Diversified Healthcare Trust is one of the leading owners of real estate focused on healthcare and life sciences located throughout the United States. DHC seeks to acquire and own properties that take strategic advantage of demographic trends, investments in biological breakthroughs and the development and implementation of medical services and technologies. As of December 31, 2020, DHC owns approximately a $8.2 billion investment portfolio consisting of 397 properties in 36 states and Washington, D.C.
DHC became a publicly traded REIT in 1999. DHC is a component of 129 market indices and it comprises more than 1% of the following indices as of December 31, 2020: BI North America Healthcare REIT Valuation Peers (BIHLCRNP), Bloomberg Real Estate Investment Trust Mid Cap Index (BBREMIDC) and the Bloomberg Real Estate Investment Trust Healthcare Index (BBREHLTH).