About 40 people attended an open house Apex Medical Group hosted for its latest crop of medical practitioners at its 9,300-square-foot building at 311 W. I St. </p><p>Apex is constructing a second building of 8,700 square feet to accommodate the new hires and allow more patients to be seen.</p><p>"We're bringing doctors to the people. The new services will be good for the people of Los Banos," said Dr. Karthikeya Devireddy, who founded Apex in 2005. </p><p>Earlier this year, Devireddy said he wanted to expand Apex because he's noticed many Los Banosans drive out of town for specialized services. He's hoping to reverse that trend. </p><p>Since July, the new doctors have joined Apex at a rate of about one per month. Those doctors are Roy Tabigo-On, internal medicine; Erwin Boco, family medicine; Juan Carlos Galvez, sports medicine; and Amit Bajaj and April Bariuan, pediatrics.</p><p>Cardiologist Yohannes Gebreegziabher said he's also hoping to change his twice-a-week stint and be in town daily in the near future. </p><p>Apex now has nine physicians at its facility. </p><p>"We can see more patients, but there's no more space to treat them," he said. </p><p>The new building will open in March. </p><p>Bariuan said she is looking forward to being in the new building. </p><p>"I think the extra space will be very helpful, she said. </p><p>As a pediatrics doctor, Bariuan will likely encounter some of the 44.5 percent of children in Los Banos who are obese or overweight. She's optimistic about being able to help. </p><p>"Obesity can lead to a lot of diseases like diabetes. Being in pediatrics, I see kids and a lot of problems can be caught early," she said.