Salinas Valley PrimeCare Medical Group

Wald Ruhnke & Dost Architects took the needs of this busy practice into consideration when designing this facility, and focused on closely aligning physician and nursing activities to encourage efficiency and optimal communication, while incorporating natural light and outdoor areas for staff. The project included the transformation of a vacant three-acre site into a fully landscaped area, with a 16,000-cubic-foot storm water treatment system concealed underground. The building includes a large covered entry with an atrium lobby, roof deck, and outdoor seating. Inside, an innovative floor plan consisting of sky-lit nurses' station modules ringed with exam rooms efficiently links patient care areas with laboratory facilities, conference rooms, and treatment areas. In addition to the doctors’ offices and examining rooms, PrimeCare’s 20,000-square-foot clinic houses a full laboratory offering the extended service and convenience of on-site testing, plus four surgical procedure rooms that allow patients to undergo minor surgery on site.