CREJ - Healthcare Properties - June 2016
Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Health Care Properties Quarterly. This Colorado Real Estate Journal special section will highlight all health care related property types, including hospitals, medical office buildings, specialty centers, ambulatory surgery centers, standalone emergency departments, urgent care centers, skilled nursing facilities, long-term acute care facilities, senior housing, rehabilitation and wellness centers, and other real estate involved in the continuum of care. The aim of this publication is to go beyond just transactional news and examine the numbers and trends happening within Colorado’s health care market. In this debut issue, you will see sections devoted to the overall market outlook, news from across the state, broker insights, management and construction. Additionally, a number of industry insiders weigh in on how consumers are driving and changing the nature of health care not only from how it’s provided but also where it’s delivered. Cheryle Powell discusses consumer driven health care and the retailization of the industry. Dann Burke writes about the evolution in health care real estate moving toward the consumer and increased competition between hospital systems to keep customers. Chad Pinnell and Jason Clark ask the question, “If patients behave more like consumers, shouldn’t providers behave more like retailers?” Health Care Properties Quarterly, too, includes a senior housing and care section. The section features a Q&A from experts in the industry and several articles on the design and construction of senior-living communities. Will Denning takes a look at steps to prevent damaging water loss at senior-living communities. Jami Mohlenkamp speaks about designing senior living or rehabilitation communities for not only the day-to-day experiences of residents but also visitors, staff and people passing by on the street. Combined, the news and features that follow aim to give a glimpse of how Colorado’s health care industry – just like the Colorado Real Estate Journal – is growing and changing. I hope you enjoy the latest special section of the CREJ. If you would like to participate in a future issue or have news to share, please feel free to contact me.