HCA TriStar, a 20-hospital group owned by HCA, has purchased 33 acres in Spring Hill, Tenn., next to the site where the company hopes to eventually build a new hospital, according to The Nashville Business Journal.
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Erdman, a Cogdell Spencer company, has announced that it has broken ground on a new 150,000 sq. ft. hospital and an adjacent 120,000 sq. ft. physician office complex in Janesville, Wis.
Over the past year or so, 22 hospital construction projects in were either completed or are in the works in Dayton, Ohio, according to the Dayton Daily News.
Despite a struggling economy, Scripps Mercy in San Diego has announced a $203 million expansion for its Hillcrest hospital, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Nashville-based Healthcare Realty Trust has announced that it will purchase 15 facilities for $162 million from Carolinas HealthCare System, according to a Seeking Alpha transcript of the REIT’s third-quarter earnings calls.
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Hospitals in California are seeing the effects of the nation’s credit crunch on the hospital bond market, but how this will impact patient care is still unknown, according to coverage by The Sacramento Bee.
A subsidiary of Community Health Systems (CHS) has made an equity investment in Franklin, Tenn.-based Spheris, one of the largest global providers of clinical documentation and computer-aided medical transcription products and services to health systems, hospitals and medical practices.
Here, Brian Scullion, MD, a principal in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at William Blair & Company, discusses what's driving the market's downward spiral, what it means for investor-held companies, and which sectors of the healthcare market remain strong.
Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook to negative from stable for the not-for-profit healthcare sector.
Incorporating the investment of commercial real estate into an investment portfolio continues to be a preferred investment alternative. Of the various property types available in the market, the healthcare sector is a chosen favorite among investors. The demand for medical…