Maintenance and Operations
All Eyes on Gen Z as They Enter the Workforce
As the labor gap widens in the facilities industry, not many managers trust Gen Z to fill that hole.
3/11/2025
Cultivating a Workforce in the Face of Skilled Trade Shortages
Facilities managers must make concerted efforts to attract skilled trade workers to their facilities and retain them long term.
3/10/2025
Prime Healthcare Acquires 8 Ascension Hospitals in Illinois
They also acquired a number of other facilities in this acquisition.
3/10/2025
Outpatient Growth and the Future of Healthcare Real Estate
From shifting services off hospital campuses to investing in purpose-built outpatient facilities, the healthcare sector is evolving rapidly.
3/6/2025
HCA Florida Healthcare Completes Purchase of Lehigh Regional Medical Center
HCA invested $134.5 million into the acquisition of this 53-bed hospital from Prime Healthcare.
3/4/2025
Logansport Memorial Hospital to Pursue Affiliation with Parkview Health
An affiliation would allow for expanded services in Cass County and north central Indiana and support the hospital’s financial stability.
2/27/2025
Integrated Facilities Management for Shifting Healthcare Landscape
Linking siloed facility management tasks together reduces costs and improves efficiencies.
2/26/2025
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Medical Center to Close in Late April
The move follows an evaluation of the medical center’s operations and the evolving healthcare needs of the community.
2/26/2025
Community Health Network and Lifepoint Behavioral Health Form Joint Venture
The partners anticipate building two new 120-bed hospitals in the greater Indianapolis area.
2/20/2025
5 Actions for Future-fitting Healthcare Facilities by 2030
Facilities leaders can advance organizational priorities with effective structures and skill sets, according to JLL’s 2024 Global Future of Work.
2/12/2025
Plan for Houston Healthcare to Join Emory Healthcare Goes Forward
The last step will be closing the transaction, which is anticipated to occur in the coming months.
2/12/2025
Facilities Market Introduces Facilities in Focus Podcast
The Facilities in Focus podcast is officially available on all streaming platforms.
2/11/2025
New Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health Opening Date Announced
The new facility at the St. Elizabeth’s East campus will officially open in mid-April.
2/11/2025
The Future of Healthcare Facilities: Three Trends
From workplace improvement to AI, JLL’s 2024 Global Future of Work survey reveals priorities for healthcare facilities teams.
2/10/2025
Hampstead Hospital Officially Joins Dartmouth Health
This will make Dartmouth solely responsible for the clinical leadership, patient care and operation of Hampstead Hospital and Residential Treatment Facility.
2/6/2025
Prospect Medical Holdings to Sell Crozer Health to Non-Profit Consortium
The sale includes Crozer Health’s operating assets, including all hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics and physician offices.
2/5/2025
CMMS, Data and the Path to Compliance
Taking control of healthcare facilities data in CMMS enables managers to use it to ensure the efficient operation and maintenance of their assets.
1/29/2025
County of Santa Clara to Acquire Regional Medical Center from HCA Healthcare
The 258-bed hospital was purchased for $150 million.
1/15/2025
Deferred Maintenance: 5 Critical Issues
Managers face challenges in keeping facilities and systems safe and reliable. Here are five insights to help the effort.
1/13/2025
Navigating the Healthcare Real Estate Landscape in 2025
Balancing cost-optimization with the need to expand facilities to meet patient care demands and location of facilities impacting employee sentiment are two key trends.
1/9/2025
UI Health Care Acquires 20 Mission Cancer + Blood Clinics in Iowa
Mission’s assets were officially purchased on December 31, 2024.
1/9/2025
Prosser Memorial Health to Open New Hospital
The new $125 million, 88,000-square-foot hospital will open on February 1.
1/7/2025
Ardent Health Obtains 18 Urgent Care Clinics in New Mexico and Oklahoma
The purchase follows Ardent Health’s acquisition of nine additional urgent care centers in its East Texas and Topeka, Kansas markets in 2024.
