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A new $485 million campus on the outskirts of Rockford, Ill., will include a hotel and retail space on adjacent parcels,.
Rendering courtesy of MercyRockford Health System

Inpatient Projects: All systems ‘go’ in Rockford, Ill.

New $485 million campus is the result of a merger of two area systems By John B. Mugford Plenty of planning and negotiating has paved the way for Mercy-Rockford Health System to proceed with its planned $485 million hospital campus on the outskirts of Rockford, Ill., a project that the new health system believes will […]

Inpatient Projects: Second tower, with 420 beds, is under construction at new St. Luke’s-Baylor campus in Houston

Inpatient Projects: Second tower, with 420 beds, is under construction at new St. Luke’s-Baylor campus in Houston

HOUSTON – Construction is underway on “tower 2” at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) in Houston.

Inpatient Projects: CHA Hollywood (Calif.) Presbyterian to kick off $200 million, 10-year master plan

Inpatient Projects: CHA Hollywood (Calif.) Presbyterian to kick off $200 million, 10-year master plan

LOS ANGELES – CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, not far from Sunset Boulevard and a provider of health services in the local community for almost 100 years, says it is about to begin the first phase of a $200 million, 10-year master plan to expand and modernize the campus.

Inpatient Projects: Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., plans to break ground on $120 million replacement

Inpatient Projects: Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., plans to break ground on $120 million replacement

WEST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., says it plans to move forward with plans for a new $120 million replacement hospital campus in nearby West Manchester Township.

Capital Markets: Third-party reports are important

Capital Markets: Third-party reports are important

Lenders rely on objective outside assessments when underwriting MOB deals By Erik Tellefson Third-party reports can play a critical role in medical office building (MOB) transactions. These are reports on the building and the site and are required and relied upon by lenders, and often by buyers. Third-party reports are performed by third parties (hence […]

Industry Pulse: Top Developer List Harder to Come By

Industry Pulse: Top Developer List Harder to Come By

Have you seen the new rankings? Neither have we. Most healthcare real estate (HRE) professionals probably subscribe to Modern Healthcare magazine. We do. There isn’t much real estate coverage, but the weekly magazine helps us to stay abreast of the major trends in the healthcare industry.

REIT Report: A sigh of relief for unlisted REITs

REIT Report: A sigh of relief for unlisted REITs

But the Dept. of Labor ruling calls for more transparency concerning costs, fees By John B. Mugford Opinions among healthcare real estate (HRE) professionals differ on whether the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final version of its new fiduciary rule concerning retirement accounts will have a positive or a negative effect on the non-traded real […]

Industry Pulse: On The Record - Trask Leonard

Industry Pulse: On The Record – Trask Leonard

Who is currently looking to buy medical facilities in San Francisco and the Bay Area? “We’re seeing a lot of private investors, as there is a lot of accumulation of wealth in the technology sector. I have many people who talk to me and say, ‘I don’t know what to do with my money. Help […]

The 348,000 square foot Life Science Plaza at the Texas Medical Center in Houston has a market value of nearly $140.3 million. Photo courtesy of LoopNet.com

Industry Pulse: High-Value Houston MOB Recently Recapitalized

Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. and CS Capital Investment are the new investors in the MOB. Recapitalizations typically don’t garner headlines on a par with sale transactions. But when the recapitalized asset is undoubtedly one of the nation’s most valuable medical properties, that is worth some ink.

Editor's Letter: Strong ties to BOMA

Editor’s Letter: Strong ties to BOMA

If you’re at the MOB conference, stop in to see us Dear Reader, In case you haven’t noticed or don’t receive the BOMA Magazine, which is published every other month by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ has been contributing a column in each issue for the past couple […]

The 2016 NIC Spring Investment Forum March 9-11 in Dallas attracted more than 1,500 post-acute and senior living professionals – a new record for attendance.  Photo courtesy of NIC

Post-Acute & Senior Living: ‘It’s a time of profound change’

2016 NIC Spring Investment Forum spotlights shifting healthcare model By Murray W. Wolf The predominant theme was “change” as more than 1,500 post-acute and senior living professionals gathered March 9-11 in Dallas for the 2016 NIC Spring Investment Forum, presented by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC).

Mark Toothacre of Pacific Medical Buildings listens to the discussion during the Healthcare Real Estate InsightsTM Editorial Advisory Board meeting in November 2015.  HREI™ photo

Companies & People: 5 Questions for Mark Toothacre

The Pacific Medical Buildings president talks about adapting in the new era By John B. Mugford Long before medical office buildings (MOBs) became a “cool” or trendy investment, there was Pacific Medical Buildings, a West Coast-based developer, owner and manager of outpatient healthcare facilities.

Companies & People: James Schmid joins Anchor Health Properties

Companies & People: James Schmid joins Anchor Health Properties

Effective April 4, 2016, veteran healthcare real estate executives James A. Schmid III has joined Anchor Health Properties as chief investment officer and a principal. He is based in Philadelphia, in the area where he and his family are originally from. Mr. Schmid joins Anchor after about six years with CNL Financial Group in Orlando, Fla., during which time […]

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