As Greater Washington’s health systems fight through some of the most difficult industry conditions in recent history, many are rethinking — and changing — their real estate.
The Covid-19 pandemic has created problems within health care, well beyond the coronavirus itself. It’s fueled a dire labor shortage, squeezed already-thin margins, challenged care delivery, aggravated a behavioral health crisis and renewed demand for a more holistic approach to medicine, to name a few.
So the region’s hospitals and provider organizations are advancing projects to address and overcome these obstacles — while, too, meeting the needs of a growing region with an aging population.
Some involve standing up new buildings and breaking into new geographies within this market. Some mean expanding established spaces and adding to current campuses. Some have hit delays while others target ahead-of-schedule delivery dates. A growing contingent looks to replace old medical centers with new ones,…
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