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- NorthWest Healthcare Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: NWH.UN) is a Canadian open-ended real estate investment trust that owns, manages and develops a diversified portfolio of high-quality international healthcare real estate infrastructure; the portfolio, comprising 167 income-producing properties totaling approximately 15.8 million square feet of gross leasable area as of mid-2025, includes core infrastructure hospitals, specialty hospitals, outpatient and ambulatory care centres, multi-tenant medical office buildings, rehabilitation centres, specialty clinics, aged care facilities, and properties focused on research, education and life sciences, with tenants primarily consisting of leading hospital operators and healthcare practitioners supported by government funding. The REIT operates in major urban markets across Canada, the United States, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, delivering stable income through long-term indexed leases and high occupancy rates. Founded in 2004 and publicly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange since 2010, it maintains headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, and employs over 210 professionals across seven countries to execute value-add partnerships with healthcare operators.
In recent strategic developments, the REIT completed the sale of 46 properties and unlisted securities for $1.6 billion in proceeds primarily used for debt repayment as part of its 2023-initiated strategic review process, which concluded with the divestiture of its UK portfolio in 2024; it extended leases on six UK hospitals in May 2024, increasing maturities from nine to 25 years while securing a $1.7 million surrender fee and new tenancy. In November 2025, NorthWest reached a conditional agreement to internalize management rights of Vital Healthcare Property Trust for NZ$214 million ($170 million) in cash, subject to lender consents, regulatory approvals and Vital's NZ$175 million equity raise, enabling deleveraging and a reallocation of capital toward North American growth while retaining a 24% stake in Vital; additionally, its second-largest tenant Healthscope Pty Ltd repaid all deferred rents plus interest by October 2025 amid a receiver-led sale process, with operations continuing uninterrupted. These moves reflect ongoing portfolio optimization, NOI growth from inflationary rent adjustments, and fair value gains of $8.8 million in Q3 2025.