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Health Care Construction: A Market in Flux

By Joanne Costin

Top contractors talk about how the health care reform law, changing demographics, and even BIM are influencing equipment use and demand for this sector.

Regardless of how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR 3962), fear of the unknown has already propelled the health care industry into an era of unprecedented change. Contractors responsible for building hospitals, surgical centers, medical offices and other health care facilities have already begun to see the impact of these drastic changes.

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Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) is an international trade association representing companies involved in the distribution, rental and support of equipment used in construction, mining, forestry, power generation, agriculture and industrial applications. AED member dealers are unique in that they are each authorized, via contract with an original equipment manufacturer, to inventory, sell and service new machinery in a given geography. More than 90% of AED's factory authorized dealers rent construction equipment as well. The Associated Equipment Distributors strongly adheres to and strongly advocates principles of integrity, ethics and fairness. The AED urges its members to conduct their businesses ethically and compatibly with the free enterprise system and the laws which govern it. Contractors can locate factory authorized construction equipment dealers at the MachineMart® web site.
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