Healthcare organizations: Capital is critical to optimizing your real estate portfolio

Of all the problems facing the U.S. healthcare system, real estate management may not be the most glaring. Nevertheless, the job of overseeing a widely dispersed collection of hospitals, medical offices and ancillary treatment facilities, both owned and leased, is an ongoing — and costly — challenge for large healthcare systems. While the issue isn’t new, it has grown increasingly complex in recent years, as provider real estate portfolios continue to expand and decentralize.

“The trend…