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EBITDA Growth Blueprint for Independent SUD Centers

Because great care deserves a strong business behind it. A 6‑week, sprint-based engagement to identify 30–60% in realistic annual EBITDA upside and build your 36‑month growth plan.

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Who this is for

U.S.-based, independent adult SUD centers.

  • Your program

    At least one established program

    With a meaningful commercial or private-pay mix.

    PHP, IOP, residential, or outpatient step-down care.

  • Your economics

    Roughly $5M–$30M in annual revenue

    5–20% EBITDA, with current EBITDA typically $1M+.

  • Your horizon

    Growth over the next 3–5 years

    Focused on building value beyond next quarter.

Not for startups or turnarounds.

Experience from large systems.
Put to work for your center.

We’ve helped some of the largest and most respected treatment and healthcare organizations grow and improve.

We’ve also been in the trenches. We know what it takes to run a successful center without the resources of a large system.

Trusted by healthcare leaders

  • Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
  • Caron
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Stanford Medicine
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Northwestern University
  • Moffitt Cancer Center

Where we look for upside

Seven levers. One plan.

A practical growth plan, built on experience with leading healthcare systems.

The lever

Admissions

Help the right patients get from first call to care.

An example of the ripple effects
  1. First order:More admissions
  2. Second order:Fuller programs
  3. New bottleneck:More demand on staff

PROPRIETARY IP AND PROCESS

What you get in 6 weeks

Concrete deliverables. Three core tools, plus your Q4 2026 bonus. Yours to keep forever.

  1. Baseline analysis

    Your economic baseline analysis

    Get a 0–100 score showing how your operation compares financially with similar centers and where you can improve. See how payer mix, census, throughput, staffing, pricing, and P&L fit together, so you know where to act.

    Feeds the growth model

  2. Working financial model

    Your 36-month growth & exit model

    A month-by-month model of what to change, in what order, to grow EBITDA while protecting care quality. You approve all assumptions line by line and steer the creation of best-case, likely, and worst-case scenarios.

    Sets the 90-day priorities

  3. Execution plan

    Your 90-day action plan

    We turn an integrated view of your whole operation into a detailed 90-day plan: what to do first, who owns each move, and when to check progress.

    Turns the model into action

Included bonus

Your owner & board deck

No additional charge for Q4 2026 starts only.

Your model and action plan brought together in a presentation for your board, partners, lenders, or potential buyers.

For engagements starting October 1–December 31, 2026.

Every tool is built around your center and ready to use.

A complete growth plan.
One defined engagement.

For owners who need to know where the upside is—and what to do first.

A project scoped to your needs

Custom healthcare consulting

Specialist help with a particular challenge or a broader transformation.

The work
Strategy, finance, operations, or a combination defined in your proposal.
What you leave with
Analysis, recommendations, and other deliverables agreed for the project.
Time and fee
Set in the project proposal.
Value commitment
Agreed with your provider.

Financial leadership

Fractional CFO support

An experienced finance leader without a full-time hire.

The work
Financial planning, reporting, cash oversight, and strategic guidance.
What you leave with
Forecasts, reporting, and finance tools shaped around your needs.
Time and fee
Based on scope and level of involvement.
Value commitment
Agreed with your provider.

Other engagements can include overlapping services. Compare the scope and terms in each proposal.

Your investment

$30,000

At signing$15,000

At week three$15,000

Our goal over 36 months30–60% more EBITDAActual earnings depend on putting the plan into action.

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Our guarantee

As a baseline, we commit to identifying at least 5× our fee ($150,000) in realistic annual EBITDA upside. If we have not done that by the final session:

  • We will work up to 30 additional days at no extra charge to refine the plan, or

  • You can choose to have 100% of your Blueprint fee convert to credit toward a future implementation engagement

How to get started

  1. 1Your details
  2. 2Confirm fit
  3. 3Pick call time

Your details

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FAQ

What happens on the fit call?

We spend 25 minutes on your numbers, your goals, and your questions. Then we decide together if the Blueprint makes sense. You don’t need financial documents for the call.

When is the owner & board deck included?

The owner & board deck is included at no additional charge when your Blueprint engagement begins between October 1 and December 31, 2026. Your engagement start date determines eligibility.

Do I need to be planning a sale?

No. The model helps you choose how to grow and improve profit. It also lets you explore a future sale if that’s part of your plan.

Can you help us put the plan into action?

Yes. Your team can carry out the plan, or we can help through a separate implementation engagement. We agree on that scope and fee together.

Does the guarantee cover actual earnings?

It covers the realistic annual EBITDA upside identified in your model, using assumptions you approve. Actual earnings depend on putting the plan into action. The remedies are extra work or fee credit, as described above; it is not a cash refund.

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