Hospitals & Healthcare Systems

Prospect Medical Holdings

Leonard Green extracted $400M+ through dividend recaps and management fees while hospitals deteriorated. Multiple facilities closed or in crisis 2023-2025. Subject of congressional investigation.

FOUNDED
1996
IMPACTS
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Timeline

1996

Prospect Medical Holdings founded

2010

Acquired by Leonard Green & Partners

2024

Leonard Green extracted $400M+ from Prospect Medical while hospitals closed

CriticalClosure / Bankruptcy

Leonard Green extracted over $400M through dividend recaps and management fees from Prospect Medical Holdings while hospital quality deteriorated. Multiple facilities have closed or face crisis 2023-2025. Subject of congressional investigation. Thousands of jobs and patient care affected.

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How a Private Equity Firm Stripped a Hospital Chain for Parts

Los Angeles Times

Before / After

Hospitals closing

reported 2024

before 17 hospitals

after Multiple closed, rest in crisis

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