Special Report: Physician Investment Webinar (January 2007)
Physicians want a piece of office pie HREI WEBINAR LOOKS AT VARIOUS MODELS, DO’S AND DON’TS OF DOC INVESTMENTS By Jessica Griffith As insurance and Medicare reimbursements fall and expenses rise, physicians are considering the investment potential of the buildings in which they lease space. On the real estate side, many owners and developers […]
Transactions (January 2007)
Hermann buys physician-owned facility HOUSTON SPECIALTY HOSPITAL HAD TROUBLE LANDING MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS By John Mugford Perhaps a state-of-the-art facility and physician control aren’t enough to guarantee success for a new specialty hospital. Perhaps just as important is the need to gain affiliations with the necessary managed care providers. Houston Town & Country Hospital, a […]
Special Focus: 2006 Review – Development (January 2007)
LTACs, high-acuity MOBs on the radar HREI™ EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS TALK ABOUT EMERGING DEVELOPMENT TRENDS By John Mugford Healthcare development is an ever-evolving, ever-changing game of trying to pinpoint what health systems, physicians and, especially, patients want in their medical facilities. At a recent meeting of the Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ Editorial Advisory […]
Transactions: Quarterly MOB Report (January 2007)
MOB prices still rising, caps still falling Q3 2006 SALES TRANSACTION DATA INDICATES A CONTINUATION OF THOSE TRENDS By Murray W. Wolf When it comes to medical office buildings (MOB), comprehensive information about national transactions is hard to come by. For example, if you conduct searches for MOB deals using CoStar Group Inc. […]
Publisher’s Letter (January 2007)
New year, new initiatives HREI™ PLANS AWARDS PROGRAM, RESOURCE GUIDE Dear Reader: Four years ago, we launched this newsletter because we saw an entrepreneurial opportunity – unsatisfied demand for healthcare real estate news, information and analysis. The market was small but growing, and there was every indication that it would continue to grow and expand […]
News & Analysis/Page 1: Rendina-Windrose deal (January 2007)
Rendina, HCN strike big deal SALE OF 18 MOBs TO SPUR FURTHER GROWTH FOR RENDINA By John Mugford Folks involved in healthcare real estate say their business is heavily relationship-driven – perhaps more so than many others. A fine example of this can found in a recent medical office building (MOB) portfolio transaction between Palm […]
Industry Pulse (January 2007)
Firm was an MOB pioneer MEDICAL OFFICE PROPERTIES INC. WAS AHEAD OF ITS TIME By Jessica Griffith Today, investors from pension funds to real estate investment trusts (REITs) view medical office properties as a solid niche in which to sink some equity. But a decade ago, few outside the healthcare community wanted to own buildings […]
Senior Living Notes (January 2007)
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. […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Where are they now (January 2007)
A look back at Medical Office Properties CATCHING UP WITH REIT’s FORMER EXECS TO DISCUSS CURRENT JOBS, MOB MARKET By Jessica Griffith Today, investors from pension funds to real estate investment trusts view medical office properties as a solid niche in which to sink some equity. But a decade ago, few outside the healthcare community […]
Market Focus: New York (January 2007)
Make it or break it New York City HEALTH SYSTEMS SEEM TO EITHER STRIKE IT BIG OR STRIKE OUT IN THE BIG APPLE By John Mugford We hate to call upon that oft-used line from Frank Sinatra’s well-known song, “New York, New York.” But in this case we just can’t help it. So […]
Inpatient (January 2007)
Ohio system eyes specialty hospital plan COMMUNITY MERCY HEALTH WANTS TO NEGOTIATE WITH SURGEONS, NOT COMPETE By John Mugford As the debate over specialty hospitals continues throughout the country, one hospital is hoping to create a partnership with surgeons planning their own hospital in Springfield, Ohio. Community Mercy Health Partners, which is part […]
Industry Pulse (January 2007)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare of Memphis recently submitted applications for two major construction projects to the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency (HSDA). The first is for the construction of a $327 million replacement hospital for Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center near downtown Memphis. The second is for a $124 million, 100-bed […]
