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Kevin Knue Promoted to Senior Vice President and Named Partner

As a key member of the Bremner Real Estate team, Kevin Knue works seamlessly with both internal and external teams to ensure the highest quality results for clients — and for the communities they serve. He has overseen projects such as the LEED Silver Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic in Tampa, Florida, Indianapolis’s LEED Gold Eskenazi Health Fifth/Third Faculty Office Building, and the four stand-alone hospitals of the SCL-Emerus Community Hospitals system in Denver. These efforts alone encompass collective millions of square feet and multiple specialties from emergency and cancer centers to primary care and women’s wellness. Success isn’t measured in square footage; it’s measured in impact. Healthcare systems and providers will be able to deliver care more effectively and efficiently, and countless patients will benefit from up-to-date, efficient facilities that meet their needs. Kevin says, “The exciting part of my role is that we can use a wide array of skills to help a hospital system implement their vision for new development, and at the end of the day when we deliver the project, the best part is seeing new patients [...]

2021-06-01T19:03:56+00:00June 1st, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Kevin Knue Promoted to Senior Vice President and Named Partner

Five Real Estate Questions Healthcare Professionals Should Be Asking

Healthcare real estate is a fast-paced dynamic world; a strong real estate portfolio is critical in empowering systems and physician groups to achieve the “Holy Trinity” of healthcare. Quality of care, convenience, and cost-effectiveness. Outdated spaces, on the other hand, are a drain on all three, and operational and profitability challenges impact your ability to deliver the exceptional standard of care to which you hold yourself. When investigating opportunities, it is essential to ask some tough questions and dig deep into your current assets, as well as your future goals. Here are five healthcare real estate questions (and a bonus “big” question!) to ask as you start the process: Do our existing real estate assets provide our community with a top-rated healthcare experience?  Healthcare providers and systems need to take an unflinching look at their existing portfolio. Is it meeting their needs? More importantly, is it meeting the needs of those they serve? If not, dig deeper: Why? What’s wrong, and how can we fix it?  There are a number of red flags that indicate a portfolio is not conducive to providing [...]

2021-05-20T16:10:47+00:00May 20th, 2021|Blog, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Five Real Estate Questions Healthcare Professionals Should Be Asking

Bremner Spotlight: Debbie Johnson

The healthcare real estate market must evolve as rapidly as the healthcare industry itself. Today’s providers need flexibility, and they are turning to a convenience care-based model that brings services “off campus” from the hospital, allowing them to reach more people, more conveniently and cost-effectively. This is just one trend, among many, that is driving the industry today. And it is one trend, among many, that Bremner Real Estate’s Vice President of Leasing, Debbie Johnson, tracks, analyzes, and takes into consideration as she brokers real estate transactions for a major healthcare system. Dedicated Healthcare Real Estate Broker There is more than 1.3 billion square feet of healthcare real estate in the United States, and as systems and providers seek to balance care, convenience, and cost - the “Holy Trinity” of healthcare - their needs are only growing. Debbie, a veteran commercial real estate executive, is a dedicated broker for a large health system. Based in Indianapolis, Debbie helps her client navigate the complex world of healthcare real estate and balance those critical needs with agility and efficiency. As a national healthcare system, [...]

2021-07-20T15:59:26+00:00April 20th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Bremner Spotlight: Debbie Johnson
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