4.2.3.3Vertical

Residential Eating Disorder Programs

24-hour residential treatment facilities for severe eating disorders.

Market snapshot

These figures describe Eating Disorder Treatment (4.2.3), the segment that Residential Eating Disorder Programs sits within — not Residential Eating Disorder Programs on its own.

FragmentationConsolidatingEstimate

No discrete Census NAICS code — eating-disorder treatment sits within residential (623220) and outpatient behavioral classifications, so the segment is not separately sized by the Census Bureau.

Business model & economics

Revenue model

Per-diem residential, PHP, and outpatient reimbursement

Key economics

Recurring revenue
Moderate

length-of-stay and step-down care

EBITDA margin
12–22%
Capex intensity
High

Characteristics

  • High-acuity, specialized, often long-duration care.
  • Led by dedicated multi-site treatment platforms.
  • Reimbursement and length-of-stay drive economics.

M&A deal context

Deal activityModerate

Who’s acquiring

  • PE-backed eating-disorder platforms
  • Behavioral-health operators
  • Specialty-treatment consolidators

What’s driving deals

  • Multi-site platform building.
  • Rising recognition and prevalence.
  • Reimbursement-driven economics.

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