to the contingent consideration would be recognized in current period earnings until the
arrangement is settled. Factors that may affect future TrinityCares EBITDAM include complex
federal, state and local regulations governing the health care industry, high competition in the
senior living care market, downturns in the economy, housing market, and unemployment among senior
resident family members, a shortage of qualified nurses and other factors as mentioned in Risk
Factors. These factors can significantly impact the accuracy of the Companys estimates and
materially impact the TrinityCares future reported earnings.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize net patient service revenues in the reporting period in which we perform the
service based on our current billing rates (i.e., gross charges), less actual adjustments and
estimated discounts for contractual allowances (principally for patients covered by Medicare,
Medicaid, and managed care and other health plans). We record gross service charges in our
accounting records on an accrual basis using our established rates for the type of service provided
to the patient. We recognize an estimated contractual allowance to reduce gross patient charges to
the amount we estimate we will actually realize for the service rendered based upon previously
agreed to rates with a payor. Our patient accounting system calculates contractual allowances on a
patient-by-patient basis based on the rates in effect for each primary third-party payor. Other
factors that are considered and could further influence the level of our reserves include the
patients total length of stay for in-house patients, each patients discharge destination, the
proportion of patients with secondary insurance coverage and the level of reimbursement under that
secondary coverage, and the amount of charges that will be disallowed by payors. Such additional
factors are assumed to remain consistent with the experience for patients discharged in similar
time periods for the same payor classes, and additional reserves are provided to account for these
factors, accordingly. Payors include federal and state agencies, including Medicare and Medicaid,
managed care health plans, commercial insurance companies, employers, and patients.
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The process of estimating contractual allowances requires us to estimate the amount we expect
to receive based on our payor contracts as well as our governmental payors, such a Medicare and
Medicaid. The key assumption in this process is the estimated
reimbursement percentage, which is based on payor classification, historical paid claims data and,
in the case of Medicare, actual DRG data. Due to the complexities involved in these estimates,
actual payments we receive could be different from the amounts we estimate and record. If the
actual contractual reimbursement percentage under government programs and managed care contracts
differed by 1% at September 30, 2011 from our estimated reimbursement percentage, net income for
the nine months ended September 30, 2011 would have changed by approximately $1.9 million, and net
accounts receivable at September 30, 2011 would have changed by $1.9 million. Final settlements
under some of these programs are subject to adjustment based on administrative review and audit by
third parties. We account for adjustments to previous program reimbursement estimates as
contractual allowance adjustments and report them in the periods that such adjustments become
known. Contractual allowance adjustments relative to final settlements and previous program
reimbursement estimates impacted net revenue and net income by insignificant amounts in each of the
three- months and nine -months ended September 30, 2011 and 2011.
The following table shows gross revenues and contractual allowances for the three and nine
months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||
2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
Gross billed charges |
$ | 77,559,961 | $ | 65,172,485 | $ | 210,384,636 | $ | 174,169,382 | ||||||||
Contractual allowance |
(58,593,382 | ) | (50,168,838 | ) | (157,465,604 | ) | $ | (133,871,042 | ) | |||||||
Net revenue |
$ | 18,966,579 | $ | 15,003,647 | $ | 52,919,032 | $ | 40,298,340 | ||||||||
Contractual
allowance
percentage |
24 | % | 23 | % | 25 | % | 23 | % |
Management continually reviews the contractual estimation process to consider and incorporate
updates to laws and regulations and the frequent changes in managed care contractual terms that
result from contract renegotiations and renewals. In addition, laws and regulations governing the
Medicare and Medicaid programs are complex and subject to interpretation. If actual results are not
consistent with our assumptions and judgments, we may be exposed to gains or losses that could be
material.
Due to complexities involved in determining amounts ultimately due under reimbursement
arrangements with third-party payors, which are often subject to interpretation, we may receive
reimbursement for healthcare services authorized and provided that is different from our estimates,
and such differences could be material. However, we continually review the amounts actually
collected in subsequent periods in order to determine the amounts by which our estimates differed.
Historically, such differences have not been material from either a quantitative or qualitative
perspective.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Substantially all of our accounts receivable are related to providing healthcare services to
patients. Collection of these accounts receivable is our primary source of cash and is critical to
our operating performance. Our primary collection risks relate to non-governmental payors who
insure these patients, and deductibles, co-payments and self-insured amounts owed by the patient.
Deductibles, co-payments and self-insured amounts are an immaterial portion of our net accounts
receivable balance. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, deductibles, co-payments and
self-insured amounts owed by the patient accounted for approximately 3% and 2% of our net accounts
receivable balance before doubtful accounts. Our general policy is to verify insurance coverage
prior to the date of admission for a patient admitted to our hospitals, we verify insurance
coverage prior to their first outpatient visit. Our estimate for the allowance for doubtful
accounts is calculated by providing a reserve allowance based upon the age of an account balance.
Generally we reserve as uncollectible all governmental accounts over 365 days and non-governmental
accounts over 180 days from discharge. This method is monitored based on our historical cash
collections experience. Collections are impacted by the effectiveness of our collection efforts
with non-governmental payors and regulatory or administrative disruptions with the fiscal
intermediaries that pay our governmental receivables.
Aging by Payor Mix:
% of Accounts Receivable as of September 30, 2011 | ||||||||||||
Under 91 Days | 91-180 Days | Over 180 Days | ||||||||||
Medicare & Medicaid |
26 | % | 4 | % | 4 | % | ||||||
Managed Care & other |
46 | % | 5 | % | 11 | % | ||||||
Self-Pay |
2 | % | 0 | % | 2 | % | ||||||
Total |
74 | % | 9 | % | 17 | % |
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We do not have any significant amounts subject to pre-approval from third party payors because
our business office obtains approvals prior to admission based on information provided by our
patients.
We estimate bad debts for total accounts receivable, and we believe our policies have resulted
in reasonable estimates determined on a consistent basis. We believe that we collect substantially
all of our third-party insured receivables (net of contractual allowances) which include
receivables from governmental agencies. To date, we believe there has not been a material
difference between our bad debt allowances and the ultimate historical collection rates on accounts
receivable. We review our overall reserve adequacy by monitoring historical cash collections as a
percentage of net revenue less the provision for bad debts. Uncollected accounts are written off
the balance sheet when they are turned over to an outside collection agency, or when management
determines that the balance is uncollectible, whichever occurs first.
