Health care construction industry leaders rethink the future of medical spaces

At an October healthcare real estate conference in Seattle, industry leaders agreed that medical spaces must evolve beyond their institutional roots. Across six panels, themes emerged around collaboration, flexibility, adapting to technology, and navigating financial and regulatory constraints. Panelists highlighted the difficulty inherent in launching large, complex medical facility projects, a judgment that is evident in the lack of new, large, multitenant medical office buildings over the past decade.