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Hospital and health system operating margins
remained steady in May, with health systems
posting a median year-to-date (YTD) margin of
1.1%, up from 0.9% in March.
At the same time, the median investment per
physician full-time equivalent (FTE) reached
$332,512 in May, marking a 4.7% increase from
2024 and a 19.2% rise compared to 2023. Total
expenses per physician FTE rose 7.6% year over
year to $1.1 million, outpacing revenue growth
of 5.6% and productivity gains of 4.5%, adding
further strain on healthcare organizations’
capacity to invest in real estate expansion.
Despite high inflation, and strong demand
from medical users, MOB investors have
experienced a decline in average deal prices.
This is due to rising interest rates, which have
forced owners of expensive core and core plus
medical outpatient buildings with strong credit
tenants and long weighted average lease
terms to hold their properties and wait for cap
rates to return to levels seen in 2021.
This decline has not impacted medical user
demand though, which is high enough to allow
owners to increase rental rates each quarter
for the past five years.
From May 2023 to May 2025, job postings in
the healthcare sector have increased by a
dramatic 37.5%, as medical providers seek
more staff than in recent years. This metric
has risen by over 137% from May 2020 to May
2025, as healthcare hiring has increased in the
post-COVID era.
This increase is likely to level out or decrease
as the supply of workers rises and
opportunities become more competitive to fill
medical roles across the U.S.
U.S. health systems’ operating
margins see modest increase increase in job postings
37.5%-20.2%1.1%
U.S. medical outpatient building market trends
Source: Avison Young Market Intelligence, CoStar,
Monthly Healthcare Financial Benchmarks – Strata, Revistamed
change in medical office
building (MOB) pricing