Kaiser Permanente Moving Employees to Burbank Early 2009

EmploymentCrossing.com Kaiser Permanente will relocate 1,000 employees from it’s Glendale and Pasadena administrative offices to 3100 Thornton Avenue, California, near the Burbank Airport. Kaiser has entered into a 10 year lease in Burbank, which will likely boost the local economy. Daniel Isenberg, senior corporate real estate manager of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan said, "The increase of Burbank's workforce population will give local businesses a shot in the arm.” Jerry Fleming, senior vice president, national health plan manager in California said, “The move to this building demonstrates Kaiser Permanente's commitment to employees' quality of work life, the environment, and the communities where we serve. Further, the centralization of Kaiser Permanente's Marketing, Sales, Service, & Administration will create greater opportunities for more effective teamwork and operations." The three-phase relocation process begins the weekend of October 17, 2008, and continues into November. The final phase of the move will be completed in the first quarter of 2009. Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation's leading integrated health plans. Founded in 1945, it is a nonprofit, group practice prepayment program with Southern California headquarters in Pasadena, California. Kaiser Permanente serves the health care needs of 3.3 million members in Southern California.