Carolinas HealthCare selling 15 buildings

Carolinas HealthCare System is selling 15 medical office buildings in the Charlotte, NC, region to Nashville-based Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. for $162 million. The deal could close by the end of the year, says Greg Gombar, chief financial officer for Carolinas HealthCare. "We'll use that money for other capital purposes," he said. "We have a huge amount of capital needs in the community."