We attempt to collect deductibles, co-payments and self-pay accounts prior to or at the time
of service for non-emergency care. If we do not collect these patient responsibility accounts prior
to the delivery of care, the accounts are handled through our billing and collections processes.
The approximate percentage of total net accounts receivable (after allowance for contractual
adjustments but before doubtful accounts) summarized by insured status is as follows:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2011 | 2010 | |||||||
Government payors and insured receivables |
96 | % | 98 | % | ||||
Self-pay receivables (including deductible and co-payments) |
4 | % | 2 | % | ||||
Total |
100 | % | 100 | % |
We verify each patients insurance coverage as early as possible before a scheduled admission
or procedure with respect to eligibility, benefits, and authorization/pre-certification
requirements in order to notify patients of the amounts for which they will be responsible. We
attempt to verify insurance coverage within a reasonable amount of time for all emergency room
visits and urgent admissions in compliance with EMTALA. We do not pursue collection of amounts
related to patients who meet our guidelines to qualify as charity care.
In general, we perform the following steps in collecting our accounts receivable: We collect
deductibles, co-payments and self-pay accounts prior to or at time of service if possible; we bill
and follow-up with third party-payors as soon as possible following discharge; we make collection
calls on a regular basis; we utilize the services of outside collection agencies; we write-off of
accounts manually if collection efforts are unsuccessful.
The amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts is based upon managements assessment of
historical write-offs and expected net collections, business and economic conditions, trends in
federal, state, and private employer health care coverage and other collection indicators.
Management relies on the results of detailed reviews of historical write-offs and recoveries as a
primary source of information in estimating the collectability of our accounts receivable. These
estimates have not resulted in material adjustments to our allowance for doubtful accounts or
period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations.
Long-lived Assets
Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, are reviewed for impairment when events or
changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of the assets contained in our financial
statements may not be recoverable. When evaluating long-lived assets for potential impairment, we
first compare the carrying value of the asset to the assets estimated undiscounted future cash
flows. If the estimated future cash flows are less than the carrying value of the asset, we
calculate an impairment loss. The impairment loss calculation compares the carrying value of the
asset to the assets estimated fair value, which may be based on estimated discounted future cash
flows, unless there is an offer to purchase such assets, which would be the basis for determining
fair value. We recognize an impairment loss if the amount of the assets carrying value exceeds the
assets estimated fair value. If we recognize an impairment loss, the adjusted carrying amount of
the asset will be its new cost basis. For a depreciable long-lived asset, the new cost basis will
be depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset. Restoration of a previously recognized
impairment loss is prohibited. No such impairment was identified at September 30, 2011 and 2010 or
December 31, 2010. If actual results are not
consistent with our assumptions and judgments used in estimating future cash flows and asset
fair values, we may be exposed to additional impairment losses that could be material to our
results of operations.
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Income Taxes
We provide for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and
liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax
consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of
existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. In addition, deferred tax assets
are also recorded with respect to net operating losses and other tax attribute carryforwards.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in
which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is
established when realization of the benefit of deferred tax assets is not deemed to be more likely
than not. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized
in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
The application of income tax law is inherently complex. Laws and regulations in this area are
voluminous and are often ambiguous. As such, we are required to make many subjective assumptions
and judgments regarding our income tax exposures. Interpretations of and guidance surrounding
income tax laws and regulations change over time. As such, changes in our subjective assumptions
and judgments can materially affect amounts recognized in our consolidated financial statements.
A high degree of judgment is required to determine the extent a valuation allowance should be
provided against deferred tax assets. On a quarterly basis, we assess the likelihood of realization
of our deferred tax assets considering all available evidence, both positive and negative. Our
operating performance in recent years, the scheduled reversal of temporary differences, our
forecast of taxable income in future periods, our ability to sustain a core level of earnings, and
the availability of prudent tax planning strategies are important considerations in our assessment.
Based on the weight of available evidence, we determine it is not more likely than not our deferred
tax assets will be realized in the near term future. Based on this determination, we have provided
a full valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31,
2010. If circumstances change and we determine in the future that it is more likely than not that
our deferred tax assets will be realized in the near term future, a reversal of a portion or all of
the valuation allowance will be required, which could result in a significant reduction in future
income tax expense.
Uncertain Tax Positions
We record and review quarterly our uncertain tax positions. Reserves for uncertain tax
positions are established for exposure items related to various federal and state tax matters.
Income tax reserves are recorded when an exposure is identified and when, in the opinion of
management, it is more likely than not that a tax position will not be sustained and the amount of
the liability can be estimated. While we believe that our reserves for uncertain tax positions are
adequate, the settlement of any such exposures at amounts that differ from current reserves may
require us to materially increase or decrease our reserves for uncertain tax positions.
Assessment of Loss Contingencies
Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may
result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events
occur or fail to occur. The Companys management and its legal counsel assess such contingent
liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss
contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted
claims that may result in such proceedings, the Companys legal counsel evaluates the perceived
merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims, as well as the perceived merits of the amount
of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.
If the assessment of a loss contingency indicates that it is probable that a loss has been
incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated, then the estimated liability
is accrued in the Companys financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially
material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be
estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of
possible loss, if determinable and material, would be disclosed. Loss contingencies considered
remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the nature of the
guarantee would be disclosed. The Company expenses legal costs associated with contingencies as
incurred.
Goodwill
Effective September 2011, the Company accounts for its goodwill in accordance with the ASU
2011-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) Testing Goodwill for Impairment. Goodwill
represents the excess of the fair value of consideration paid over the fair value of identified net
assets recognized and represents the future economic benefits arising from assets acquired that
could not be individually identified and separately recognized. The Company assesses the carrying
amount of goodwill by testing the goodwill for impairment annually, on December 31, and whenever
events or changes in circumstances or a triggering event indicate that the carrying amount may not
be recoverable.
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In accordance with ASU 2011-08, the Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine
whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely
than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The qualitative
factors include macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, the Companys overall
financial performance, cost factors, and entity-specific events such as changes in strategy,
management, key personnel, or customers. If the Company determines it is more likely than not that
the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then it performs the two-step
impairment test. Under ASU 2011-08, the Company has also an option to bypass the qualitative
assessment described above for any reporting unit in any period and proceed directly to performing
the first step of the goodwill impairment test.
