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A proposed hospital by Highmark Inc. and Penn State Health would be it would have 108 beds and be built on a 44-acre site in the Wentworth Corporate Center near U.S. Interstate 81 in Hampden Township, Pa., part of Cumberland County. Photo courtesy of Penn State Health

Inpatient Projects: Hospital proposed near competito

Highmark and Penn State Health plan a 108-bed facility near Harrisburg, Pa. By John B. Mugford When Pittsburgh-based Highmark Inc., a large insurer with more than 5 million members in three states, formed a partnership with Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health in late 2017, the announced goal was to build a strong healthcare network in […]

Companies & PeopleAnchor Health Properties starts women’s specialty center in King of Prussia, Pa.

Companies & PeopleAnchor Health Properties starts women’s specialty center in King of Prussia, Pa.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – The Wilmington, Del., office of Anchor Health Properties recently started the development of the $32 million, seven-story, 94,000 square foot Women’s Specialty Center in King of Prussia, about 20 miles from Philadelphia.

Inpatient Projects: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta submits CON application for $1.5 billion replacement hospital

Inpatient Projects: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta submits CON application for $1.5 billion replacement hospital

BROOKHAVEN, Ga. – The most expensive hospital proposal in the history of Georgia’s Certificate of Need (CON) program was recently submitted by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

A panel discussion from the InterFace HRE Carolinas conference in Charlotte, N.C. Photo courtesy of InterFace

Industry Pulse: Providers are more real estate savvy

Systems and physicians are becoming more sophisticated Healthcare systems and physicians groups might have paid minimal attention to their real estate dealings in the past, but new pressures, challenges and opportunities are motivating them to make that more of a priority.

Capital Markets: 2018 BOMA MOB Conference

Capital Markets: 2018 BOMA MOB Conference

An excellent opportunity to network and hear about transactions in the market By Erik Tellefson In early May I attended the BOMA MOB 2018 conference over three days in Houston. Overall, this year’s conference was held at a very strong location, the Marriott Marquis Houston. The event was efficient from a networking perspective and included […]

Industry Pulse: Senior housing is still booming in S. Florida

Development rolls on, but affordability is a concern National senior housing occupancy rates recently hit an eight-year low (please see “Senior housing occupancy falls” on Page 16 of this edition of Healthcare Real Estate Insights™), but development is still booming in South Florida – especially when it comes to luxury units.

Post-Acute & Senior Living: G-A REIT IV buys a 79-unit assisted living and memory care facility in Texas for $19.5 million

Post-Acute & Senior Living: G-A REIT IV buys a 79-unit assisted living and memory care facility in Texas for $19.5 million

BEAUMONT, Texas – In more news from Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, the non-traded REIT in early July acquired a 79-unit assisted living and memory care facility in Beaumont, about 90 miles east of Houston, for $19.5 million.

Post-Acute & Senior Living: MedEquities Realty Trust acquires IRF in Indiana for $23.4 million; signs Vibra to 15-year lease

Post-Acute & Senior Living: MedEquities Realty Trust acquires IRF in Indiana for $23.4 million; signs Vibra to 15-year lease

NEW ALBANY, Ind. – MedEquities Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: MRT), a real estate investment trust (REIT), recently acquired the Southern Indiana Rehabilitation Hospital.

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Senior housing occupancy falls

Q2 rate across all senior product types was 87.9 percent – an eight-year low By John B. Mugford Senior housing occupancy rates across all product types have dipped to their lowest point in more than eight years, evidently because new construction has outpaced new demand. Last month, we took a look at the falling occupancy […]

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Industry Pulse: Beyond the Boomers: Is your firm ready?

Millennials are on track to be the largest population group Did you know that the population of millennials is projected to exceed the population of baby boomers by next year?

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Welltower transaction to further reduce concentration with Brookdale Senior Living

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Welltower transaction to further reduce concentration with Brookdale Senior Living

TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo-based Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) is entering a new restructuring transaction with Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) designed to reduce its concentration with the senior housing operating firm even further.

Industry Pulse: On the Record - Tony Perez

Industry Pulse: On the Record – Tony Perez

Are providers becoming more sophisticated about real estate?

Post-Acute & Senior Living: The Sanders Trust, as developer/owner, opens $21 million rehab hospital in Des Moines, Iowa

Post-Acute & Senior Living: The Sanders Trust, as developer/owner, opens $21 million rehab hospital in Des Moines, Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa – Birmingham, Ala.-based The Sanders Trust (TST) recently opened Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital, Iowa’s first freestanding rehabilitation hospital.

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Prevarian Senior Living refinances one of its Texas communities; Capital One provided the loan

Post-Acute & Senior Living: Prevarian Senior Living refinances one of its Texas communities; Capital One provided the loan

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – In more news from Capital One Healthcare, the company recently provided a $9.3 million Fannie Mae fixed-rate loan to refinance a 59-unit seniors housing facility in Nacogdoches, about 180 miles southeast of Dallas.

Industry Pulse: On the Record - R. Milton Johnson

Industry Pulse: On the Record – R. Milton Johnson

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