One Year Later, Kaiser’s Watts Medical Offices Have Improved Health and Lives of the Community – Los Angeles Sentinel

A couple of yr in the past, Kaiser Permanente Watts Medical Places of work opened their doorways to the neighborhood, enabling residents to have simpler entry to a myriad of high quality well being care providers nearer to residence due to the brand new 61,855-square-foot facility, which additionally homes the Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Studying Middle.

The medical places of work at 1465 E. 103rd St. in South Los Angeles have been constructed within the coronary heart of the Watts neighborhood – an space with a longstanding historical past of underinvestment and lack of medical services. The mission demonstrated Kaiser Permanente’s dedication to the neighborhood and supplies members with improved entry to distinctive well being providers.

Within the final yr, the Watts Medical Places of work have had a profound constructive influence on the neighborhood. Amongst others, greater than 33,000 grownup main care, nurse clinic, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Inhabitants Care Administration, Psychiatry and Social Companies appointments have been made. Greater than 3,100 flu pictures have been administered to guard members’ well being; greater than 1,100 mammograms have been carried out as a part of breast most cancers prevention; and greater than 2,000 x-rays have been executed.

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“Due to the assist of many neighborhood and well being care leaders, I’m so proud to say we’re offering the distinctive care Kaiser Permanente is thought for proper right here in Watts,” mentioned Mitchell Winnik, senior vp and space supervisor for the Kaiser Permanente Downey Service Space. “This facility has grow to be a pillar locally.”

Dr. Laurie Anne Chu, medical director for the Downey Service Space, famous: “In the course of the planning and opening of this facility, one non-negotiable objective was having a medical workplace with many providers in order that our members didn’t need to journey to get the care they wanted. I actually consider we’ve touched numerous lives. Whereas we’re celebrating the primary yr of the Watts Medical Places of work, we all know there will probably be extra to rejoice sooner or later.”

Accessible providers on the Watts Medical Places of work embrace grownup main care, behavioral well being, laboratory, nurse clinic, Ob-Gyn, pediatrics, pharmacy and radiology.

The Medical Places of work are open to Kaiser Permanente members Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to five p.m. To make an appointment, name the Kaiser Permanente Appointment Middle at 1-833-574-2273.