Construction & Facilities Management

All around the country, the health care industry is building up to take care of an expected influx of cancer patients.

Eskenazi Health, NorthBay Healthcare adds pools, fitness centers, even gardens, to new centers.

Majority surveyed by the Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Global Healthcare Services Team, in conjunction with the Building Owners and Managers Association, said their hospital was seeking to own more medical office buildings, with outpatient surgery and health and wellness listed as top targets.

As much as one third of a healthcare organization's total logistics expenses can be tied up in inbound transportation. Unfortunately, dealing with these "hidden costs" is problematic, as they typically are controlled by the vendor.

The new building will house most pathology test and biopsy processing and will unite in one facility the more than 450 faculty and staff who currently work in 10 locations.

Hospitals have moved to follow population migrations before, but the relocations are now more common and raising community concerns.

The C-arm market is strong and continues to grow at a steady pace due to the increase in number and diversity of minimally invasive procedures and the escalating number of outpatient ambulatory surgery centers across the country.

Physicians Realty Trust said it made 9 acquisitions in the quarter, adding 23 properties to its portfolio of medical buildings.

Ventas, a Chicago-based healthcare real estate investment trust, is set to acquire Ardent Medical Services and its Ardent Health Services affiliates for $1.75 billion in cash.

Glenn Haggstrom presided over a medical center project in Aurora, Colorado that ballooned from an expected $328 million to more than $1.7 billion.