Deborah Gordon Published in hfm Magazine
"Squeezing the Funding You Need from Today's' Capital Sources"

Deborah Gordon's article, "Squeezing the Funding You Need from Today's Capital Sources," was published in the April 2010 issue of hfm Magazine, a publication of the Healthcare Financial Management Association. In the article, Deb discusses how healthcare providers facing difficulty in accessing capital in today's economic environment still have many options before them, and possibly brighter prospects in the future. The article outlines the following topics: how healthcare providers need to understand traditional and nontraditional financing options and other potential strategies for accessing capital; common financing options such as: bonds, commercial lending, acquisition financing, and financing through the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 232 program; and alternative strategies for accessing capital, which include: joint ventures, equity, sale of assets, fund-raising, capital leases, internal capital, public grants, and grants from foundations.