1/6/2025
Parker Solves Contact Problems by Implementing Touchless Access Controls
Case study: The organization installed touchless access controls at its Somerset post-acute rehabilitation and skilled-nursing home.
1/3/2025
Duke University Health System Receives $50 Million for Proton Beam Therapy Center
The donation is the largest philanthropic gift received by Duke University Health System.
12/26/2024
Duke Health to Acquire Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
The closing is projected for the first quarter of 2025.
12/23/2024
Hartford Healthcare Forms Partnership to Open Health Equity Clinic
The new clinic will open in January 2025.
12/19/2024
Seneca Healthcare District Names Its New Community Hospital
The name was approved by the District Board during a meeting in November.
12/18/2024
The Most Read Healthcare Facilities Today Articles of 2024
Healthcare Facilities Today continues to be a resource for the facilities industry.
12/17/2024
Facility Condition Assessments and the Bottom Line
Assessments can give managers critical tools they need to transform facilities from cost centers into revenue centers.
12/16/2024
Niagra Falls Memorial Medical Center Installs Sturdy Door Locks for Wellness Center
Case study: The medical center’s head locksmith chose these locks based off their sturdiness and previous experience with them.
12/6/2024
Blount Memorial Hospital Integrated into Prisma Health
It is the first hospital outside South Carolina to join Prisma Health.
12/5/2024
Use Cases for Insulated Metal Panels in Healthcare Building Projects
Case study: The UC Medical Center selected IMPs for its ongoing revitalization project.
12/4/2024
Northwest Healthcare Acquires Carbon Health Urgent Care Centers in Arizona
With this acquisition, Northwest Healthcare has more than 80 sites of care.
12/3/2024
Franciscan Health Dyer to Convert to Behavioral Health Campus
The transition will take place in late 2027.
11/26/2024
Recruiting and Retaining New FM Talent Goes Beyond Pay
More healthcare facility managers are planning to leave the industry.
11/19/2024
Senior Housing Increases in Third Quarter
More elderly adults are moving into senior care facilities.
11/12/2024
What Amenities Do Healthcare Employees Want?
Amenities are a critical part of employee satisfaction.
11/7/2024
Building Better Healthcare Through Strategic Funding
For healthcare funding to succeed, facilities managers must ensure infrastructure investments are sustainable operationally and financially.
11/6/2024
What Do Healthcare Employees Want from Their Organizations?
Safety, location and company culture are among employees’ top concerns.
10/31/2024
CareTrust REIT to Acquire a Portfolio of 31 Skilled Nursing Facilities
The company expects the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2024.
10/31/2024
Orlando Health Completes Purchase of Three Hospitals from Steward
The three hospitals have been immediately rebranded.
10/28/2024
The Three Key Functions of Lighting in Healthcare Facilities
Lighting in a healthcare facility goes beyond brightening up a dim space.
10/24/2024
Adair County Health System Announces Re-Opening Date for Facility
The facility sustained damage from a tornado this past May and has been closed since then.
10/23/2024
UCHealth and Estes Park Health Sign Letter of Intent to Form Partnership
Estes Park Health will join UCHealth in 2025 when the agreement is finalized.
10/21/2024
OSF HealthCare to Rename OSF Transitional Care Hospital in Illinois
The facility is being renamed to align better with the other hospital names throughout the rest of the OSF Ministry.
10/17/2024
SunLink Health Systems Announces Sale of Trace Regional Hospital
The hospital building and its related real estate sold for approximately $2 million.
10/15/2024
The Queen's Health Systems Acquires Behavioral Hospital from Sutter Health Pacific
It will connect the behavioral health hospital with a broader continuum of local care.
10/14/2024
The Impact of Lighting on Aesthetics and Atmosphere in Healthcare
Lighting manufacturers discuss how lighting affects the look and feel of healthcare facilities.
10/11/2024
PeaceHealth to Acquire Four Providence Clinics in Washington
The four clinics will provide new services and offerings to PeaceHealth’s network.
10/8/2024
