Industry News - February 2017
Possible ACA repeal could change strong forecast for healthcare real estate
Colliers International’s 2017 Health Care Marketplace Report shows that questions loom for the year ahead
2/28/2017
NFMT event to include seminar on NFPA 45: Flammable liquids and other hazardous materials in laboratories
The 2017 National Facilities Management & Technology event offers three full days of education, speakers, networking with peers, and a giant expo hall. All for free.
2/24/2017
African-American hospitals served excluded communities
Black-owned or –operated hospitals were prominent in the South and in northern cities from the time of slavery until the Civil Rights era
2/23/2017
Facility introduces new assisted living model
An assisted senior living provider is expanding its independent living light program, according to an article on the iAdvance Senior Care website
2/23/2017
Safety net hospitals could lose $40 billion with ACA repeal
That amount represents lost coverage and cuts to Medicaid and Medicare disproportionate share hospital funding from 2018 through 2026
2/22/2017
Attracting millennials to healthcare facility/design professions
The first step is figuring out what motivates the 18- to 34-year-olds of today
2/14/2017
Colo. VA hospital exempt from federal hiring freeze
Aurora VA needs about 300 new employees to activate medical campus
2/7/2017
Whitepaper: 'What’s Next for U.S. Healthcare Under Trump?'
L.E.K. 'Executive Insights' discusses a framework for monitoring and interpreting possible executive and legislative actions
2/3/2017
DoD and VA joint healthcare facility is a work in progress
Agencies still working out bugs with joint venture
2/3/2017
Florida governor wants to revamp healthcare facility rules
Gov. Rick Scott called for eliminating key regulations about building healthcare facilities and opening trauma centers
2/2/2017
Texas system plans first microhospital
Christus Southeast Texas Health System buys land for new smaller facility
2/1/2017