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HEALTHCARE REAL ESTATE

Medical and Retail 2021

The year 2020 saw quite a health care users. Many of
few notable mergers and these spaces will hold
launches across the health- reimagined medtail (medical
care industry. One of the + retail) spaces, such as
biggest shifts was the rate at “super clinics”, “micro-hos-
which retailers entered the pitals” and other specialty
healthcare market or care.
expanded their existing
healthcare offerings. In the Expanding Contactless
coming year, healthcare will Healthcare
continue to act as a safe har- Limiting human contact
bor for retailers looking to was the theme of 2020.
right the ship in tumultuous BY ALEXANDER Curbside pickup, grocery
seas. This ongoing intersec- BROWN delivery and contactless
tion between industries payment were a few of the
could play out many different ways. ways retailers provided safe transactions
for their customers. We may see a wave of
Healing environments. Inspired design. First Testing, Soon Vaccinating new partnerships to enable contactless
One way retailers forayed into health- healthcare flows, or new contactless
In practice since 1915, we know that exceptional healthcare design care in 2020 was by offering services spe- healthcare technologies developed by
optimizes clinical operations, healthcare delivery, and capital resource cific to the COVID-19 outbreak itself. large retailers. Recently, CVS signed a con-
management. We apply evidence-based design and research to create Companies like Target, Walgreens and tract with PayPal and later became the first
patient-focused environments that meet strategic goals, maximize CVS opened up their locations as free test- national retailer to offer contactless
ing sites for the virus. CVS alone adminis- Venmo and PayPal technology at checkout
budget, streamline operations, and adapt to tomorrow’s needs. With
tered six million tests between March and registers. It is likely that more retailers will
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back to stores and could help win over healthcare delivery.
some new shoppers—but only if retailers
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‘long lines and chaos’. Will be Successful
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While retailers like Walmart have seen
Medical Malls on the Rise success from its healthcare expansions,
Minute clinics, pharmacies and mini others have not been as successful. In
health centers have become mainstays at 2021, a safe prediction is that there will be
big box stores over the years. But in 2021, more missteps from big retailers trying to
healthcare services will take over retail real get a piece of the healthcare market. Two
estate at an even higher rate. Retail sites to watch may be “Google Health” and
are ideal for redevelopment since they typ- Amazon HealthLake.
ically have adequate utilities, parking and
entitlements (zoning) for hospital and For more information, contact
Alexander.Brown@colliers.com.

KIDZ Medical Services

Opens Office in Doral

KIDZ Medical, a multi-
specialty pediatric practice
with locations throughout
South Florida, opened an
office to serve patients in
the Doral area. The new
location is 3785 NW 82nd
Ave, Suite 307, just across
from CityPlace in Doral.
“We're delighted to open
a new office to serve our
patients in the vibrant,
young and growing Doral community," commented Wayne Brackin, President
and CEO of KIDZ Medical. "We look forward to expanding the panel of special-
ists available to our patients in Doral.”
The board-certified pediatric specialists seeing children in Doral include pedi-
atric gastroenterologists Mario Taño, M.D., Aymin Delgado-Borrego, M.D., and
Neeraj Raghunath, M.D.; pediatric pulmonologist Kunjana Mavunda, M.D.; pedi-
atric nephrologist Mariselis Rosa-Sanchez, M.D.; pediatric endocrinologist Sheila
Perez-Colon, M.D., and pediatric cardiologist Abdulwahab Aldousany, M.D.
Since its founding in 1988 as Critical Care Newborn Services, KIDZ Medical
has grown into a regional, multi-specialty physician practice that partners with
leading adult acute care and pediatric health systems, physician groups and out-
patient providers on both coasts of Florida.

To contact the Doral office, call (305) 556-4263.

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