$252M cancer center set for Virginia
INOVA PLANS 300,000 S.F. COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND CARE FACILITY By John Mugford With health systems facing an acute need to generate more revenues in the age of healthcare reform,
Editor’s Letter: Some certainty at last?
ELECTION CLEARS THINGS UP, AT LEAST UNTIL ‘14 By John B. Mugford Dear Reader: Here are at Healthcare Real Estate Insights™, we thoroughly enjoy talking with people involved in the healthcare real estate sector about, well, healthcare real estate. And during these talks and interviews, we get the sense that a majority of those involved […]
People: Mark Johnson joins Cushman Wakefield as director of PM
NEW YORK – New York-based Cushman & Wakefield recently hired Mark Johnson as director of property management, healthcare facilities. Mr. Johnson is based in Rosemont, Ill., overseeing the company’s service delivery platform while, according to the company, he helps drive “the continued growth of the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group.” “Mark’s healthcare sector knowledge and experience […]
Inpatient Projects: North Phoenix to get a new hospital
JOHN C. LINCOLN HEALTH NETWORK BUYS LAND, PLANS CAMPUS WITH 120 BEDS By Dan Emerson Sure, the recession may have hit Greater Phoenix fairly hard, slowing residential growth and limiting new commercial real estate development, including medical projects. However, there are signs that the economy is improving, and now a new ground-up hospital for the […]
Outpatient Projects: $252 million cancer center set for Va.
INOVA PLANS 300,000 S.F. COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH AND CARE FACILITY By John Mugford With health systems facing an acute need to generate more revenues in the age of healthcare reform, it is no coincidence that new, state-of-the-art cancer centers are a hot development product. Quite a number of providers are planning these plan large, comprehensive cancer […]
Transactions: Health Care REIT buys MOB for $46.5M
THE 147,225 SQUARE FOOT WALDEMERE MEDICAL PLAZA IS IN SARASOTA, FLA. By John Mugford One of the key outpatient buildings on the campus of Sarasota Memorial Hospital in the oceanside town of Sarasota, Fla., recently changed hands. In a very substantial price for a transaction involving a single building, Toledo, Ohio-based Health Care REIT Inc. […]
Transactions: Griffin-American hits $1 billion in value
RECENT ACQUISITIONS ENABLE UNLISTED REIT TO REACH INVESTMENT MILESTONE By John Mugford Showing that it is willing to acquire a variety of healthcare real estate property types, Newport Beach, Calif.-based Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II Inc. recently completed acquisitions of three Los Angeles area hospitals and three MOBs in Texas and Georgia. The unlisted REIT paid […]
Capital Markets Snapshot: Differing perspectives offer insights
PLAYERS WILL HAVE DIFFERENT MOTIVATIONS AS REFORM IS IMPLEMENTED By Cain Brothers As the drama around the presidential election fades and the healthcare industry focus shifts to implementation of the Accountable Care Act, understanding the process and potential outcome of the enabling legislation that will truly define the ACA’s implementation will require perspective. How the […]
Provider Perspective: Ambulatory alternatives
BANNER, MD ANDERSON AND SCRIPPS TEST TACTICS By Murray W. Wolf Most healthcare providers would agree that their “ambulatory strategy” is a top priority these days as they strive to reduce costs, improve access to care and compete more effectively. But what exactly is an ambulatory strategy?
News & Analysis: Big buys for Duke Realty
FIRM INVESTS $434 MILLION IN TWO MOB PORTFOLIOS By John Mugford Heading into the fourth quarter (Q4), brokers involved in medical office sales predicted that transaction activity would likely be brisk in the months leading up to the end of 2012. That’s because, they said, a number of owners considering selling properties at some point […]
Industry Pulse: November 2012
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Most health-care real estate (HRE) professionals probably wouldn’t be big fans of a company that sells online medical consultations. After all, more virtual doctor visits would presumably mean fewer in-person doctor visits, reducing demand for bricks and mortar medical office buildings (MOBs) and other healthcare facilities. So, when the CEO of MeMD […]