Industry Pulse: Fewer hospitals? Not necessarily
Seven CON applications in the works in Orlando, Fla., area Nearly everyone involved in healthcare real estate (HRE) has heard that the country’s hospitals are living on borrowed time. It will only be a matter of time, we’re told, until hospitals will be caring for only the very sick while most ailments, illnesses and surgeries […]
Industry Pulse: Projects combining MOBs, senior housing
Plans for one medical-senior site also include a Chick-fil-A Anyone who follows or participates in the senior housing sector, the medical office building (MOB) sector – or both – has long known that older people are big users of the services offered in MOBs. Yet, for years upon years, the two classifications of healthcare real […]
Industry Pulse: Construction starts might decline this year
Dodge foresees an overall decline in square footage and value compared with last year U.S. healthcare construction starts will decline slightly this year, according to estimates from the construction data research firm Dodge Data & Analytics. But the numbers seem to confirm a perceived long-term trend of increased focus on outpatient care. Dodge estimates that […]
Editor’s Letter: Changes abound
Familiar executives moving to new companies Dear Reader, For quite a few years, it seemed like few personnel changes took place in the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector, especially the medical office building (MOB) market. And because the sector is rather small compared to other industries, it was usually big news when someone who was […]
Industry Pulse: On the Record – Nick Dawson
How can a health system predict future healthcare facilities needs?
Industry Pulse: HRE challenges are unique in California
Consolidation, rising demand, capital needs are all hot topics At recent healthcare real estate (HRE) conferences in San Francisco and Los Angeles, industry experts said that California is a complicated market – but a good one.
Publisher’s Letter: More M&As ahead
System consolidation unlikely to slow this year Dear Reader: Last year was another record-breaker for healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Of course, in the healthcare real estate (HRE) business, we are mostly interested in how those M&As affect real estate and facilities. They can be a negative if they result in a reduced demand for […]
Industry Pulse: Central Texas is hot for healthcare
The population is increasing by about 150 people per day It’s widely known that the Dallas and Houston areas have been booming for many years and are alive with healthcare real estate (HRE) development. But things are also hopping in Central Texas.
Industry Pulse: On-Demand Healthcare Predicted to Quadruple
New Accenture research finds that nearly $1 billion per year will be invested by 2017 It’s perhaps a healthcare real estate (HRE) professional’s worst nightmare: healthcare that doesn’t require real estate.
Industry Pulse: Michigan Tax Case Being Closely Watched
Decision on Spectrum Health appeal could have big impact A successful appeal by Spectrum Health to win tax-exempt status for a medical office building (MOB) in Grand Rapids, Mich., could spur similar cases across Western Michigan – and perhaps beyond.
Industry Pulse: On the Record – Jon Wiegand
How can local providers optimize the positioning of their practice?
Industry Pulse: On the Record – Glen Perkins
Are you seeing much speculative HRE development these days?
Editor’s Letter: Insightful keynotes
BOMA talks covered a range of hot topics Dear Reader, That the lineup of speakers and panel discussions this year’s BOMA International Medical Office Building & Healthcare Real Estate Conference in Orlando, Fla., was particularly strong. So whether you were among the 1,000 or so people in attendance, we felt that some conference highlights deserve […]
Industry Pulse: ‘We’re Still Going to Need Buildings’
But system CEO says those buildings will need to change As noted in the article to the far left, on-demand healthcare and other innovations are changing the industry, potentially reducing the need for some types of healthcare real estate (HRE). But there’s no need for HRE professionals to panic.
