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• ZHREF IV, LLC Acquires Papp Clinic
  12/30/2008 - ZHREF Portfolio UpdatePapp Clinic, a 31,213 square foot medical office building, is located in Newnan, Georgia. The Papp Clinic Physician’s Group has been serving the area since 1919 and has consistently provided premium healthcare services in its market since then. This 100% occupied building has 14 years remaining on its lease.
• John Sweet Discusses ZHREF IV with GlobeSt.com
  12/8/2008 - GlobeSt.com ArticleZiegler's John Sweet was recently interviewed by GlobeSt.com, an online real estate news source. Sweet discussed Ziegler's Healthcare Real Estate Fund IV (ZHREF IV).
• Ziegler Healthcare Economics :: December 2008
  12/2/2008 - Ziegler Healthcare EconomicsRead the December 2008 issue of Ziegler Heathcare Economics to learn more about healthcare real estate, construction management, Don Carlson's Erickson School course, and more.
• Healthcare Real Estate Investments A Viable Opportunity Despite Turmoil in the Financial Markets
  11/26/2008 - Ziegler ArticleIn recent months, while the financial markets have been characterized by uncertainty and instability, healthcare real estate investments - in medical office buildings, senior care facilities, specialty hospitals and other medical-related space - have remained a bright spot.
• Management of Hospital Construction Services
  11/26/2008 - Ziegler ArticleAlthough a necessity in order to continue both the financial viability of a hospital system and to meet the mission related goals, professional in-house construction management has not historically been a strategic focus in the provider industry.
• Peggy Weingartz Joins the Ziegler Team
  10/15/2008 - Ziegler AnnouncementPeggy Weingartz recently joined Ziegler as a director in the Healthcare Finance practice where she focuses on providing comprehensive financial solutions for nonprofit healthcare clients.
• University of Mississippi Medical Center Case Study
  10/15/2008 - Amount: $41,895,000, State: MSThe University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC)in Jackson, Mississippi is the health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi. The Medical Center opened in 1955, but its beginnings go back to 1903 when a two-year medical school was established on the parent Oxford, Mississippi campus.
• Ziegler Advises Purchaser of St. Francis Hospital & Health Center
  10/13/2008 - Ziegler News ReleaseZiegler was called upon to work with Falcon Investors, LLC, the purchaser of St. Francis Hospital & Health Center (now known as MetroSouth Medical Center), to recommend and strategize upon the desired post-acquisition capitalization strategy.
• Ziegler Healthcare Economics :: September 2008
  09/1/2008 - Ziegler Healthcare EconomicsRead the September 2008 issue of Ziegler Heathcare Economics to learn more about Ziegler's commitment to our clients, revenue cycle, Don Carlson's Erickson School course and more.
• Credit Crunch Begins To Squeeze Hospital Industry
  07/25/2008 - Ziegler's Craig Standen Comments on the Hospital Credit CrunchInvestor's Business Daily recently examined the effects of the capital crunch and sub-prime debacle on hospitals and healthcare systems. Craig Standen, Senior Vice President of Ziegler's Healthcare Finance team, highlighted that many hospitals sought letters of credit when times were good, but that costs have risen significantly.
• Healthcare Economics: Oct/Nov 2007
  November 2007 The Oct/Nov 2007 issue of Healthcare Economics highlights physician practice acquisition, Form 990, and important Ziegler updates.
• Twin City Case Study
  2007 - $16,775,000; OHZiegler was engaged to develop and execute a plan of finance that would allow Twin City to fully fund the cost of a replacement facility with minimal equity contribution from the Hospital.
• Doctors' Hospital
  January 2007 - $59,130,000; TXWith a population base that continues to expand, along with significant economic development activity, re-establishing a hospital has become a priority for the citizens of Bridgeport and the local medical community. The community has been working to develop, finance and construct a new hospital. Ziegler developed a comprehensive financing structure, bond documents and official statement preparation, including Appendix A.
• Anderson Hospital
  December 2006 - $13,645,000; ILAnderson Hospital (the “Hospital”) has been a long-standing client with Ziegler serving as sole underwriter on major financings in 1992 and 1999, in addition to the 2006 debt issuance. For the 2006 financing, Ziegler was asked to develop and execute a plan of finance to fund the expansion of obstetrics capacity by adding a second floor to the obstetrics unit, reimburse the Hospital for prior routine capital expenditures and to refinance certain outstanding taxable building loans.
• Coosa Valley
  September 2005 - $54,400,000; ALThe Sylacauga Health Care Authority (the “Authority”) is an Alabama public corporation that owns and operates Coosa Valley Medical Center (“CVMC”), an acute care with 148 licensed beds, an 85 bed nursing facility, an ambulatory care center, a home health agency, and two medical offi ce buildings. Ziegler was engaged to develop and execute a plan of finance that would allow CVMC to fully fund the cost of the replacement facility without any equity contribution by the Authority.