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HealthcareFinancing

Funding for those who care.

Specialized lending for medical, dental and specialty practices across Dublin, Worthington, Bexley and the broader OhioHealth and Nationwide Children's referral network.

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Healthcare financing for New Orleans businesses

Healthcare in New Orleans spans dental, medical, behavioral health, urgent care, surgery centers, imaging, DME suppliers and senior care. The local provider ecosystem is anchored by OhioHealth, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Louisiana State Wexner Medical Center, the VA Central Louisiana Healthcare System, and a deep bench of Dublin and Westerville independent practices. Each segment has a different best-fit lender pool and underwriting playbook.

Practice acquisitions - buying into a partnership, acquiring a retiring provider's practice or rolling up multiple locations - are usually the highest-stakes financing decision a provider makes. SBA 7(a) can fund up to 90% of acquisition value with practice cash flow as primary collateral. Specialty practice-lending banks compete aggressively with SBA on rate and speed for the strongest profiles, offering streamlined structures for dental, medical and veterinary.

Beyond acquisitions, New Orleans healthcare providers finance equipment (CBCT scanners, CT/MRI, surgical platforms, dental chairs), real estate (buying the medical office building you currently lease - often the highest-NPV move a mature practice makes) and working capital (smoothing payer reimbursement gaps). Drawbridge Lending matches the product to the provider stage, payer mix and operating model.

Programs - Healthcare

The plays we route most for healthcare

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  • 01

    Medical Practice Loans

    Clinics & physician groups

    Acquisition, partner buy-in, expansion and working capital tailored to the rhythms of insurance reimbursements.

    • Up to 100% project financing
    • Terms up to 10 years
    • Deferred payment options
    $50K-$7M
  • 02

    Dental Practice Loans

    Equipment, expansion & acquisition

    Finance chairs, CBCT imaging, build-outs or a full practice purchase with structures designed for DSOs and solo New Orleans dentists.

    • Chairs, imaging & software
    • Practice acquisition
    • Refinance existing debt
    Rates from 7.25%
  • 03

    SBA 7(a) for Practices

    Long-term, low-rate practice capital

    The SBA's flagship program — common for partner buy-ins, satellite office expansion and full practice acquisitions.

    • Up to $5M
    • 10-year working capital terms
    • Real estate up to 25 years
    From 8.25% APR
  • 04

    Unsecured Practice Loans

    No collateral, fast turnaround

    Cash-flow-based underwriting for established practices with strong revenue. No UCC blanket liens or hard collateral.

    • Funded in 1-3 days
    • Terms 1-5 years
    • Up to $500K
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