As the year draws to a close, healthcare facilities are recovering from the worst public health crisis in more than a century. They are benefitting from fewer COVID-19 hospital admissions, a resumption of postponed or canceled elective medical procedures, continued...
The coronavirus has thrust the global economy into a recession, and initial hopes for a V-shaped recession with a rapid recovery are fading with each passing day. Generally in a recession, healthcare real estate looks relatively stable and profitable. Prospects are...
“Healing is a matter of time,” Hippocrates wrote, “but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” As evidenced by the pox of vacant storefronts, American malls are ailing. Competition from e-commerce is largely to blame for store closures. Malls with no surviving...
The past five years have seen a shift in healthcare design trends toward leaner facilities design. Health Facilities Management magazine noted in 2013 that “the era of the megahospital appears to be winding down,” and in its place the micro-hospital has emerged....
So many trends in real estate are shaped by the oldest and youngest adult consumers: Baby Boomers and Millennials. Healthcare real estate is no exception. One trend in healthcare is the mushroom-like profusion of standalone emergency rooms and urgent care clinics. In...