Cranes and mechanical claws rip through the old building on Loisdale Court to make room for a new Kaiser-Permanente facility. Photo by Mike Salmon.
On Loisdale Court, across from Springfield Town Center, one of the high-rise office buildings is coming down to make room for a new Kaiser-Permanente building that will expand the Kaiser health coverage capabilities and modernize their footprint in the Springfield area.
The new facility will be right next to their existing Kaiser-Permanente office that currently houses doctor’s offices, a lab and pharmacy for Kaiser members. The current office is often crowded, and the limited parking is not adequate for the clientele.
Supervisor Rodney Lusk (D-Lee) has spoken with Kaiser about the plans, and noted the current building is “pretty much obsolete,” he said. In the medical field, the providers are keeping up with advances in technology to provide the latest and greatest for their patients, and this move by Kaiser is a must for the growing Springfield area.
The new Springfield Medical Center will provide primary care, limited specialties, pharmacy, laboratory, and imaging services, said Marisa Lavine, Senior Director of Public Relations at Kaiser Permanente. “Once the new building is open, we will demolish the current building and use the space for surface parking,” she added.
The Metro station is nearby, and the links to the Fairfax County Parkway and I-95 make this location ideal for a growing health provider. By moving to a building right next door, it will be a seamless transition. “Easier for their members,” Lusk said.
The new Kaiser facility will be modeled after the Tyson’s Kaiser office that opened recently.
The new building is scheduled to open in late 2022 or early 2023, and even with the COVID-19 restrictions in place in early April, cranes were still in action, tearing the present office building down. Building destruction work is scheduled to be completed in early summer.
Kaiser Permanente was founded in 1945 and currently has headquarters in Oakland, California. They have 39 hospitals, 706 medical offices and 218,297 employees. The offices in Virginia are part of their Mid Atlantic facilities.