Kruger Ortho Will Be Premier Orthopedic Group With Move to a New Building

At a groundbreaking ceremony this week, , located on Highway 99 in Edmonds, announced that it will have a new name after moving into a new building a few blocks away at 21401 72nd Ave. W.

The new name is Premier Orthopedic Group. The business will be be housed ia a 27,000 square-foot, three-story orthopedic clinic and physical therapy facility with new diagnostic technology. That includes being able to perform DXA X-rays, which are the most commonly used technology for measuring bone-mineral density.

Physicians and staff are expected to move into the new location in December 2012. Until that time, Kruger’s Highway 99 site will remain open.

The project’s developer is First Western Development Services, Inc. of Edmonds. The building architect is DDG Architects of Redmond, and the medical interiors architect is Architectural Werks of Kirkland. The structural engineer is CT Engineering of Seattle, while Pennon Construction of Seattle will be the general contractor.

Kruger Clinic Orthopaedics and its five specialty trained orthopaedic specialists have provided care to the Edmonds area since 1981.

Kruger Clinic Orthopaedics specializes in the treatment and care of the shoulder and elbow, hand and wrist, spine, neck and back, hip and knee, and foot and ankle. It also provides sports medicine, joint replacements and pain management.