MedEquities Realty Acquires Vibra IRF Assets

MedEquities Realty Acquires Vibra IRF Assets

by | Jun 28, 2018 10:02 am | Rehabilitation

Vibra Healthcare LLC has sold the real estate assets of its 60-bed Southern Indiana Rehabilitation Hospital, an inpatient rehabilitiation facility (IRF) it acquired on April 30 this year from KentuckyOne, a subsidiary of Ascension. The hospital is located in New Albany, Indiana, a suburb of Louisville, Kentucky, where KentuckyOne is based. The buyer, MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MRT), agreed to pay $23.4 million for the 64,380-square foot facility, with an average price-per-bed of $390,000. The company concurrently executed a 15-year triple-net lease of the IRF with Vibra at an initial lease rate of 9.0% with annual escalators. Vibra will convert the 26 beds currently used as... Read More »

Rehab Hospitals Attract More REITs in 2016

by | Dec 1, 2016 8:27 pm | Rehabilitation

REITs are on the move in the healthcare services sectors, and rehabilitation hospitals are following the trend we’ve noted in the Hospital sector. Through December 1, REITs have made five acquisitions targeting rehabilitation hospitals, compared with two such deals announced in 2015, and two in 2014. The most recent announcement came from Global Medical REIT Inc. (NYSE: GMRE), which went public on June 29, 2016. Using proceeds from that IPO, the company acquired three rehab hospitals from affiliates of Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: HR), for a total of approximately $68 million. HealthSouth Corp. (NYSE: HLS) is the tenant in all three hospitals, which are located in Mesa, Arizona, and... Read More »