Patient volume will grow another 20 percent by 2030, but care will increasingly be delivered in outpatient centers—underscoring how important it is for healthcare systems to take a strategic real estate approach to meet these demands. JLL outlines three ways that real estate can influence and benefit systemness strategies in healthcare:
1. Location strategies can drive greater patient access: Strategic location selection that takes into account demographic patterns, demand for care by specialty, external clinical competition, real estate market conditions, and other important geographic factors can inform strategies and further systemness goals.
2. Enhance facilities operations to advance outcomes: A systemness approach to real estate operations can be a lever to reduce overall costs at scale, prevent a pattern of deferred maintenance and support asset value in the long run, along with enhanced patient experience and brand image of the system itself.
3. Leverage healthcare real estate asset value: Systemness strategies can drive real estate values via location commitment and credit strength of the systems themselves. Health systems can extract value from owned assets or leverage third party capital to expand or modernize care delivery or use to fund other priorities.
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