Inpatient Projects (March 2007)
No more regulatory agency in Illinois? STATE LAWMAKERS TO DECIDE FATE OF HEALTH FACILITIES BOARD BY APRIL 1 By John Mugford April Fools Day could mark a new era for healthcare construction in Illinois. That’s because by April 1, the Illinois Legislature is scheduled to decide whether to dissolve the Illinois Health Facilities […]
Transactions: 2006 and Q4 MOB Report (Febuary 2007)
MOB investment might change in 2007 REAL CAPITAL ANALYTICS FORESEES REGIONAL VARIATIONS, MORE DEVELOPMENT By Murray W. Wolf At first glance, 2006 appeared to be the same old story for medical office building (MOB) investors: rising prices per square foot and falling capitalization rates. In fact, that has been the consistent theme since […]
Inpatient Projects (Febuary 2007)
Deadline danger for California providers NEW SEISMIC CLASSIFATION, HOWEVER, COULD BE GODSEND FOR SOME HOSPITALS By John Mugford For several years now, plenty of folks associated with the California healthcare scene have realized that many of the state’s hospitals are struggling to meet strict seismic safety requirements passed in the aftermath of the 1994 […]
Senior Living (Febuary 2007)
Battle brewing over Sunrise facilities VENTAS THOUGHT IT HAD 74-PROPERTY PORTFOLIO SEWN UP UNTIL HCP MADE A BID By John Mugford For several weeks in January and into February, it looked as if things were proceeding smoothly for Louisville, Ky.-based Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) in its agreement to acquire a majority interest in 74 […]
Publisher’s Letter (Febuary 2007)
More MOB data for you HREI™, REAL CAPITAL ANALYTICS COLLABORATE Dear Reader: It seems that our readers just can’t get enough information about medical office buildings (MOBs). If you’re one of those MOB info-junkies, I have wonderful news. This month, we are kicking off an exciting new collaboration between Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ and Real […]
Project Case Study (Febuary 2007)
Firm repositions, replaces dated asset TRILOGY HEALTH SERVICES PLANS TO TAKE OHIO FACILITY FROM ‘WORST TO FIRST’ By Sonja Pedersen-Green In the world of senior living facilities, there is no shortage of functionally obsolete real estate. But building a rival facility as a new venture can be daunting for a variety of competitive, financial and […]
Product Focus: Senior Living (Febuary 2007
Great demos are obvious BUT SENIOR LIVING SUCCESS ISN’T QUITE SO SIMPLE By Brian Busek For an investor interested in senior housing and healthcare real estate, a glance at population demographic data suggests that gold – and lots of it – will soon be found in ‘them thar’ properties. However, as the winners and […]
Outpatient Projects (Febuary 2007)
Florida developer to let docs own MOBs 15-BUILDING, 16-ACRE MEDICAL OFFICE PARK WOULD BE NEAR LOCAL HOSPITAL By John Mugford Taking the concept of the medical office condo and adding a bit of different twist, a Florida developer is planning a 16-acre medical office park in which physicians, or group practices, can buy […]
Industry Pulse (Febuary 2007)
CLEVELAND – Hillcrest Hospital in Cleveland, part of the Cleveland Clinic system, recently announced plans for a five-year, $163 million campus expansion and renovation. The construction project at the 424-bed facility would be the largest investment Cleveland Clinic has made at one of its nine hospitals, part of the Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals division. The […]
Special Report – HREI Editorial Board Roundtable, Part 3 (Febuary 2007
What will 2007 bring? HREI EDITORIAL BOARD LOOKS AHEAD FOR TRENDS By John Mugford Look into your crystal ball and predict what’s going to happen in the healthcare real estate industry for the remainder of 2007 and beyond – development, financing, monetizations, consolidations, you name it. It’s not all that easy. After all, who […]
Special Report: Physician Investment Webinar (January 2007)
Physicians want a piece of office pie HREI WEBINAR LOOKS AT VARIOUS MODELS, DO’S AND DON’TS OF DOC INVESTMENTS By Jessica Griffith As insurance and Medicare reimbursements fall and expenses rise, physicians are considering the investment potential of the buildings in which they lease space. On the real estate side, many owners and developers […]
Transactions (January 2007)
Hermann buys physician-owned facility HOUSTON SPECIALTY HOSPITAL HAD TROUBLE LANDING MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS By John Mugford Perhaps a state-of-the-art facility and physician control aren’t enough to guarantee success for a new specialty hospital. Perhaps just as important is the need to gain affiliations with the necessary managed care providers. Houston Town & Country Hospital, a […]
Special Focus: 2006 Review – Development (January 2007)
LTACs, high-acuity MOBs on the radar HREI™ EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS TALK ABOUT EMERGING DEVELOPMENT TRENDS By John Mugford Healthcare development is an ever-evolving, ever-changing game of trying to pinpoint what health systems, physicians and, especially, patients want in their medical facilities. At a recent meeting of the Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ Editorial Advisory […]
Transactions: Quarterly MOB Report (January 2007)
MOB prices still rising, caps still falling Q3 2006 SALES TRANSACTION DATA INDICATES A CONTINUATION OF THOSE TRENDS By Murray W. Wolf When it comes to medical office buildings (MOB), comprehensive information about national transactions is hard to come by. For example, if you conduct searches for MOB deals using CoStar Group Inc. […]
Publisher’s Letter (January 2007)
New year, new initiatives HREI™ PLANS AWARDS PROGRAM, RESOURCE GUIDE Dear Reader: Four years ago, we launched this newsletter because we saw an entrepreneurial opportunity – unsatisfied demand for healthcare real estate news, information and analysis. The market was small but growing, and there was every indication that it would continue to grow and expand […]