In the first step, the fair value of each reporting unit is compared to its carrying value. If
the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of that unit, goodwill is not
impaired and no further testing is required. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds
the fair value of that unit, then a second step must be performed to determine the implied fair
value of the reporting entitys goodwill. The second step of the goodwill impairment analysis
requires the allocation of the fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets and
liabilities of that reporting unit as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business
combination. If the carrying value of a reporting units goodwill exceeds its implied fair value,
then an impairment loss equal to the difference is recorded as a separate line item within income
from operations. Significant estimates and judgments are involved in this assessment and include
the use of valuation methods for determining the fair value of goodwill assigned to each of the
reporting units and the applicable assumptions included in those valuation methods such as
financial projections, discount rates, tax rates and other related assumptions. Additionally, these
estimates and judgments include the assumptions utilized to arrive at the market values of the
fixed assets assigned to these reporting units and the reliability of other assets assigned to the
reporting units.
There have been no triggering events in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For information regarding recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 1 DESCRIPTION OF
BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, in the Notes to our accompanying
consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
As a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, we are not required to provide disclosure under this Item 3.
ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Exchange Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or
submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in SEC rules and forms. Disclosure and control procedures are also designed to
ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the interim
chief executive officer and interim chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosures.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of management, including our chief executive officer and
chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures,
management recognizes that there are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of
disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention
or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and
procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their desired control objectives.
Additionally, in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures, management is
required to apply its reasonable judgment.
Based on the evaluation described above, our chief executive officer and chief financial
officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Companys
internal control over financial reporting was ineffective. We identified several material
weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency,
or a combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that
there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Companys annual or interim
financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The material weaknesses
relate to inadequate staffing within our accounting department, lack of consistent policies and
procedures within our newly formed operating segments, and inadequate monitoring of controls,
including the Companys lack of an audit committee. To mitigate these
weaknesses, we have engaged an outside accounting firm to assist us with accounting and
financial reporting, including internal controls over financial reporting.
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Changes in internal controls over financial reporting
There was no change in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the
period covered by this report, which has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Officers Certifications
Appearing as exhibits to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are Certifications of our Chief
Executive and Financial Officer. The Certifications are required pursuant to Sections 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the Section 302 Certifications). This section of the quarterly report
on Form 10-Q contains information concerning the Controls Evaluation referred to in the Section 302
Certification. This information should be read in conjunction with the Section 302 Certifications
for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
Information with respect to the Companys legal proceedings can be found under the heading
Commitments and Contingencies, in Note 9 to the Notes to consolidated financial statements
contained in Part 1, Item 1, of this report.
Siemens
On June 29, 2010, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (Siemens) sued UGH LP in the 215th
District Court of Harris County, Texas, Cause No. 2010-40305, seeking approximately $7,000,000 for
alleged breaches of (i) a Master Equipment Lease Agreement dated August 1, 2006 and related
agreements (the Lease Agreements), pursuant to which UGH LP leased certain radiology equipment
and (ii) an Information Technology Agreement dated March 31, 2006 and related agreements (the IT
Agreements) pursuant to which Siemens agreed to provide an information technology system, software
and related services. On November 22, 2010 UGH LP filed counterclaims against Siemens seeking
approximately $5,850,000 against Siemens for breach of contract, negligent representation and
breach of warranty based on Siemens breach of the Lease Agreements and the IT Agreements. On
February 28, 2011, the court signed an order granting partial summary judgment in favor of Siemens
and against UGH LP as to UGH LPs liability for breach of the Lease Agreements, but not as to
damages sought by Siemens.
On September 15, 2011 the parties to the Siemens litigation reached a settlement of the
pending litigation. As part of the settlement, UGH LP agreed to pay Siemens an aggregate of
$4,850,000 over a period of 20 months beginning in October 2011 through May 2013. The Company
accrued this unpaid claim as current liabilities.
Prexus
On December 4, 2009, Prexus Health Consultants, LLC and its affiliate, Prexus Health LLC
(collectively, Prexus), sued UGH LP and APS in the 270th District Court of Harris County, Texas,
Cause No. 2009-77474, seeking (i) $224,863 for alleged breaches of a Professional Services
Agreement (the PSA) under which Prexus provided billing, coding and transcription services and
(ii) $608,005.07 for alleged breaches of a Consulting Services Agreement (the CSA) under which
Prexus provided professional management and consulting services. UGH LP and APS terminated these
contracts effective September 9, 2009. Prexus subsequently added additional claims seeking lost
profits and other damages for alleged tortious interference of Prexus contracts. In October 2010,
UGH LP and APS filed counterclaims against Prexus seeking $1,687,242 in damages caused by Prexus
breach of the CSA.
On October 11, 2011 the trial court judge executed and entered judgment against UGH LP of
approximately $2.9 million, which included approximately $2.2 million in lost profits. The judgment
also includes additional amounts for pre-judgment and post-judgment interest. We believe the
judgment is not supported by the evidence presented at trial and UGH LP has taken appropriate
actions to appeal the judgment and will post a bond securing payment of the judgment pending the
results of the appeal. The Company accrued $861,000 as of September 30, 2011.
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ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
OUR FUTURE PERFORMANCE IS SUBJECT TO A VARIETY OF RISKS, INCLUDING THOSE DESCRIBED BELOW. IF
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING RISKS ACTUALLY OCCUR, OUR BUSINESS COULD BE HARMED AND THE TRADING PRICE OF
OUR COMMON STOCK COULD DECLINE. YOU SHOULD ALSO REFER TO THE OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS
REPORT.
Risks related to our business and industry
Our significant leverage could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to
fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry, expose
us to interest rate risk and prevent us from meeting our obligations.
We have a high ratio of debt to assets and require substantial cash flow to meet our debt
service requirements. The degree of our leverage has several important effects on our operations,
including
| a substantial amount of our cash flow from operations must
be dedicated to the payment of lease payments and interest
on our indebtedness and will not be available for other
purposes; |
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| covenants contained in our debt obligations requires us to
meet certain financial tests and retain minimum cash
balances, in addition to certain other restrictions that
will limit our ability to borrow additional funds or
dispose of our assets and may affect our flexibility in
planning for, and reacting to, changes in our business; |
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| our ability to obtain permanent and additional financing
for working capital, capital expenditures, or general
corporate purposes may be impaired; |
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| our vulnerability to downturns or adverse changes in
general economic, industry or competitive conditions and
adverse changes in government regulations is increased; |
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| our risk of exposure to interest rate fluctuations is increased; |
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| our ability to make strategic acquisitions may be limited; and |
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| our ability to adjust to changing market conditions may be constrained. |
We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness and may not
be able to refinance our indebtedness on favorable terms. If we are unable to do so, we may be
forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be
successful.
Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to refinance our debt obligations depends on our
financial condition and operating performance, which are subject to prevailing economic and
competitive conditions and to certain financial, business and other factors beyond our control. We
cannot provide assurance that we will maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities
sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness.
In addition, we conduct our operations through our subsidiaries. Accordingly, repayment of our
indebtedness is dependent on the generation of cash flow by our subsidiaries and their ability to
make such cash available to us by dividend, debt repayment or otherwise. Our subsidiaries may not
be able to, or may not be permitted to, make distributions to enable us to make payments in respect
of our indebtedness. Each subsidiary is a distinct legal entity, and, under certain circumstances,
legal and contractual restrictions may limit our ability to obtain cash from our subsidiaries.
We may find it necessary or prudent to refinance our outstanding indebtedness with
longer-maturity debt at a higher interest rate. In addition, our ability to incur secured
indebtedness (which would generally enable us to achieve better pricing than the incurrence of
unsecured indebtedness) depends in part on the value of our assets, which depends, in turn, on the
strength of our cash flows and results of operations, and on economic and market conditions and
other factors.
If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations
or we are unable to refinance our indebtedness, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments and
capital expenditures, or to sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure our indebtedness.
These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt
service obligations. If our operating results and available cash are insufficient to meet our debt
service obligations, we could face
substantial liquidity problems and might be required to dispose of material assets or
operations to meet our debt service and other obligations. We may not be able to consummate those
dispositions, or the proceeds from the dispositions may not be adequate to meet any debt service
obligations then due.
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We may not be able to obtain additional capital, when desired, on favorable terms, without
dilution to our shareholders or at all.
We operate in a market that makes our prospects difficult to evaluate and, to remain
competitive, we will be required to make continued investments in capital equipment, facilities and
technological improvements. We expect that substantial capital will be required to expand our
operations and fund working capital for anticipated growth. If we do not generate sufficient cash
flow from operations or otherwise have the capital resources to meet our future capital needs, we
may need additional financing to implement our business strategy.
If we raise additional funds through the issuance of our common stock or convertible
securities, our shareholders could be significantly diluted. These newly issued securities may
have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing shareholders acquiring shares of
our common stock in this offering. Additional financing may not, however, be available on terms
favorable to us, or at all, if and when needed, and our ability to fund our operations, take
advantage of unanticipated opportunities, develop or enhance our infrastructure or respond to
competitive pressures could be significantly limited.
If we are unable to enter into and retain managed care contractual arrangements on acceptable
terms, if we experience material reductions in the contracted rates we receive from managed care
payers or if we have difficulty collecting from health maintenance organizations, preferred
provider organizations, and other third party payors, our results of operations could be adversely
affected.
We have experienced (and will likely continue to experience) difficulty in establishing and
maintaining relationships with health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations,
and other third party payors. Health maintenance organizations and other third-party payors have
also undertaken cost-containment efforts during the past several years, including revising payment
methods and monitoring healthcare expenditures more closely. In addition, many payors have been
reluctant to enter into agreements with us, citing a lack of need for our hospital in their
networks. The inability of us to negotiate and maintain agreements on favorable terms with health
maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations and other third party payors could
reduce our revenues and adversely affect our business.
Our future success depends, in part, on our ability to retain and renew our managed care
contracts and enter into new managed care contracts with health maintenance organizations,
preferred provider organizations, and other third party payors on terms favorable to us. Other
health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations and other third party payors may
impact our ability to enter into acceptable managed care contractual arrangements or negotiate
increases in our reimbursement and other favorable terms and conditions.
In some cases, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations and other
third party payors rely on all or portions of Medicares severity-adjusted diagnosis-related group
system to determine payment rates, which could result in decreased reimbursement from some of these
payors if levels of payments to health care providers or payment methodologies under the Medicare
program are changed.
Other changes to government health care programs may negatively impact payments from health
maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations and other third party payors and our
ability to negotiate reimbursement increases. Any material reductions in the contracted rates we
receive for our services, along with any difficulties in collecting receivables from health
maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations and other third party payors, could
have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
We cannot predict with certainty the effect that the Affordable Care Act may have on our
business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
As enacted, the the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the PPACA) will change how
health care services are covered, delivered and reimbursed. The expansion of health insurance
coverage under the law may result in a material increase in the number of patients using our
facilities who have either private or public program coverage. In addition, a disproportionately
large percentage of the new Medicaid coverage is likely to be in states that currently have
relatively low income eligibility requirements (for example, Texas, where all of our licensed beds
are currently located). On the other hand, the PPACA provides for significant reductions in the
growth of Medicare spending and reductions in Medicare and Medicaid disproportionate share hospital
payments. A significant portion of both our patient volumes and, as result, our revenues is derived
from government health care programs, principally Medicare and Medicaid. Reductions to our
reimbursement under the Medicare and Medicaid programs by the PPACA could adversely affect our
business and results of operations to the extent such reductions are not offset by increased
revenues from
providing care to previously uninsured individuals.
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We are unable to predict with certainty the full impact of the PPACA on our future revenues
and operations at this time due to the laws complexity and the limited amount of implementing
regulations and interpretive guidance, as well as our inability to foresee how individuals and
businesses will respond to the choices available to them under the law. Furthermore, many of the
provisions of the PPACA that expand insurance coverage will not become effective until 2014 or
later. In addition, the PPACA will result in increased state legislative and regulatory changes in
order for states to comply with new federal mandates, such as the requirement to establish health
insurance exchanges and to participate in grants and other incentive opportunities, and we are
unable to predict the timing and impact of such changes at this time. It is also possible that
implementation of the PPACA could be delayed or even blocked due to court challenges and efforts to
repeal or amend the law.
