Optum medical office opens in Downey

Optum’s Richard Greene (center) is joined by Downey Mayor Claudia Frometa (left) Mayor Pro Tem Blanca Pacheco (right) along with members of the Optum medical team and clinic staff for the ribbon-cutting event celebrating the opening of the new Optum Lakewood Specialty Clinic in Downey. (Photo Source: Sandy Huffaker)

DOWNEY - A new Optum Specialty Clinic opened in Downey over the weekend. 

This is the third Optum medical office in Downey, significantly expanding the existing suite of services for patients that include: primary care, pediatrics, OBGYN, podiatry, physical therapy, a coumadin clinic and endocrinology.

The clinic provides several health care services including gastroenterology; ears, nose and throat (ENT); neurology and dermatology. 

“At the heart of Optum is our coordinated care model, connecting the dots for our patients to enable whole-person health,” said Amar Desai, MD, MPH, president and CEO, Optum California. “With this new specialty clinic, together with our existing primary care clinics, the community of Downey now has access to better coordinated care, which means better health all around.”

The new Optum Specialty Clinic is located at 10441 Lakewood Blvd. in Downey.