Medtail and Dollar Store Medicine Emerge as Heavyweights in Healthcare CRE

"Experiencing a medical emergency is just one aspect of care, it can be the door opener. Follow up services are profitable."

By Tanya Sterling | November 22, 2019 at 07:00 AM

CHICAGO, IL.—As healthcare real estate continues to flourish, "medtail" and "dollar store" medicine have emerged as popular niches within the sector.

Medtail is the burgeoning trend of retail centers being leased to medical offices. General physicians to urgent care centers are rapidly relocating to community and neighborhood retail strip malls.

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