Renown Opens New Location in Sparks, Nevada
October 08, 2020
Increasing access, affordability and convenience, Renown's newest medical group location makes it easy for Spanish Springs/Sparks residents to tend to their healthcare needs at a single location.
Today, Renown Health announced the opening of a second Renown Medical Group in Sparks-Spanish Springs, Nevada. Located at 1525 Los Altos Pkwy., the newest medical group office offers residents in the greater Sparks area a one-stop destination for primary care, pediatrics and lab services.
“We are proud to invest in expanding access to primary care services in the growing Sparks community,” said Tony Slonim, MD, DrPH, president and CEO of Renown. “With a goal to increase affordability and convenience, Renown’s newest medical group location makes it easy for adults, children and families in Spanish Springs and the greater Sparks area to manage many of their health and healthcare needs under one roof.”
Program Overview
Beginning, Wed., Oct. 14, the newest Renown Medical Group location at 1525 Los Altos Pkwy. will open to provide care to patients of all ages.
“A number of highly skilled and compassionate medical professionals are here to provide exceptional primary care and lab services,” said Ty Windfeldt, chief operations officer for health services. “We are excited for the community to see this gorgeous space, filled with natural light, healing colors and images, as well as state-of-the-art clinical equipment, a Senior Care Plus lounge featuring meeting rooms, teaching areas and conference spaces to better serve members of Hometown Health’s Medicare Advantage Plan.”
Improving Relationships and Enhancing Care
The new Renown Medical Group location will be among the first to implement Renown’s new Building Relationships to Improve Care (BRIC) model, designed to further improve patients’ healthcare experiences and maximize convenience and value.
“Renown’s new BRIC model will give medical providers more time with their patients, ensuring they get all of their questions answered and leave feeling even more confident in the care they are receiving,” said Chief Medical Officer for Health Services Rahul Mediwala, MD. “Through this model, we’ll continue putting our patients at the center of everything we do, with the goal of making our primary care medical services more accessible and affordable.”
Consumer demand for a Renown Medical Group provider continues to increase, and demand remains high. Renown continues to recruit additional medical providers to meet our community’s growing need for care.
Interview/Visual Opportunities
n Monday, Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. – noon, members of the media are invited to tour the new location and speak to a Renown representative about the value Renown Medical Group -Los Altos brings to our community. Please email news@renown.org or call 775-691-7308 to confirm your attendance.
About Renown Health
Renown Health is the region’s largest, locally owned and governed, not-for-profit integrated healthcare network serving Nevada, Lake Tahoe and northeast California. With a diverse workforce of more than 7,000 employees, Renown has fostered a longstanding culture of excellence, determination and innovation. The organization comprises a trauma center, two acute care hospitals, a children’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a medical group and urgent care network, and the region’s largest, locally owned not-for-profit insurance company, Hometown Health. Renown’s institute model addresses social determinants of health and includes: Child Health, Behavioral Health & Addiction, Healthy Aging and Health Innovation. Clinical institutes include: Cancer, Heart and Vascular Heath, Neurosciences and Robotic Surgery. Renown is currently enrolling participants in the world’s largest community-based genetic population health study, the Healthy Nevada Project® . For more information, visit renown.org.