Our business and financial results could be harmed by violations of existing regulations or
compliance with new or changed regulations.
Our business is subject to extensive federal, state and local regulation relating to, among
other things, licensure, conduct of operations, ownership of facilities, physician relationships,
addition of facilities and services, and reimbursement rates for services. The laws, rules and
regulations governing the health care industry are extremely complex and, in certain areas, the
industry has little or no regulatory or judicial interpretation for guidance. If a determination is
made that we were in material violation of such laws, rules or regulations, we could be subject to
penalties or liabilities or required to make significant changes to our operations. Even the public
announcement that we are being investigated for possible violations of these laws could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations, and our
business reputation could suffer. Furthermore, health care, as one of the largest industries in the
United States, continues to attract much legislative interest and public attention.
We are unable to predict the future course of federal, state and local regulation or
legislation, including Medicare and Medicaid statutes and regulations. Further changes in the
regulatory framework affecting health care providers could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Among these laws are the federal Anti-kickback Statute, the federal physician self-referral
law (commonly called the Stark Law), the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and similar state laws.
We have a variety of financial relationships with physicians and others who either refer or
influence the referral of patients to our facilities and other health care facilities, and these
laws govern those relationships. The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and
Human Services (OIG) has enacted safe harbor regulations that outline practices deemed protected
from prosecution under the Anti-kickback Statute although as discussed below, our arrangements may
not fall within the applicable safe harbor regulations.
While we endeavor to comply with the applicable safe harbors, certain of our current
arrangements, including joint ventures and financial relationships with physicians and other
referral sources and persons and entities to which we refer patients, do not qualify for safe
harbor protection.
Failure to qualify for a safe harbor does not mean the arrangement necessarily violates the
Anti-kickback Statute but may subject the arrangement to greater scrutiny. However, we cannot offer
assurance that practices outside of a safe harbor will not be found to violate the Anti-kickback
Statute. Allegations of violations of the Anti-kickback Statute may be brought under the federal
Civil Monetary Penalty Law, which requires a lower burden of proof than other fraud and abuse laws,
including the Anti-kickback Statute.
Our financial relationships with referring physicians and their immediate family members must
comply with the Stark Law by meeting an exception. We attempt to structure our relationships to
meet an exception to the Stark Law, but the regulations implementing the exceptions are detailed
and complex, and we cannot provide assurance that every relationship complies fully with the Stark
Law. Unlike the Anti-kickback Statute, failure to meet an exception under the Stark Law results in
a violation of the Stark Law, even if such violation is technical in nature.
Additionally, if we violate the Anti-kickback Statute or the Stark Law, or if we improperly
bill for our services, we may be found to violate the FCA, either under a suit brought by the
government or by a private person under a qui tam, or whistleblower, suit.
If we fail to comply with the Anti-kickback Statute, the Stark Law, the FCA or other
applicable laws and regulations, we could be subjected to liabilities, including civil penalties
(including the loss of our licenses to operate one or more facilities), exclusion of one or more
facilities from participation in the Medicare, Medicaid and other federal and state health care
programs and, for violations of certain laws and regulations, criminal penalties.
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We do not always have the benefit of significant regulatory or judicial interpretation of
these laws and regulations. In the future, different interpretations or enforcement of, or
amendment to, these laws and regulations could subject our current or past practices to allegations
of impropriety or illegality or could require us to make changes in our facilities, equipment,
personnel, services, capital expenditure programs and operating expenses. A determination that we
have violated these laws, or the public announcement that we are being investigated for possible
violations of these laws, could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial
condition, results of operations or prospects, and our business reputation could suffer
significantly. In addition, other legislation or regulations at the federal or state level may be
adopted that adversely affect our business.
We are also required to comply with various federal and state labor laws, rules and
regulations governing a variety of workplace wage and hour issues. From time to time, we have been
and expect to continue to be subject to regulatory proceedings and private litigation concerning
our application of such laws, rules and regulations.
If we fail to implement and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting, the
price of our common stock may be adversely affected.
We are required to establish and maintain appropriate internal controls over financial
reporting. Failure to establish those controls or the failure of controls that have been
established could adversely impact our public disclosures regarding our business, financial
condition or results of operations. Managements assessment of internal controls over financial
reporting may identify weaknesses and conditions that need to be addressed in our internal controls
over financial reporting or other matters that may raise concerns for investors. Any actual or
perceived weaknesses and conditions that need to be addressed in our internal control over
financial reporting, disclosure of managements assessment of those internal controls or our
independent registered public accounting firms report on our internal controls may have an adverse
effect on the price of our common stock and may require significant management time and resources
to remedy.
Future acquisitions may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
As part of our business strategy, we intend to pursue acquisitions of hospitals, surgery
centers, diagnostic and imaging centers, and other similar facilities that we believe could enhance
or complement our current business operations or diversify our revenue base. Acquisitions involve
numerous risks, any of which could harm our business, including:
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Acquisitions may also result in the recording of goodwill and other intangible assets subject
to potential impairment in the future, adversely affecting our operating results. We may not
achieve the anticipated benefits of an acquisition if we fail to evaluate it properly, and we may
incur costs in excess of what we anticipate. A failure to evaluate and execute an acquisition
appropriately or otherwise adequately address these risks may adversely affect our financial
condition and results of operations.
The profitability of our business may be affected by highly competitive healthcare industry.
The healthcare industry in general, and the market for hospital services in particular, is
highly competitive. In the course of developing and operating a hospital and establishing
relationships with local physicians (including surgeons), our business expects to encounter
competition from hospitals located in the Houston, Texas area. In addition, the number of
freestanding hospitals, surgery centers and diagnostic and imaging centers in the geographic areas
in which we operate has increased significantly. There are at least fifty-four (54) existing
general hospitals already located in Harris County, Texas with which our business may compete.
These hospitals probably offer some or all of the services proposed to be offered by our business.
As a result, our business operates in a highly competitive environment.
