Press Releases: Colorado
June 5, 2009
Kaiser Permanente Hosts Open House at New Parker Medical Offices
Festivities include fresh produce stand, healthy snacks, crafts for kids, meet the physicians, and medical office tours for all Parker-area residents
DENVER — Kaiser Permanente will host a community and member open house at its new Parker Medical Offices on Sunday, June 7, from 1 – 4 p.m. The event, open to the public, will take place at the new Kaiser Permanente medical office building at 10168 Parkglenn Way, just southeast of the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Parker Road in Parker, Colo.
The open house marks the arrival of Kaiser Permanente’s 18th medical office in Colorado and the first in the Parker area, which is one of the health plan’s fastest growing regions.
Area residents and members will have the opportunity to meet Kaiser Permanente physicians and staff, tour the new medical office building, and participate in fun “thriving” activities. The entire event is focused on the Parker area community and will feature local vendors providing:
- Free organic produce and giveaways from Tri-County Parker Farmers Market
- Nutritious yogurt parfait bar from Sweet Lorraine’s Catering
- Peanuts Face Painting and Balloon Fun
- Drawing for free gym membership from 24-Hour Fitness
Additionally, families attending the event will enjoy arts and crafts and entertainment provided by Radio Disney. To welcome the community, Mayor Casiano will share remarks with Kaiser Permanente leaders at 2 p.m.
“Convenient care is a key promise we make to our members and we are committed to providing access to services that are close to home,” said Leo Tokar, Kaiser Permanente Colorado’s vice president, marketing, sales and business development. “The community of Parker was the fastest growing municipality in the United States in the 1990s and it continues to attract new residents and industries. By investing in this community, we can decrease drive time and improve convenient access to quality, affordable medical services for thousands of Kaiser Permanente members and future members living in Parker and nearby communities.”
About the Kaiser Permanente Parker Medical Offices
The new Parker Medical Offices offer a variety of services, so Kaiser Permanente members can take care of several health care needs in one convenient place:
- Primary Care: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
- Pharmacy
- Laboratory
- Scheduled appointments offered until 5 p.m.
Location: Parker Medical Offices, 10168 Parkglenn Way, Parker, CO 80138. For a map, directions, and a complete list of Parker physicians, visit kp.org.
About Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Kaiser Permanente Colorado is the state's largest nonprofit health plan, proudly working to improve the lives and health of Denver, Boulder, and Southern Colorado area residents for 40 years. Kaiser Permanente Colorado provides comprehensive health care services to more than 480,000 members through 17 medical offices and a network of affiliated hospitals and physicians. The health plan was recently named “Highest in Member Satisfaction” among Commercial Health Plans by J.D. Power and Associates. It is also the top-ranked commercial and Medicare health plan in Colorado, according to U.S. News & World Report/National Committee for Quality Assurance. In 2008, Kaiser Permanente directed more than $50 million to community benefit programs to improve the health of all Coloradans. For more Kaiser Permanente news, visit kp.org/newscenter.