Orthopedic Institute set to open Feb. 10
The new Orthopedic Institute located in Bakker Landing Addition off the Tea exit plans to open to patients Feb. 10.
Construction on the new facility began in October 2023 with a lot of work happening over the last year. Chief executive officer Lynda Barrie said moving the medical facility out of downtown Sioux Falls will be better for patients and employees.
“A lot of our patients come from outlying areas so to make it off the highway and make it into the heart of Sioux Falls it was challenging along with the parking was extraordinarily challenging for everybody,” Barrie said. “This location is right off the highway. We’re hoping it makes it a lot easier for our patients.”
She said the area has been great and the city of Tea has been wonderful to work with.
“Looking at the opportunities that were available from a land perspective this just stood out that this is the place we thought we should be,” she said.
Parking will be an improvement for employees and patients at the new facility. In the middle of Sioux Falls, employees had to park in a remote parking lot and walk across the street. Now there’s parking all the way around the building. Barrie said they have way more parking than they anticipate needing.
The new facility is much larger than the previous one, plus it is easier for patients to maneuver.
“We really had outgrown the space so that was one of the first things we knew we had to accomplish was either we needed to rent more space in our current building, spread out into multiple different locations,” Barrie said. “But when we looked at all the different options, really building a facility that has so much more capabilities a newer facility that will be more friendly for our patients, four our staff, that came out as the winner.”
Orthopedic Institute went from about 50,000 square feet to about 80,000 square feet. The new facility is more patient friendly with all patient care on one floor. The only thing upstairs will be offices for insurance and billing.
When patients enter the building, they check in at the front desk and then head into the atrium. Off the atrium, they have five entrances in a horseshoe to clinical pods.
“You don’t enter into one door and have to walk very far. There’s really about the same walking distance regardless,” Barrie said. “Especially given our specialty, it cuts down on the amount of walking you have to do.”
At Orthopedic Institute, they take care of any type of orthopedic or pain type of procedures. They do not perform surgeries there, but they have two procedure rooms. This building will have about 22 physicians.
In addition to physician visits, they also have physical and occupational therapy, orthotics and durable medical equipment. They have four x-ray machines and one MRI machine.
OI Performance will move out of its location at Great Life and into the west end of the facility as well.
In addition to regular office hours, the Orthopedic Institute facility will also have a walk-in clinic that is open until 7:30 p.m. during the week and Saturdays.