Regulatory and other changes affecting the healthcare industry expose our business and other
industry participants to the risk that they will lose competitive advantages. Many of our existing
and potential competitors have significantly greater financial and
other resources than our business and there can be no assurance that our business will be able
to compete successfully against them. Some of the facilities that compete with our business are
owned by governmental agencies or not-for-profit corporations supported by endowments, charitable
contributions and/or tax revenues and can finance capital expenditures and operations on a
tax-exempt basis.
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Our licensed hospital beds are concentrated in certain market areas within Texas, which makes
us sensitive to economic, regulatory, environmental and other conditions in those areas.
Our licensed beds are currently located exclusively in market areas within Texas. This
concentration in Texas increases the risk that, should any adverse economic, regulatory,
environmental or other condition occur in these areas, our overall business, financial condition,
results of operations or cash flows could be materially adversely affected.
Furthermore, a natural disaster or other catastrophic event (such as a hurricane) could affect
us more significantly than other companies with less geographic concentration, and the property
insurance we obtain may not be adequate to cover our losses. In the past, hurricanes have had a
disruptive effect on the operations of our business in Texas and the patient populations in those
states.
Certain events may adversely affect the ability of seniors to afford our monthly resident fees
or entrance fees (including downturns in the economy, housing market, and unemployment among
resident family members), which could cause our occupancy rates, revenues and results of operations
of our Senior Care segment to decline.
Costs to seniors associated with independent and assisted living services are not generally
reimbursable under government reimbursement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Only seniors
with income or assets meeting or exceeding the comparable median in the regions where our
communities are located typically can afford to pay our monthly resident fees. Certain economic
events such as economic downturns, softness in the housing market, and higher levels of
unemployment among resident family members, could adversely affect the ability of seniors to afford
our entrance fees and resident fees. If we are unable to retain and attract seniors with sufficient
income and assets required to pay the fees associated with independent and assisted living services
and other service offerings in our senior living communities, our occupancy rates, revenues and
results of operations could decline.
The inability of seniors to sell real estate may delay their moving into our senior living
care communities, which could negatively impact our occupancy rates, revenues, cash flows and
results of operations.
Recent housing price declines and reduced home mortgage availability have negatively affected
the U.S. housing market. Downturns in the housing markets could adversely affect the ability of
seniors to afford our entrance fees and resident fees as our customers frequently use the proceeds
from the sale of their homes to cover the cost of our fees. Specifically, if seniors have a
difficult time selling their homes, these difficulties could impact their ability to relocate into
our communities or finance their stays at our communities with private resources. If the recent
volatility in the housing market continues for an extended period, our occupancy rates, revenues,
cash flows and results of operations could be negatively impacted.
Our liability insurance may not be sufficient to cover all potential liability.
We may be liable for damages to persons or property, which occur at our business. Although we
will attempt to obtain general and professional liability insurance, we may not be able to obtain
coverage in amounts sufficient to cover all potential liability. Since most insurance policies
contain various exclusions, we will not be insured against all possible occurrences.
As is typical in the healthcare industry, our business is subject to claims and legal actions
by patients in the ordinary course of business. To cover these claims, we procure and maintain
professional malpractice liability insurance and general liability insurance in amounts that we
believe to be sufficient for our operations, although some claims may exceed the scope of the
coverage in effect. We also maintain umbrella coverage for our operations. Losses up to our
self-insured retentions and any losses incurred in excess of amounts maintained under such
insurance are funded from working capital.
The cost of malpractice and other liability insurance, and the premiums and self-retention
limits of such insurance, have risen significantly in recent years. We cannot assure you that any
insurance we obtain will continue to be available at reasonable prices that will allow us to
maintain adequate levels of coverage for our business. We also cannot assure you that our cash flow
will be adequate to provide for professional and general liability claims in the future.
We depend on key individuals to maintain and manage our business in a rapidly changing market.
The continued services of our executive officers and other key individuals are essential to
our success. Any of our key employees and individuals, including our Chairman, Hassan Chahadeh,
M.D., President Donald W. Sapaugh and Chief Financial Officer, Michael L. Griffin, may resign at
any time. These individuals are in charge of the strategic planning and operations of our business
and the loss of the services of one or more of these individuals could disrupt our operations and
damage our ability to grow our business. We do not currently have key person life insurance
policies covering any of our employees.
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To implement our business plan, we intend to hire additional employees, particularly in the
areas of healthcare. Our ability to continue to attract and retain highly skilled employees is a
critical factor in our success. Competition for highly skilled personnel is intense. We may not be
successful in attracting, assimilating or retaining qualified personnel to satisfy our current or
future needs. Our ability to develop our business would be adversely affected if we are unable to
retain existing personnel or hire additional qualified personnel.
We depend on relationships with the physicians who use our hospital.
Our success depends upon the efforts and success of physicians and physician groups who will
provide healthcare services at our hospital, and particularly on the strength of our relationship
with those groups comprised of surgeons and other physicians in the Houston, Texas area.
There can be no assurance that we will be successful in identifying and establishing
relationships with surgeons or other physicians. In particular, there can be no assurance that we
will be successful in integrating those physicians into a delivery system that will improve
operating efficiencies and reduce costs while providing quality patient care. The physicians who
will use our hospital will not be employees of our business, and many, if not all, of them will
serve on the medical staffs of hospitals other than our hospital.
Our business could be adversely affected if a significant number of key physicians or a group
of physicians providing services at our hospital:
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| fails to maintain the quality of care provided or to otherwise adhere to professional standards at our hospital;
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Insufficient business is likely to make it impossible for us to repay our indebtedness to our
third party lenders. There is no assurance that we will be able to enter into managed care or
similar contracts that would provide patients to our hospital. In addition, there can be no
assurance that our business will be able to maintain its utilization at satisfactory levels.
A nationwide shortage of qualified nurses could affect our ability to grow and deliver
quality, cost-effective services.
Our business depends on qualified nurses to provide quality service to our patients. There is
currently a nationwide shortage of qualified nurses. This shortage and the more stressful working
conditions it creates for those remaining in the profession are increasingly viewed as a threat to
patient safety and may trigger the adoption of state and federal laws and regulations intended to
reduce that risk. For example, some states are reported to be considering legislation that would
prohibit forced overtime for nurses. Growing numbers of nurses are also joining unions that
threaten and sometimes call work stoppages.
