To sweeten the deal, SSM agreed to contribute $9.6 million for working capital, improvements and repairs, according to a copy of the 2008 sales contract, obtained by Crain's. At the time, Falcon said it would invest $30 million in new equipment and working capital, presumably including SSM's contribution, and rename the institution MetroSouth. As a result, when the sale closes sometime in the first quarter, Falcon could rake in about $40 million on an estimated investment of $23 million in a hospital that no one else wanted to buy. It is uncertain whether MetroSouth is profitable now, although Falcon and the new management team clearly made changes designed to stem the losses. Whatever the extent of the turnaround, the buyer, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems Inc., likely must continue making changes, using the current owners' recipe.