Georgia Department of Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine Among Special Guests at New Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

In addition to Commissioner John Oxendine, officials attending the ceremony include:

• Kevin Kenerly, Chairman, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners
• Phillip Beard, Chairman, City of Buford Board of Commissioners
• The Honorable Gary Pirkle, Mayor of City of Sugar Hill
• The Honorable Nick Thompson, Mayor Pro Tem of City of Sugar Hill
• Daniel Seckinger, Gwinnett County School Board, District II
• Jim Maran, President of Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
• Maureen Kornowa, Executive Director, North Gwinnett Co-op

The North Gwinnett Co-op will receive a $10,000 “Good Neighbor” Grant during the ribbon cutting ceremony for Kaiser Permanente’s Sugar Hill-Buford Medical Center, the health plan’s 14^th medical center in metro Atlanta and 2^nd facility in Gwinnett County.

The state-of-the-art 16,400 square-foot facility represents a $6.5 million investment in the community and was built using an environmentally-conscious “green design.” This approach helps conserve energy as well as reduce indoor air quality problems and exposure to hazardous materials.

Northwest Gwinnett Co-op is the epitome of Kaiser Permanente’s mission: to improve the lives of the communities we serve. It provides food, clothing and financial assistance to everyone from small children to senior citizens in Buford, Sugar Hill and Suwanee.

Kaiser Permanente Sugar Hill-Buford Medical Center, 1435 Broadmoor Blvd., located just off Georgia Highway 20.

Directions:

If traveling on I-85 North, take Exit 113 to I-985 North towards Gainesville. From I-985 North, take Exit 4 for Georgia Highway 20 towards Buford/Cumming.

If traveling on I-85 South, take Exit 115-A to Georgia Highway 20 towards Buford/Cumming. Turn left onto Buford Drive/Georgia Highway 20 West. Travel approximately 2 miles on Buford Drive and turn right onto Broadmoor Boulevard.

The Kaiser Permanente Sugar Hill-Buford Medical Center is located directly behind the Applebee’s Restaurant on Broadmoor Boulevard.

Media is welcome to attend this event and will be provided exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of the new facility. For more information, contact Billy Auer at 404-869-5952 (office), 678-613-7615 (cell) or billy.auer@kp.org (email).