In response to this shortage of qualified nurses, our business is likely to have to increase
wages and benefits from time to time to recruit and retain nurses or to engage expensive contract
nurses until hiring permanent staff nurses. Our business may not be able to increase the rates it
charges to offset these increased costs. Also, the shortage of qualified nurses may in the future
delay our ability to achieve the operational goals of our business on schedule by limiting the
number of patient beds available during start-up phases.
We are subject to liabilities from claims by various taxing authorities.
As of September 30, 2011 we owed approximately $4,362,000 to various taxing authorities,
including the Internal Revenue Service. As of November 14, 2011, we have paid $1,715,000 toward
these obligations and the current amounts due are approximately $2,647,000. We are currently
working on satisfying such tax liabilities. However, there can be no assurance that any liability
owed to such taxing authorities will be resolved to the satisfaction of our company, which in turn,
may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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We do not own the land on which our primary hospital is located and, as such, are subject to a
Lease Agreement with Cambridge Properties and various risks related to such lease arrangement.
Cambridge Properties owns the land and building on which UGH is located. UGH has leased the
hospital space from Cambridge Properties pursuant to a lease agreement (the Lease Agreement).
The Lease Agreement is a triple net lease with an initial term of ten (10) years beginning
October 1, 2006, plus tenants option to renew the term for two additional ten (10) year periods.
In previous years, we have been in litigation with Cambridge Properties concerning the rights and
obligations under the Lease Agreement, including expenses chargeable to us as additional rent. In
addition, we have responded to notices of past due rent by making periodic payments of rent as
permitted by our current cash flow requirements. If we fail to make rent payments in the future or
are otherwise in default of the Lease Agreement, the Lease Agreement may be terminated and we would
have no further right to occupy and operate UGH. There can also be no assurance that our efforts
in any future litigation with Cambridge Properties will be successful. Adverse outcomes in any such
proceedings will result in substantial harm to our business operations.
We are subject to various licensure requirements.
We require licensing, permits, certification, and accreditation from various federal and Texas
agencies as well as from accrediting agencies or organizations for our business. If the State of
Texas determines that there is a failure to comply with licensure requirements, it has the
authority to deny, suspend or revoke our license.
We also hold a number of other licenses and permits for our various departments. Numerous
requirements must be met to renew and maintain all required licenses, permits and accreditations,
and no assurance can be given that all such required licenses, permits and accreditations will be
renewed or maintained.
We are subject to various environmental regulations.
In response to growing public concerns over the presence of contaminants affecting health, safety,
and the quality of the environment, federal, state, and local governments have enacted numerous
laws designed to clean up existing environmental problems and to implement practices intended to
minimize future environmental problems. The principal federal statutes enacted in this regard are
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and the
Resource Conservation Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA). CERCLA addresses the practices involved in
handling, utilizing, and disposing of hazardous substances, and imposes liability for cleaning up
contamination in soil and groundwater. Under CERCLA, the parties who may be liable for the costs
of cleaning up environmental contamination include the current owner of the contaminated property,
the owner of the property at the time of contamination, the person who arranged for the
transportation of the hazardous substances, and the person who transported the hazardous
substances. RCRA provides for a cradle to grave regulatory program to control and manage
hazardous wastes, and is administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
RCRA sets treatment and storage requirements for hazardous wastes, and requires that persons who
generate, transport, treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes meet EPA permit requirements and
follow EPA guidelines. We may, in certain aspects of our business, be subject to CERCLA and RCRA.
Specifically, by owning our primary hospital, we could become liable under CERCLA for the costs of
cleaning up any contamination on the site of our hospital.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
An active, liquid trading market for our common stock may not develop.
We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our company will lead to the
development of an active and liquid trading market. If an active and liquid trading market does not
develop, you may have difficulty selling any of our common stock that you purchase. The market
price of our common stock may decline, and you may not be able to sell your shares of our common
stock at or above the price you paid, or at all.
Our stock price may be volatile.
The market price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to,
among other things, the risk factors described in this section, and other factors beyond our
control, such as fluctuations in the valuation of companies perceived by investors to be comparable
to us.
Furthermore, the stock markets have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have
affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These
fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those
companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations, as well as general economic, political
and
market conditions, such as recessions, interest rate changes or international currency
fluctuations, may negatively affect the market price of our common stock.
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In the past, many companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their
stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may become the target of this
type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial
costs and divert our managements attention from other business concerns, which could seriously
harm our business.
Our principal shareholders, executive officers and directors own a significant percentage of
our common stock and will continue to have significant control of our management and affairs, and
they can take actions that may be against your best interests.
Our executive officers, current directors and holders of five percent or more of our common
stock beneficially own an aggregate of approximately 41% of our outstanding common stock as of
November 14, 2011. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger, these shares are subject to lock-up
leak-out resale restrictions that limit the number of shares that may be resold to 1/24 of such
shares per month (on a non-cumulative basis) over the 24 month period beginning six months
following the closing date of the Merger. This significant concentration of share ownership may
adversely affect the trading price for our common stock because investors often perceive
disadvantages in owning stock in companies with controlling shareholders. Also, as a result, these
shareholders, acting together, may be able to control our management and affairs and matters
requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant
corporate transactions, such as mergers, consolidations or the sale of substantially all of our
assets. Consequently, this concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or
preventing a change in control, including a merger, consolidation or other business combination
involving us, or discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise
attempting to obtain control, even if such a change in control would benefit our other shareholder.
Further, Hassan Chahadeh holds 3,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, which, except as
otherwise required by law, has the number of votes equal to the number of votes of all outstanding
shares of capital stock plus one additional vote so that such shareholder shall always constitute a
majority of our voting rights.
Therefore, Hassan Chahadeh retains the voting power to approve all matters requiring
shareholder approval and has significant influence over our operations. The interests of these
shareholders may be different than the interests of other shareholder on these matters. This
concentration of ownership could also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in our
control or otherwise discouraging a potential acquirer from attempting to obtain control of us,
which in turn could reduce the price of our common stock
Our stock price could decline due to the large number of outstanding shares of our common
stock eligible for future sale.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that
these sales could occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. These sales
could also make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future
at a time and price that we deem appropriate.
