Archives

John B. Mugford

Editor’s Letter: Optimism reigns in HRE

HREI editorial board members foresee a strong ‘15 Dear Reader: The members of the Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ Editorial Advisory Board have been quite optimistic about the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector heading into each of the past three years now. And we’re happy to report that they have been right on with their predictions. […]

The two-story, 75,300 square foot Good Shepherd Institute for Healthy Living wellness center in Longview, Texas, was one of the assets included in a recent sale and partial leaseback orchestrated by New York-based Cain Brothers & Co. LLC. (Photo courtesy of M.J. Harris Construction Services)

Companies & People: Cain advises system on monetization

Investment bank handles sale and partial leaseback for Good Shepherd in Texas By Erin E. Porter Hospital-driven monetizations have been few and far between in recent years. But at least one recent transaction shows that the strategy of selling and leasing back non-core assets is still a viable option for some providers. New York-based Cain […]

Companies & People: No HRE slowdown yet, says attorney

HREI™ recently caught up with a very busy Steven Kaye of Arnall Golden Gregory By Erin E. Porter Whenever big deals, or small ones for that matter, take place in any industry, including healthcare real estate (HRE), there’s a period of time before the closing can take place for the dotting of the “I’s” and […]

Companies & People: Skanska USA adds to list of healthcare projects with hospital expansion in Texas

CENTRAL TEXAS – Skanska USA will act as lead on the construction of a 236,800 square foot expansion of a hospital in Central Texas for an unnamed U.S. healthcare provider. The expected contract value of completing the project is

Industry Pulse: Top Executives, Projects Honored With Awards

Industry Pulse: Top Executives, Projects Honored With Awards

  The winners of the second annual HREI™ Insights Awards™ were announced Dec. 16. The nine awards honored excellence in healthcare real estate (HRE) development and executive leadership. This time the winners were: ■ Best New Medical Office Building (MOB, less than 25,000 square feet): Davis Moore Capital, Duke Medicine at Meadowmont, Chapel Hill, N.C.; […]

Kaiser Permanente’s new $1.3 billion campus in Oakland, Calif., was the biggest of 2014.
Photo courtesy of Kaiser Permanente

Industry Pulse: Big Hospital Projects Just Keep On Coming

The 10 largest new hospitals show demand is alive and well. Perhaps the reports about the death of the nation’s inpatient hospitals were a bit exaggerated, or premature – to use and tweak a famous quote from Mark Twain. For several years, many of those involved in healthcare and healthcare real estate (HRE) have been […]

Industry Pulse: HRE Execs See Another Good Year Ahead, Unless…

Unforeseen domestic or foreign events are among the few concerns of sector experts. Like most of the other Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ Editorial Advisory Board members, Mindy Berman and Chris Bodnar say they believe that 2015 will be a good year, barring any unforeseen events that could disrupt the domestic economy, or further dampen economies […]

Calendar: 2015 Healthcare & Healthcare Real Estate Events

Calendar: 2015 Healthcare & Healthcare Real Estate Events

Industry Pulse: On the Record - Ross Caulum

Industry Pulse: On the Record – Ross Caulum

Why are retailers, tech firms and others jumping into healthcare? “Shame on us, the health systems, for not fulfilling all of the needs of the country’s healthcare consumers. Had we not taken our eyes off the ball, this might not have happened.” Ross Caulum, Senior Director of Corporate Real Estate, Scripps Health

2015 HREI Resource Guide

2015 HREI Resource Guide

Please click on one of the options below to access the 2015 HREI Resource Guide™ sights in your preferred format: PDF (“snapshots” of entire publication or selected articles) Website (individual articles) Digital flipbook (COMING SOON!)     Healthcare Real Estate Professional Services Directory Please note: When you open the PDF, all website and email links will […]

Feature Story: Six significant subjects

Feature Story: Six significant subjects

A half-dozen of the most talked about topics from HRE conferences By John B. Mugford With the recent proliferation of healthcare real estate (HRE) conferences, professionals in the sector find themselves gathering quite a number of times in cities near and far to listen to panelists, often composed of some of the best-known executives in […]

Industry Pulse: On the Record - Tony Helton

Industry Pulse: On the Record – Tony Helton

Why would/should a health system sell real estate? “I still believe that it would make more sense for the lower-rated health systems than it would for us to sell properties … as a way to increase their liquidity and make a case for a better credit rating.” Tony Helton, administrator, Division of Finance, Cleveland Clinic

Transactions: Another record year

Transactions: Another record year

Annual MOB sales volume topped $8 billion for the first time in 2014 By John B. Mugford Back in February 2013, we at Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ published an article declaring that 2012 was the best year on record for medical office building (MOB) sales, as total volume topped $6 billion. As always, we used […]

Trends: Talking trends with Todd

Trends: Talking trends with Todd

The eponymous Mr. Lillibridge says industry changes spell opportunity By Connie M. McCaffrey The challenge came loud and clear from one of the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector’s best-known, most-experienced and deepest-thinking professionals. At the InterFace Healthcare Real Estate Southeast conference in Atlanta in late 2014, Todd Lillibridge, president and CEO of Lillibridge Healthcare Services […]

January 2015 PDF

To prevent unauthorized use of our Federally copyrighted content, Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ now uses a three-step process to unlock access to the PDF versions of the Current Editions and Archives: