ROHNERT PARK, CA—As GlobeSt.com just previously reported, SanRamon, CA-based Meridian Property Co. has justwelcomed its newest tenant, Petaluma Health Centerto the medical office building at 5900 State Farm Dr. The companywill occupy the entire second floor, or 34,813 square feet.Meridian COO, John Pollock previously told GlobeSt.com that it is “agreat example of a provider taking advantage of a larger contiguousspace to establish a patient-centered medical home that is close totheir patients, which will foster a collaborative approach to thedelivery of care, resulting in better outcomes and greater patientsatisfaction.”
In an update to that article, Pollock tells GlobeSt.com that “Wehave come a long way from the days of Marcus Welbymedicine and those changes are going to continue at anunprecedented pace with the implementation of theAffordable Care Act, changing technology, the riseof consumer awareness, and the need to move toward a value-basedreimbursement model.”
Those changes, Pollock says, are having a profound effect on thephysical space where healthcare is being delivered. “Meridiancontinues to seek out buildings that can meet the needs of thischanging delivery model with an eye on buildings that providerlarger contiguous space,” he explains.
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