Area health systems are building hundreds of millions of dollars of medical facilities in Folsom as the population grows in the city and along the Highway 50 corridor.
Kaiser Permanente marked the latest progress Tuesday, when the health system broke ground on a 187,000-square-foot outpatient facility along Iron Point Road, expected to open in May 2030.
“We recognized that the community was growing. We also recognized the entire Highway 50 corridor was growing, and that we didn’t have the specialty services along this area that we wanted,” said Dr. Richard Florio, physician in chief for Kaiser’s Roseville service area, which includes Folsom. “People want to live here. It’s a great place to raise a family. It’s a great place to retire.”…