Medical Facilities
The Munsch Hardt Medical Facilities group represents a number of owners, developers, operators and developers of hospitals, surgery centers, medical office buildings and other medical facilities. We also represent health care systems, physicians, physician groups and home health care providers and consultants as well as providers and suppliers. We handle a variety of legal matters for our medical clients including acquisitions and dispositions, development and construction, leasing, lending and finance, management agreements, partnerships and joint ventures, land use and entitlements, environmental, insurance and telecommunications. Often we represent health care systems, surgery center operators and physician groups throughout the life cycles of their businesses from initial development through a sale or other exit strategy transaction. Our attorneys who work in the health care/real estate area are up to speed on the relevant laws and regulations that affect the use and ownership of medical facilities.
The Munsch Hardt Real Estate group works with other attorneys in the firm on matters involving our health care clients. The Munsch Hardt Corporate & Securities group represents health care clients in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other combinations and divestitures and Munsch Hardt's Insolvency, Restructuring & Creditors' Rights and Business Litigation groups represent health care clients in bankruptcy, restructuring and litigation matters related to health care companies, assets and operations.
- Representation of a major hospital system in its leasing (including negotiation of leases, amendment of leases and termination of leases) and other real estate activities.
- Negotiation and preparation of physician lease agreements for medical office space ranging from 1,500 square feet to space in excess of 60,000 square feet.
- Negotiation and preparation of medical ground leases and retail space leases for spaces ranging from 5,000 square feet to in excess of 45,000 square feet.
- Representation of physician groups in partnership and development agreement negotiations for the construction of two surgical hospitals.
- Negotiation and preparation of hospital lease agreements for hospitals ranging from 45,000 square feet to 65,000 square feet.
- Representation of a medical facility in connection with physician lease disputes and defaults.
- Review and negotiation of medical equipment leases.
- Review and negotiation of medical equipment service agreements with providers.
- Review and negotiation of strategic relationship agreements related to medical equipment purchasing and servicing for amounts in excess of $30 million.
- Review and negotiation of online license agreements for medical information services for physicians and nurses.
- Review and negotiation of software management agreements and related financing.
- Review and negotiation of affiliation and name licensing agreements.
- Preparation of a spill prevention, control and countermeasure plan.
- Negotiation of medical product purchase agreements.
- Negotiation of telephone systems equipment agreements and software licensing agreements.
- Negotiation of master accounts agreements.
- Negotiation of Internet access agreements.
- Assumed name filings.
- Review of a Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) facility agreement.
- Negotiation of various hospital services agreements (for example, laundry/linen services, radiology, x-ray and diagnostic imaging services).
- Review and provide advice regarding web site privacy policies.
- Negotiation of an email marketing agreement.
- Negotiation of physician office parking lot agreements.
- Intellectual property matters relating to service marks for various types of hospital services.
- Intellectual property matters relating to trademarks.
- Representation of a medical facility in connection with breach of physician contracts.
- Representation in connection with administrative complaints to Texas State Department of Health Services.
- Representation of medical facilities in connection with lawsuits by taxing authorities.
- Preparation of cease and desist letters on behalf of a medical facility regarding various matters.
- Representation of a hospital in connection with a service provider breach of hospital contracts.
- Representation of a hospital in connection with subpoenas or requests for depositions not related to a personal injury matter.
- Representation of a hospital as a creditor in connection with various bankruptcy matters.
- Development of protocol for bankruptcy collections.
- Creation and termination of a medical facility and hospital subsidiaries.
- Representation of a hospital in connection with filed mechanic's and materialmen's liens.
- Representation of an eye surgeon in establishing two surgery centers, medical offices and optical retail space.
- Representation of four consortiums of surgeons in establishing surgery centers in North Texas.
- Representation of an association of medical health centers that develops facilities in high need areas.
- Representation of a San Antonio, Texas health center in the development and construction of a new medical and wellness facility.
