Developing Healthcare

What’s a progressively growing medical facility that stands to benefit health system and hospital executives, especially in response to healthcare reform? A satellite emergency department (ED). New hospital construction for this year revolves around lower-cost, community based facilities. As health systems are trending toward smaller, neighborhood based facilities, satellite emergency departments are popular buildings that [...]

Healthcare reform is by far the most dissected, discussed and debated topic in the medical industry.  Federally mandated healthcare legislation, and the yet to be determined detailed fine print, influences every decision a hospital executive considers on a daily basis. While some health systems are moving forward with planned projects, most hospital executives are planning [...]

With hospital budgets relatively flat from last year for new construction, according to a Health Facilities Management/ASHE 2011 survey, healthcare reform is having a considerable impact on how hospitals are deciding to move forward with construction projects. Health and hospital systems are cautious and in a, “wait and see approach” with healthcare reform, but they aren’t backing [...]

With tight margins as the uninsured population grows and uncertainty as healthcare reform approaches, hospitals and physicians groups across the country are seeking merger opportunities. In 2011, there were 86 hospital merger and acquisition deals, up from 77 in 2010, and 107 physician group merger and acquisition deals, up from 67 in 2010, according to [...]