Kaiser Santa Rosa History

1980

This article was published in the Kaiser Permanente Reporter on February 1, 1980 announcing the lease of temporary office space in Santa Rosa, California. Service was planned to begin in mid-March, 1980.

Santa Rosa Architect's Model Kaiser Santa Rosa site before construction began MOB opens in 1981 Construction scene in 1986 Construction scene in 1986 MOB addition under construction in 1987 Santa Rosa campus in 1991 Santa Rosa Hospital 2005	1979 Twenty-three acres at Highway 101 and Bicentennial Way purchased as site for the Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center.
	1980 First Kaiser Permanente clinic in Santa Rosa opens in temporary facilities at Creekside Plaza to care for 25,000 Sonoma County members.
	1981 First Medical Office Building/Clinic (MOB West) opens on the Bicentennial Way site. The facility includes x-ray and laboratory operations, and full-time departments of pediatrics, allergy, family practice, internal medicine, Ob/Gyn, and psychiatry. Membership grows to 36,000.
	1983 Pediatrics, urology and head & neck surgery moved into temporary buildings on the new hospital site. Membership tops 50,000.
	1986 Construction begins on the new hospital.
	1987 Major addition to Medical Office Building West completed.
	1990 Four-story, 160,000 square foot hospital opens. Membership nearly 70,000.
	1991 Second Medical Office Building/Clinic opens (MOB East).
	1993 Three-level parking structure completed.
	1998 New Spiral CT Scanner installed. Program of coordinated case management care put into place for patients with chronic diseases, such as, asthma, diabetes, heart failure and cardiac rehabilitation.
	1999 Laser Vision Correction program begins. Filmless ultrasound system on-line. Membership exceeds 93,000.
	2002 United Way presents Kaiser Santa Rosa with their Community Spirit Award for contributions to the community.
	2003 In February, Rohnert Park Medical Office Building opens, providing Family Medicine care as well as lab, radiology, pharmacy, optometry, and optical sales.
	2003 In October, the Richard Stein Medical Office Building opens and becomes new home to Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Optometry, and Optical sales. Membership reaches 112,000.
	2004 The Outpatient Surgery Unit (OSU) provides an additional operating room for same-day surgeries.