This September, the St. James sports complex in Springfield will finally open. Its founders, Kendrick Ashton and Craig Dixon, recently announced a partnership with MedStar Health that will make the behemoth multi-use facility even more insane, turning it into a one-stop-shop for health enthusiasts looking for recovery should they injure themselves on, say, a golf simulator or the squash court.
The MedStar Health partnership will bring services including primary care, physical therapy, and sports medicine to the 450,000-square-foot complex and will be fully operational by early 2019. “MedStar will have access to the full complex, and they’ll have their own space, which we’re in the middle of designing as we speak,” Ashton says. “They will be leveraging the entirety of the complex to provide cutting-edge services on the rehab, recovery, and injury-prevention front.”
Here’s a by-the-numbers look at what this partnership entails.
St. James/MedStar Numbers
2,400
square feet of dedicated MedStar clinic space
450,000
square feet of resources and facilities for rehab work, making it the largest and most diverse therapy space in the country
1,300
square feet of space for rehab work outfitted with specialized therapy equipment
5
private therapy evaluation and treatment spaces
2
physical therapists onsite at the 2019 opening
1
anti-gravity treadmill
10-11
estimated physical therapy patients served per day at the St. James facility, on average
1,000
estimated additional people served by MedStar Health in the first year of operation at The St. James
MedStar Numbers
1
the only health care provider in Greater Washington region with a dedicated sports medicine research arm
100+
partnerships with youth sports teams and organizations
8
professional sports teams have chosen MedStar Health for their team’s care (Capitals, Wizards, Ravens, Orioles, Mystics, Valor, Brigade, and DC United)
6
MedStar Health locations in Northern Virginia
The St. James Numbers
1
cryotherapy treatment space located in The St. James’ in-house spa
30+
sport programs offered
50,000
square footage for the health club with over 170 pieces of fitness equipment
100 ft
high performance training turf for speed, sled, and dynamic Prowler training
20+
high level personal trainers
5+
strength and conditioning coaches
100+
group fitness classes per week
16-18
estimated patients served per day for primary care sports medicine at the St. James facility, on average
Elliot joined Washingtonian in January 2018. An alum of Villanova University, he grew up in the Philadelphia area before earning a master’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University. His work has also appeared in the Washington Post, TheAtlantic.com, and DCist.com, among others. He lives in Bloomingdale.
