Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States Announces New 40,000-Square-Foot Medical Office in Alexandria
-- The new 40,000-square-foot medical office will be Kaiser Permanente's first Alexandria office
-- The medical office will offer primary care, imaging, laboratory, pharmacy services, optometry and optical sales - and will be open in early 2019
ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States has announced that it will open a new 40,000-square-foot medical office at The Exchange in the Potomac Yard area of Alexandria, Va.
Located at 3000 Potomac Avenue, the Alexandria Kaiser Permanente Medical Office will be the organization's first Alexandria office. The newly constructed medical office will offer primary care, imaging, laboratory, pharmacy services, optometry and optical sales.
"We are excited to provide another center that supports our mission of promoting the health of the members and communities we serve," said Kim Horn, president of Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States. "This new medical facility is an important investment in our growth and a milestone along our path as the Mid-Atlantic States' leading provider of care and coverage and the model for how health should be delivered across the nation."
The medical office, which will be located in a 100,000-square-foot building that will also serve as the National Industries for the Blind's new headquarters, will open in the first quarter of 2019.
Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States is excited to bring its award-winning care to more individuals in Virginia. The organization has been recognized nationally and regionally as one of the top health plans for excellence in patient care outcomes.
Last year, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) revealed Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States to be the only Private plan available through employer-sponsored health coverage in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia — and one of only 13 Private health plans available nationwide — to earn a 5 out of 5 rating in its NCQA Health Insurance Plan Ratings 2016-2017. In addition, Kaiser Permanente has the highest rated Medicare plan in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, and, according to the 2016 NCQA Quality Compass® data, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States rates No. 1 in the nation for breast cancer screening, controlling high blood pressure and five other quality measures.
About Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States
Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States region, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, provides and coordinates complete health care services for more than 670,000 members through 29 medical centers in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Founded in 1980, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States is a total health organization comprising Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc., and the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, P.C., an independent medical group that features more than 1,300 physicians. Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States is the only Private plan available through employer-sponsored health coverage in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia – and one of only 13 Private health plans available nationwide – to earn a 5 out of 5 rating from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Health Insurance Plan Ratings 2016–2017. In addition, Kaiser Permanente has the No. 1 Medicare plan in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. For more information about Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, visit kp.org or follow us on Twitter, twitter.com/KPMidAtlantic, or Facebook, www.facebook.com/kpthrive.
SOURCE Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States
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