Aging population means big growth in hospital construction

Experts say the Dayton metro area is a prime market for building new facilities and expanding health care services because of aging infrastructure and growth in the number of people over 65.

By 2030, 22 percent of the state’s population will be 65 or older, according to a recent report from Miami University’s Scripps Gerontology Center.

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Keeping up with demand has led to steady construction of new patient towers, cancer centers, and emergency departments across this region.

Nationwide, there are at least 1,340 projects underway or in the planning stage valued at $97 billion, according to a recent report from Revista, a Maryland-based health care real estate research firm.

Locally, hospital construction has been booming for several years as major hospital networks continue to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into projects directly benefiting architects, construction firms, suppliers and others.

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