What’s New: Multiple developments, including a HealthPlex in Alexandria, a new hospital in Springfield and a proton therapy center In an effort to improve the health of the communities where its members live and work, the provider has also invested $4.7 million to increase access, making sure underinsured individuals in the Alexandria area get the care they need.Ĭompleted: April 2019 Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States’ Alexandria Medical Center (Courtesy Kaiser Permanente) Inova Officials note the medical center was needed due to Kaiser Permanente’s rapid growth and demand for its integrated approach to care delivery, which combines health care and coverage in one package. Located in the Potomac Yard area, the facility, Kaiser’s first in Alexandria, shares a space with the headquarters for the National Industries for the Blind. Because many NoVA residents have busy lives, the facility has been set up as a one-stop medical center featuring radiology, pharmacy and laboratory services. With a focus on primary and specialty care, the center offers a variety of services, including women’s health, physical therapy, optometry and adult and pediatric care.

What’s New: The opening of the Alexandria Medical CenterĪs a part of its expansion into Northern Virginia, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States opened the 40,000-square-foot Alexandria Medical Center in April 2019. Once the construction project is completed, the process will begin to move the outpatient services to the new facility while also reworking the original center to include more inpatient care by expanding the emergency department and adding beds.Įxpected Completion Date: Garage 2021/Outpatient Facility 2022Ī rendering of Virginia Hospital Center’s expansion at its Arlington campus (Courtesy Virginia Hospital Center) The expansion will open up space at the main hospital facility, which has been at capacity, and will allow the hospital to meet the needs of the growing community. The $250 million project includes adding a parking garage and an outpatient facility with services such as physical therapy, surgery, pharmacy, imaging, endoscopy, lab and administrative offices. What’s New: A $250 million expansion at its Arlington campusĬonstruction workers are as common a sight at Virginia Hospital Center as doctors and nurses these days, as crews have been working on the first expansion to the facility in nearly 20 years.

While most medical news these days focuses on the pandemic, Northern Virginia’s health professionals haven’t taken their eyes off of making sure all ailments are treated.

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