With so much retail space going vacant across the country, many healthcare systems are taking advantage of the reduced rental costs of these spaces to locate clinics away from their hospital campus, and closer to the patients they serve. Tenant-improved retail space for primary care also offer long-term benefits: lower rents, adjacencies to other community services and businesses, and strong brand recognition due to locations near busy thoroughfares or on public transportation lines. 

However, these conversions require careful planning with an understanding of how to blend both efficient clinic design with the nuances common to retail space. When transforming a commercial space into a healthcare outpost, HED has identified three critical categories to not only save design time and costs but to maximize the return on your investment over the long-term. Take a look below. 

The design-build construction delivery model has gained significant traction in the construction industry over the past few decades. This approach is valued for speedy delivery and involves a single entity taking responsibility for both the design and construction phases of a project (typically this arrangement involves a design firm and general contracting firm partnership led by the general contractor).

Design-build offers several advantages, and disadvantages that need to be carefully considered before implementation and thoroughly evaluated against on the specific needs and goals of each project. Read more about this delivery method by clicking below.