Transactions (June 2008)
Ohio provider buys MedCath hospital GOOD SAMARITAN PAYS $55 MILLION FOR COMPETITOR, DAYTON HEART HOSPITAL By John Mugford “If you can’t beat ‘em, buy ‘em.” That’s the strategy recently employed by Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, which in May closed on the acquisition of one of its major cardiovascular competitors. Good Samaritan, a 577-bed […]
Q&A: Jason Dodd (June 2008)
In Dallas with Dodd JASON DODD TALKS ABOUT HOW CIRRUS GREW By John Mugford Perhaps it would be too much of a cliché to say that certain successful companies stumbled upon their models blindly. That’s because most successful businesses learn and adapt along the way. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that Dallas-based Cirrus […]
Publisher’s Letter (June 2008)
Dear Reader: The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) – yes, there is such a group – held a conference in Dallas last month, and I had the opportunity to attend. Dollar for dollar, the best presenter was Dr. James P. Gaines, a research economist with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. […]
Project Case Study: Wisconsin Lab Building (June 2008)
Medical developer sees synergies in labs HAMMES CO. DRIVES DEVELOPMENT OF $140 MILLION, 305,000 S.F. RESEARCH FACILITY By Sara Skalle Two major Wisconsin research institutions now share a new laboratory facility thanks to a Wisconsin developer better known for hospitals and medical office buildings. The pairing began when the state’s largest private research institution, […]
People (June 2008)
Lillibridge promotes, hires new execs CHICAGO-BASED FIRM SAYS MOVES ARE PART OF CONTINUING EXPANSION PLANS Staff Reports As part of what it calls its continuing plans for growth and expansion, Chicago-based Lillibridge recently announced several executive promotions and new hires. The firm announced that it has added Michael O. Lincoln as EVP of marketing and […]
Outpatient Projects (June 2008)
Boston Med Center unveils $189M plan 245,000 SQUARE FOOT AMBULATORY CARE BUILDING SET FOR CITY’S SOUTH END By John Mugford With its outpatient services scattered in several buildings, Boston Medical Center announced plans to remedy the situation with a future $189 million, 245,000 square foot ambulatory care center. The facility is to be named the […]
Market Focus: Dallas-Fort Worth (June 2008)
Dallas-Fort Worth continues to boom HOUSING REMAINS STRONG, RELATIVELY SPEAKING, AND SO DOES HEALTHCARE By John Mugford While much of the country wades through an economic slump and housing downturn, the Dallas-Fort Worth area, also known as the Metroplex, continues to defy the odds. Sure, housing construction has suffered in the last year or so […]
Industry Pulse (June 2008)
NEWNAN, Ga. – Piedmont Newnan Hospital, about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta, recently received the go ahead from the state for its Certificate of Need (CON) application to build a replacement hospital. The Georgia Department of Community Health in recent weeks approved the $193.7 million proposed project, which would be built on 105 acres near […]