Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

GLOBAL MEDICAL REIT Inc. PROVIDES acquisition update

Company Completes Previously Announced Planned Acquisition of Three Hospitals for $68 million

BETHESDA, MD – December 21, 2016 – Global Medical REIT Inc. (NYSE: GMRE) (the “Company” or “GMR”), a Maryland corporation engaged primarily in the acquisition of licensed, state-of-the-art, purpose-built healthcare facilities and the leasing of these facilities to leading clinical operators with dominant market share, announced today that on December 20, 2016 it closed on the acquisition of three rehabilitation hospitals for an aggregate purchase price of $68,093,000. The three hospitals are HealthSouth rehabilitation hospitals in Mesa, AZ, Altoona, PA and Mechanicsburg, PA. On November 30, 2016, the Company announced that it had entered into purchase contracts to acquire these hospitals.

David Young, Chief Executive Officer of GMR, stated, “I am very happy to announce that the Company completed its acquisition of three hospitals from affiliates of Healthcare Realty Trust, each of which was leased to HealthSouth Corporation under long-term triple net leases that we assumed commensurate with the close of the transaction. With the completion of this acquisition we have successfully accomplished our year end goal of deploying all of the funds raised during our successful IPO in July.”

About Global Medical REIT Inc.

Global Medical REIT Inc. is a Maryland corporation engaged primarily in the acquisition of licensed, state-of-the-art, purpose-built healthcare facilities and the leasing of these facilities to leading clinical operators with dominant market share. The Company intends to produce increasing, reliable rental revenue by expanding its portfolio, and leasing each of its healthcare facilities to a single market-leading operator under a long-term triple-net lease. The Company’s management team has significant healthcare, real estate and public real estate investment trust, or REIT, experience and has long-established relationships with a wide range of healthcare providers. The Company intends to elect to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2016.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements that are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “estimate”, “plan”, “outlook”, and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by, which such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, not all of which are known to the Company and many of which are beyond the Company’s control, which could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail in the Company’s filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), including, without limitation, the Company’s annual and periodic reports and other documents filed with the Commission. Unless legally required, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements after the date of this release.

Contacts:

Investor Relations Counsel

The Equity Group Inc.

Jeremy Hellman, Senior Associate

(212) 836-9626 / jhellman@equityny.com

Adam Prior, Senior Vice President

(212) 836-9606 / aprior@equityny.com