Kaiser Permanente buys surgery center in southwest Bakersfield
Kaiser Permanente announced its acquisition Wednesday of a southwest Bakersfield surgery center the company said will solidify its presence in a fast-growing part of the city.
The Oakland-based health plan’s purchase of a 13,000-square-foot building in the Seven Oaks Business Park adds to Kaiser’s already significant presence in Bakersfield. It has medical offices and facilities — but no local hospital of its own — in the city’s central, western and northeastern portions.
“Kaiser Permanente Kern County is expanding our footprint in a high growth area, enabling us to continue to provide high-quality, convenient care to our members here in Kern County,” Maybelle S. Liquigan, senior vice president area manager, said in an email statement.
The property at 4500 Trade Center Court is expected to undergo a full renovation before opening to patients in early 2027. But what services will ultimately be available there, Kaiser did not say.
“We are in the early stages of planning and will provide updates regarding services and number of employees as we progress,” Liquigan stated. She noted the purchase was not just about acquiring property but about serving the local community and enhancing the company’s health-care delivery capabilities in the region to make health care more personal and accessible.
The building contains two almost identical halves, each with three operating rooms and nine pre- and post-operative beds or rooms, according to commercial real estate listings website LoopNet.
The facility’s western half has been home to New Horizon Surgical Center. The eastern half previously housed the Oaks Surgical Center. LoopNet calls the building Bakersfield’s newest surgery center, with construction completed in 2016.