Senior Living Notes (July 2006)
Nordberg to head new joint venture FORMER MEDICAL OFFICE PROPERTIES CEO SETS SITES ON SENIOR HOUSING By Murray W. Wolf Former Medical Office Properties Inc. chief executive Edward P. Nordberg Jr. will head a new joint venture aimed at acquiring, financing and investing in senior housing and healthcare-related properties. NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. […]
Publisher’s letter (July 2006)
More exciting than soybeans BOMA MOB SEMINAR DRAWS A HEALTHY CROP OF ATTENDEES Dear Reader: A few years ago, before I was fortunate enough to hire John Mugford as our editor, I was interviewing candidates for that vital editorial position. I had a great interview with one well-qualified candidate and offered her the job. The […]
Outpatient Projects (July 2006)
Norton’s new MOB is just the beginning HEALTH SYSTEM HAS BIG PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN AND EAST LOUISVILLE CAMPUSES By Sonja Pedersen-Green Even though Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare earlier this month opened the $20 million first phase of a new campus in the fast-growing eastern part of town, it has no plans to neglect its […]
Inpatient Projects (July 2006)
State denies Orlando children’s hospital NEMOURS’ OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE STILL COMMITTED TO NEW FLORIDA FACILITY By John Mugford The Nemours Foundation of Jacksonville, Fla., has suffered a major setback in its goal to build a new children’s hospital in Orlando, Fla. In mid-June, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) denied Nemours’ application […]
Transactions (July 2006)
A hospital redevelopment success story 642,000 S.F. ELIZABETH PLACE IS ON THE BLOCK IN DAYTON, OHIO By John Mugford Here at Healthcare Real Estate Insights™, we’re not in the practice of writing promotional pieces about medical properties on the sale block. But in Dayton, Ohio, the Washington, D.C.-based office of Marcus & Millichap […]
Q&A: John Cobb of GE HFS (July 2006)
Reorganization is paying off for GE HFS JOHN COBB SEES BRIGHT FUTURE FOR HIS GROUP AND THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE By Murray W. Wolf John Cobb is senior managing director of the real estate financing team for GE Healthcare Financial Services (GE HFS). A few weeks before GE HFS announced a whopping […]
HREI Project Case Study (July 2006
A study in gaining neighborhood support HOW UCSF TURNED PUBLIC OPINION FOR ITS MISSION BAY HOSPITAL PLAN Note: Much of the information contained in this article came from an informational session during the 2006 International Conference and Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design and Construction (PDC). PDC, which was held in late February in […]
Product Focus: LTACs (July 2006)
LTACS face payment freeze EVEN SO, SOME INDUSTRY REAL ESTATE SOURCES REMAIN OPTIMISTIC By Sonja Pedersen-Green On the surface, recent proposals to change the federal payment system for long-term acute care hospitals (LTACS) might seem quite damaging to the operators and owners of such facilities. That’s because the final rule proposals, announced in recent months […]
Market Focus: Washington, D.C. (July 2006)
Washington providers are capitalizing AGING (AND GROWING) POPULATION, OUTDATED FACILITIES KEEP D.C. AREA HUMMING By John Mugford While healthcare development might not be booming in the Greater Washington area like it has in recent years – one industry insider pegged the activity level at “medium” – the number of current and planned projects remains […]
GEHFS sidebar (July 2006)
Formation Capital got plenty of ink COMPANY DID NOT RE-BID IN QUEST TO ACQUIRE BEVERLY ENTERPRISES Formation Capital LLC of Alpharetta, Ga., is certainly well-known in the senior healthcare industry. The company, however, might be best known for – or at least received the most press for — a deal that got away. In […]
News: GE HFS/ Formation Capital (July 2006)
Massive deal shows skilled nursing’s rise GE LOOKS TO COMPLETE $1.4 BILLION ACQUISITION FROM FORMATION CAPITAL IN Q3 By Sonja Pedersen-Green The $1.4 billion acquisition deal that GE Healthcare Financial Services (GE HFS) recently signed with Alpharetta, Ga.-based Formation Capital LLC is more than just a huge transaction. It’s proof that the economics […]
News: GE HFS/ Formation Capital (July 2006)
Massive deal shows skilled nursing’s rise GE LOOKS TO COMPLETE $1.4 BILLION ACQUISITION FROM FORMATION CAPITAL IN Q3 By Sonja Pedersen-Green The $1.4 billion acquisition deal that GE Healthcare Financial Services (GE HFS) recently signed with Alpharetta, Ga.-based Formation Capital LLC is more than just a huge transaction. It’s proof that the economics […]
Special Report: BOMA Conference: Current Ownership Models (July 2006)
Are current ownership models just fads? BOMA’s MOB CONFERENCE EXPLORES PHYSICIAN OWNERSHIP, CONDOS, OTHER OPTIONS By Murray W. Wolf Is physician investment in healthcare real estate here to stay? Are medical office condos a good investment for doctors? Will rising interest rates cool physicians’ ardor for medical real estate investing? These and other […]
