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Bridger Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan
Dr. John Campbell’s Bridger Orthopedics profit-sharing plan holds roughly $33M, anchored by two Bozeman medical-office campuses and participant loans.
Bridger Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan
The Bridger Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, P.C. Profit Sharing Plan is a private-sector pension vehicle for the Montana-based orthopedic practice. Founded in Bozeman by Dr. John Campbell — who also co-founded Synergy Health Partners — the plan reflects a physician-group model where retirement assets are interwoven with the enterprise that generates them. The firm itself operates three clinical campuses across Bozeman (East and West) and Belgrade, plus a walk-in urgent-care network that runs seven days a week. The plan leans heavily toward real property. Core assets include the Bridger Orthopedic West Bozeman Campus at 1450 Ellis Street and the East Bozeman Campus at 3400 Laramie Drive, along with a commercial clinic in Belgrade. Beyond physical real estate, the trust makes participant loans and holds a general-account position with an insurance company — a plain-vanilla fixed-income sleeve common among small professional-practice plans. There is no public evidence of fund commitments, venture allocations, or co-investment programs; the portfolio reads as directly owned real estate plus conservative credit. AUM is not publicly disclosed. Altss estimates the plan at roughly $33 million based on property footprints and peer-structure modeling. Professional affiliations of the practice — notably the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and the Montana Medical Association — suggest a regional, physician-centric governance model. The underlying clinical group also partners with Bozeman Health, the principal hospital system in the Gallatin Valley, and participates in the Bozeman Health Foundation’s philanthropic network. What distinguishes the plan structurally is its concentration: retirement assets are principally hard real estate occupied by the plan’s own sponsors. Unlike diversified pension trusts, this vehicle’s return profile is inextricable from the operating performance of the Bridger Orthopedic clinics — a risk very few outside allocators can replicate.
General information
Firm type
Pension Fund
Year founded
—
AUM
~$33M (Altss estimate)
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Bozeman
Corporate office
Bozeman, MT, United States
Principals
Dr. John Campbell
Co-founder
William A. Sanger
Chairman of Synergy Health Partners, Advisor to Bridger Orthopedics
Dr. Alexander Legrand
Board-certified orthopedic surgeon, Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who oversees investment decisions for the plan?
The plan does not publicly name a chief investment officer or trustee structure. Given the practice’s physician-partner model, governance likely rests with the same partnership group that runs Bridger Orthopedics — notably co-founder Dr. John Campbell and advisor William A. Sanger, the chairman of Synergy Health Partners. No external investment committee or outsourced CIO has been identified.
What is the plan’s investment posture — does it commit to funds or only hold direct assets?
The portfolio appears to hold only direct assets: two medical-office properties in Bozeman, a commercial campus in Belgrade, participant loans, and an insurance-company general-account position. There is no public record of private-fund commitments, venture allocations, or co-investment activity alongside external managers.
Is the plan’s real estate occupied by a related party?
Yes. The two Bozeman campuses at 1450 Ellis Street and 3400 Laramie Drive serve as the primary clinical hubs for Bridger Orthopedics. This means plan assets are effectively leased to — or used by — the same practice group whose employees are the plan beneficiaries, creating a circular economic relationship that outsiders rarely encounter.
How is Bridger Orthopedics connected to Bozeman Health?
Bridger Orthopedics operates as a clinical and community health partner with Bozeman Health, the main hospital system in the Gallatin Valley. The practice also participates in the Bozeman Health Foundation’s philanthropic network, though the profit-sharing plan itself is a separate legal entity unrelated to the foundation’s endowment.
Does the plan have any exposure to venture capital or growth equity?
No exposure has been found. The trust’s known holdings — direct property, participant loans, and an annuity-like general account — align with a conservative, income-oriented strategy typical of small professional-practice retirement plans. There is no evidence of third-party manager relationships or alternative-asset sleeves.
Where does the cash flow to fund the plan originate?
Cash flow derives from the clinical operations of Bridger Orthopedics, a multi-site orthopedic, sports-medicine, and urgent-care provider in southwest Montana. Contributions from the practice fund both the retirement trust and the ground-level real estate that constitutes its largest asset class.
What is the plan’s geographic concentration risk?
Extremely high. Every known hard asset sits within a 15-mile radius of Bozeman, Montana. With no public securities or out-of-state real estate, the portfolio’s health is tied entirely to the performance of a single medical practice in a single regional market.
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