On
June 16, Kaiser doctors and area leaders broke ground at what will eventually
be the new Promenade Medical Office Building in south Elk Grove.
The
two-story, 67,000- square-foot Kaiser Permanente facility will be designed to
focus on matters affecting patients’ mind, body and soul.
It
will feature a 50-meter outdoor sports track that will be part of a
4,000-square-foot Sports Medicine
Center where athletes can be evaluated and rehabilitated.
In
addition to the sports center, the medical office will also house adult
medicine, pediatrics, women’s health, health education, radiology, laboratory
and pharmacy services.
The
building is scheduled to open in late 2011.
Elk
Grove Mayor Sophia Scherman, Vice Mayor Steve Detrick, city council member Pat
Hume, Dr.
Richard Isaacs, M.D., and Dr. Lisa Liu, M.D., broke ground where the new
facility will be built.
“Your
presence in Elk Grove means more quality health and wellness for our
residents,” Scherman said in a speech before they broke ground.
Dr. Isaacs and Dr. Liu
also addressed the crowd.
Liu
said the building will be “thoughtfully designed” with soothing colors, local
artwork and a coffee bistro inside.
“We’re
committed to making our facility a one-stop shop,” she said.
The
new office will have a Healthy
Living store where members can buy health and wellness equipment.
“We’ve
been looking forward to this for quite some time,” Isaacs said. “Driving
through the community, we’re aware of the economic impact in this area.”
Liu
echoed that statement in her speech, saying, “I’m sure it won’t be long until
this facility is surrounded by retail stores and restaurants.”
The
building will be adjacent to the vacant Elk Grove Promenade Mall site where
construction halted due to developer General Growth Properties undergoing
bankruptcy.
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