Adding value by hospital real estate: An exploration of Dutch practice

Objectives: To explore how hospital real estate can add value to the health care organisation , which values are prioritized in practice, and why.<br/>Background: Dutch healthcare organisations are self-responsible for the costs and benefits of their accommodation. Meanwhile, a lively debate is going on about possible added values of corporate...

Pre-occupancy evaluation of patient satisfaction in hospitals

Only when a building has been built it becomes clear if the building works as expected and if the objectives of the clients, customers, end users and other stakeholders are attained. If not, it is difficult and costly to adapt a building-in-use to fit with the needs and interests of the stakeholders. This paper explores how some of the pre-set...

Value adding management of hospital real estate: Balancing between different stakeholders’ perspectives

In addition to cost effectiveness, possible contributions of real estate to organisational performance are incorporated in strategic corporate real estate management nowadays more and more. This paper explores the concept of adding value by real estate and how this concept is being applied in design and management of hospital accommodations....

Sturen op toegevoegde waarde van ziekenhuisvastgoed

Vastgoed is een van de middelen waarop organisaties kunnen sturen om de organisatiedoelen te realiseren en waarde toe te voegen aan de organisatie. Door de stelselwijziging wordt het voor ziekenhuisdirecties steeds belangrijker om gericht te sturen op de toegevoegde waarde van hun vastgoed. Welke keuzes maken zij hierin en waarom? Welke...

Private investments in hospitals: a comparison of three healthcare systems and possible implications for real estate strategies

Objectives: This article explores lessons to be learned from three different healthcare systems and the possible implications for the management of healthcare real estate, in particular in connection to the Dutch system. It discusses similarities and differences among the different systems, in search of possible consequences on cost, financing,...

Strategisch sturen op locatiepotenties: Zorgvastgoed in de stedelijke context

Dit artikel verkent een aantal overwegingen ten aanzien van de positie die ziekenhuisorganisaties (willen) innemen in de stad. Wat is beter: een locatie midden in de stad met alle voorzieningen dicht in de buurt, of een locatie buiten het centrum met meer uitbreidingsmogelijkheden en goed bereikbaar vanaf de snelweg? Blijven zorgfuncties...