Patientize · Aug 2026

Digital spend to hold target census

Not the cost to get there — the monthly digital bill to stay at target once you arrive. Alumni and BD are held flat; digital fills the gap.

Realistic $1,426,317
vs
Optimistic $960,353
Difference −$465,964 / mo
Facility Now Target Realistic — discharge rate & CPA Optimistic — lower discharge rate, CPA −15%
Admits / mo Digital $ / mo Admits / mo Digital $ / mo
Woburn 62 100 59 $472,444 49 $316,135
Elevate 64 100 52 $382,032 42 $247,411
Red Ribbon Indiana 25 50 34 $254,025 28 $164,100
Red Ribbon Colorado 23 50 22 $64,448 20 $49,014
Mpower 34 100 42 $253,368 37 $183,692
Portfolio $1,426,317 $960,353

How the math works

CPA = cost per digital admit. Discharge rate = % of census leaving each month. Alum+BD = non-digital admits held flat.

Admits to hold ROUND(discharge rate × target)
Digital $ / mo MAX(0, admits − Alum+BD) × CPA × factor
Facility Alum+BD / mo CPA Discharge rate Optimistic discharge rate Optimistic CPA
Woburn 12 $10,052 59% 49% $8,544
Elevate 10 $9,096 52% 42% $7,732
Red Ribbon Indiana 9 $10,161 67% 57% $8,637
Red Ribbon Colorado 3 $3,392 45% 39% $2,883
Mpower 8 $7,452 42% 37% $6,334
Example — Woburn, Realistic
  • Admits = ROUND(59% × 100) = 59
  • Digital gap = 59 − 12 Alum+BD = 47
  • Digital $ = 47 × $10,052 × 1.00 = $472,444
  • Optimistic: ROUND(49% × 100) = 49 → (49 − 12) × $10,052 × 0.85 = $316,135

Factor: Realistic = 1.00 · Optimistic = 0.85 (CPA −15%). Discharge rates are ~3 pts kinder than the raw Kipu pull in Realistic, and ease further in Optimistic.

Caveat: this sizes holding the target, not climbing to it. Three sites peaked then unwound in 2026 — whether these levels can actually be held is still open.

Sources: Scenario range sheet · Census growth MASTER (census Aug 2026) · CPA Patientize · rates Kipu. Dotted labels have hover tooltips.