News Release: Duke Realty’s Mark Dukes to speak at 2015 Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo

	Mark Dukes of Duke Realty and two other panelists will discuss the challenges and successes they are experiencing in using a phased approach to developing a Rex Healthcare medical office building in Holly Springs, N.C. Please click on the image to link to a high-resolution version.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 30, 2015 – Indianapolis-based commercial real estate developer Duke Realty announced that Mark Dukes, Vice President of Regional Asset Management, Healthcare, will join the expert faculty at the 2015 Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo Oct. 6-8 in Chicago.Mr. Dukes’ session “Hospital Split Decision: A Phased Building to Meet Current and Future Needs,” is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. It will feature a case study on a Rex Healthcare medical office building (MOB) in Holly Springs, N.C. Mr. Dukes will speak with two other panelists:
• Tommy Williams, Vice President of Ambulatory Services with UNC Rex Health Care System, and
• Jeremy Fortier, Senior Project Manager with Ascension Planning Design and Construction, and a former member of the Duke Realty Rex MOB project team.

Mr. Dukes noted, “Health system executives often face the challenge of deciding the best time to design and build MOBs. Traditional methods of phased development, like adding floors above existing space, are losing popularity among hospital systems. More providers are favoring the concept of a shared atrium constructed with the first MOB phase and connecting it to another MOB in a later phase to meet future needs.”

“Our session will explore the process Duke Realty and Rex Health Care are using to design and develop the phased Rex Healthcare MOB in North Carolina. We’ll discuss challenges, successes and lessons we’ve learned throughout this process that should help other healthcare executives who are considering similar approaches.”

The Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo is an annual conference in which industry leaders, from design firms to healthcare owners, come together for three days to share best practices, explore new concepts, and discover products and solutions. The mission of the Symposium is to create an environment that inspires change and advancement of better healthcare through physical space. To learn more, please visit the event site, hcarefacilities.com.
About Duke Realty 

With 25 years in the industry, Duke Realty’s healthcare team offers proven experience in providing hospitals and physician groups comprehensive planning, development, ownership and facility management services. Projects have ranged from small medical office buildings to large ambulatory care centers with diagnostics, oncology and surgery services. To find out more, please visit www.dukerealty.com/healthcare.

Duke Realty Corporation owns, maintains an interest in or has under development 142 million rentable square feet of bulk distribution and office assets, including medical office, in 22 major U.S. metropolitan areas. Its medical office portfolio totals 5.9 million square feet, with properties in 15 markets. Duke Realty Corporation is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol DRE and is listed on the S&P MidCap 400 Index. More information about Duke Realty Corporation is available atwww.dukerealty.com. Duke Realty also can be followed on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.

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