As of November 14, 2011, (i) 232,000,000 of our outstanding shares of common stock are subject
to lock-up leak-out resale restrictions that limit the number of shares that may be resold to
1/24 of such shares per month (on a non-cumulative basis) over the 24 month period beginning six
months following March 28, 2011, the closing date of the Merger and (ii) 21,895,894 of our
outstanding shares are subject to lock-up leak-out resale restrictions that limit the number of
shares that may be resold to 1/12 of such shares per month (on a non-cumulative basis) over the 12
month period beginning six months following June 30, 2011, the closing date of the TrintyCare and
Autimis acquisitions. Additionally, pursuant to certain registration rights agreements executed in
connection with the Merger, we have granted shareholders holding 232,000,000 shares of our common
stock the right to include up to 20% of their shares (subject to customary restrictions) for resale
in the event we conduct an underwritten public offering of common stock pursuant to a registration
statement under the Securities Act. Our shares of common stock may also be sold under Rule 144
under the Securities Act, depending on their holding period and subject to restrictions in the case
of shares held by persons deemed to be our affiliates. As restrictions on resale end or upon
registration of any of these shares for resale, the market price of our common stock could drop
significantly if the holders of these shares sell them or are perceived by the market as intending
to sell them.
Furthermore, because our common stock is traded on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board, our
stock price may be impacted by factors that are unrelated or disproportionate to our operating
performance. These market fluctuations, as well as general economic, political and market
conditions, such as recessions, interest rates or international currency fluctuations may adversely
affect the market price of our common stock. Additionally, at present, we have a limited number of
shares in our public float, and as a result, there could be extreme fluctuations in the price of
our common stock. Further, due to the limited volume of our shares which trade and our
limited public float, we believe that our stock prices (bid, ask and closing prices) are entirely
arbitrary, are not related to the actual value of the Company, and do not reflect the actual value
of our common stock (and in fact reflect a value that is much higher than the
actual value of our common stock). Shareholders and potential investors in our common stock should
exercise caution before making an investment in our company, and should not rely on the publicly
quoted or traded stock prices in determining our common stock value, but should instead determine
the value of our common stock based on the information contained in our public reports, industry
information, and those business valuation methods commonly used to
value private companies.
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Investors may face significant restrictions on the resale of our common stock due to federal
regulations of penny stocks.
Our common stock will be subject to the requirements of Rule 15(g)9, promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act as long as the price of our common stock is below $5.00 per share. Under
such rule, broker-dealers who recommend low-priced securities to persons other than established
customers and accredited investors must satisfy special sales practice requirements, including a
requirement that they make an individualized written suitability determination for the purchaser
and receive the purchasers consent prior to the transaction. The Securities Enforcement Remedies
and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990, also requires additional disclosure in connection with any
trades involving a stock defined as a penny stock.
Generally, the SEC defines a penny stock as any equity security not traded on an exchange or
quoted on NASDAQ that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share. The required penny stock
disclosures include the delivery, prior to any transaction, of a disclosure schedule explaining the
penny stock market and the risks associated with it. Such requirements could severely limit the
market liquidity of the securities and the ability of purchasers to sell their securities in the
secondary market.
In addition, various state securities laws impose restrictions on transferring penny stocks
and as a result, investors in the common stock may have their ability to sell their shares of the
common stock impaired.
We currently do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock and, consequently, your only
opportunity to achieve a return on your investment is if the price of our common stock appreciates.
We currently do not plan to declare dividends on shares of our common stock in the foreseeable
future. Consequently, your only opportunity to achieve a return on your investment in our company
will be if the market price of our common stock appreciates and you sell your shares at a profit.
There is no guarantee that the price of our common stock will ever exceed the price that you pay.
ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
As of July 1, 2011, UGHS, TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC, Donald W. Sapaugh and Al Denson
executed an amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, pursuant to which UGHS acquired 51% of
the ownership interests of TrinityCare Senior Living, LLC. (TrinityCare LLC). The purchase price
for the acquisition was increased by an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of UGHS Common Stock issued
collectively to Mr. Sapaugh and Mr. Denson to induce them to provide credit support in the form of
personal guarantees of certain bank debt assumed in the acquisition of the senior living facility
in Port Lavaca, Texas. The shares were issued without registration in reliance on the exemption
in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 of Regulation D thereunder. The Company
believes the exemption is available because the offering was made solely and only to the parties to
the TrinityCare LLC acquisition following comprehensive due diligence investigation and without any
public offering or solicitation.
Except for the matter described above or as previously disclosed in Current Reports on Form
8-K that we have filed, we have not sold any of our equity securities during the period covered by
this Report that were not registered under the Securities Act.
ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
None.
ITEM 4. | (REMOVED AND RESERVED) |
ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION |
None.
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ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS |
The agreements included as exhibits to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are included to
provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other
factual or disclosure information about the Company or the other parties to the agreements. The
agreements may contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable
agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the
parties to the applicable agreement and:
| should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of
fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties
if those statements prove to be inaccurate; |
| have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party
in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which
disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement; |
| may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from
what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and |
| were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such
other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are
subject to more recent developments. |
Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs
as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about the Company may be
found elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and the Companys other public filings, which
are available without charge through the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
The following exhibits are filed as part of (or are furnished with, as indicated below) this
quarterly report on Form 10-Q or, where indicated, were heretofore filed and are hereby
incorporated by reference.
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Exhibit | ||||
No. | Description | |||
31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, executed by Hassan Chahadeh,
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and
President of University General Health System Inc. |
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31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, executed by Michael L.
Griffin, Chief Financial Officer of University General Health System
Inc |
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32 | Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and
Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18
U.S.C. Section 1350), executed by Hassan Chahadeh, Chairman of the
Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of University General
Health System, Inc., and by Michael L. Griffin, Chief Financial
Officer of University General Health System, Inc. |
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101.INS * | XBRL Instance Document |
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101.SCH* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema |
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101.CAL* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase |
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101.DEF* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase |
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101.LAB* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase |
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101.PRE * | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase |
* | Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on
Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration
statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
UNIVERSITY GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM INC. | ||||||||
November 14, 2011
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By: | /s/ Hassan Chahadeh | ||||||
(Date)
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Name: Hassan Chahadeh, M.D. Title: Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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November 14, 2011
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By: | /s/ Michael L. Griffin
Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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