[December 06, 2012]

IASIS Healthcare Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2012 Results

IASIS Healthcare® LLC ("IASIS") today announced financial and operating results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2012.

Net revenue for the fourth quarter totaled $633.0 million, a decrease of 2.2%, compared to $647.5 million in the prior year quarter. Acute care revenue for the fourth quarter increased $23.0 million or 4.9% compared to the prior year quarter, while premium revenue at Health Choice, the Company's Medicaid and Medicare managed health plan, decreased $37.5 million or 21.2% compared to the prior year quarter, as a result of an Arizona state mandated reduction in certain Medicaid enrollees, along with capitation rate reductions implemented by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System ("AHCCCS"). Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter totaled $70.7 million, compared to $74.8 million in the prior year quarter. Net earnings from continuing operations for the fourth quarter totaled $3.0 million, compared to $4.9 million in the prior year quarter.

During the fourth quarter, as a result of the dividend paid to the common stockholders of IASIS' parent company in June 2012, the Company reset the exercise prices of all outstanding common stock options. In connection with the dividend and related option re-pricing, results for the fourth quarter include stock-based and other compensation totaling $3.6 million and $2.0 million, respectively. In addition, the fourth quarter includes $1.7 million in start-up costs associated with the expansion of the Company's St. Joseph Medical Center campus into the Heights community of Houston, Texas.

In the fourth quarter, admissions and adjusted admissions increased 0.5% and 2.0%, respectively, while net patient revenue per adjusted admission increased 3.0%, each compared to the prior year quarter.

Net revenue for the year ended September 30, 2012, totaled $2.5 billion, which was consistent with the prior year. Acute care revenue for the year ended September 30, 2012, increased $187.3 million or 10.5% compared to the prior year, while premium revenue at Health Choice declined $188.2 million or 24.8% compared to the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended September 30, 2012, totaled $302.2 million, compared to $304.7 million in the prior year. Net earnings from continuing operations for the year ended September 30, 2012, totaled $31.3 million, compared to $47.3 million in the prior year, which included a $23.1 million loss on extinguishment of debt.

For the year ended September 30, 2012, admissions and adjusted admissions increased 9.3% and 9.9%, respectively, compared to the prior year. On a same-facility basis, admissions and adjusted admissions increased 1.3% and 2.9%, respectively, while net patient revenue per adjusted admission increased 1.8%, each compared to the prior year.

"The ongoing economic and industry headwinds, especially with regard to substantial Medicaid cuts and increasing uncompensated care, presented significant challenges, particularly in certain of our markets, during our 2012 year. In light of overcoming these significant pressures, we are pleased with our overall performance, which also includes volume growth, improved quality metrics, increased patient satisfaction, effective cost management and exciting business development activities, including our new partnership with Aurora Health Care," said IASIS Healthcare President and Chief Executive Officer Carl Whitmer.

Whitmer continued, "As we look toward the coming year, we continue to focus on integrating our operational strategies designed for navigating continuing healthcare reform, executing our development strategies and enhancing our constant commitment to operational excellence across all clinical and business sectors, all designed to position the Company for future success."

A listen-only simulcast and 30-day replay of IASIS' fourth quarter and year-end 2012 conference call will be available by clicking the "For Investors" link on the Company's Web site at www.iasishealthcare.com beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on December 6, 2012. A copy of this press release will also be available on the Company's Web site.

IASIS Healthcare, located in Franklin, Tennessee, is a leading provider of high quality, affordable healthcare services in urban and suburban markets. With total annual net revenue of approximately $2.5 billion, IASIS owns and operates 19 acute care hospitals, one behavioral health hospital facility, several outpatient service facilities, more than 160 physician clinics, and Medicaid and Medicare managed health plans in Arizona and Utah that serve more than 178,000 members. IASIS' healthcare facilities offer a variety of access points for convenient patient care in numerous regions across the U.S., including: Salt Lake City, Utah; Phoenix, Arizona; Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida; five cities in Texas, including Houston and San Antonio; Las Vegas, Nevada; and West Monroe, Louisiana. For more information on IASIS, please visit the Company's Web site at www.iasishealthcare.com.

Some of the statements we make in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. Those forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical statements of fact and those regarding our intent, belief or expectations including, but not limited to, future financial and operating results, the Company's plans, objectives, expectations and other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. These risk factors and uncertainties are more fully described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are reasonable, any of these assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and, therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included in this press release will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, you should not regard the inclusion of such information as a representation by the Company or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Adjusted EBITDA represents net earnings from continuing operations before interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, gain (loss) on disposal of assets, loss on extinguishment of debt and management fees. Management fees represent monitoring and advisory fees paid to TPG, the Company's majority financial sponsor, and certain other members of IASIS Investment LLC. Management routinely calculates and communicates adjusted EBITDA and believes that it is useful to investors because it is commonly used as an analytical indicator within the healthcare industry to evaluate hospital performance, allocate resources and measure leverage capacity and debt service ability. In addition, the Company uses adjusted EBITDA as a measure of performance for its business segments and for incentive compensation purposes. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles, and the items excluded from adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net earnings, cash flows generated by operating, investing, or financing activities or other financial statement data presented in the consolidated financial statements as an indicator of financial performance or liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, differs from what is defined under the Company's senior secured credit facilities and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. A table describing adjusted EBITDA and reconciling net earnings from continuing operations to adjusted EBITDA is included in this press release in the attached Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Operations Information.

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