Kaiser Permanente Southern California is one of six of Los Angeles County’s largest nonprofit health systems united in a mission to encourage community members to put health first and access care when needed. The “BetterTogether.Health” educational campaign sends the message that “Life is on pause. Your health isn’t” and urges viewers to “Get care when […]
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Overcoming the Adversity of Scarcity: KP’s PPE Challenge
One letter and two numbers have never meant so much to so many, in so short a time. That’s because the letter and numbers are N95. Why is this item of personal protection equipment (PPE) so essential? What is the story behind PPE supplies? Learn about the complexities of the supply chain; how Kaiser […]
KPSC President Julie Miller-Phipps in Los Angeles Business Journal Q&A
Julie Miller-Phipps, president, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Health Plan and Hospitals, presents her view of KP’s effective response to the COVID-19 crisis in an extensive Q & A article appearing in the Los Angeles Business Journal. The article, entitled “A View From The Pandemic’s Front Lines,” ran in the journal’s special healthcare issue. In it, […]
Keeping nothing in reserve: KP People Deploy to Where the Need is Greatest
“Things won are done, joy’s soul lies in the doing.” – William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida “Joy is in the doing” is not an uncommon philosophy among those who choose a career in health care. It is certainly the belief of a Kaiser Permanente Southern California physician and nurse who did what so many […]
A message from Greg A. Adams to Kaiser Permanente’s nurses
In honor of our nurses — caregivers, scientists, and researchers serving our members and communities. Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO expresses his gratitude and appreciation for the 63,000 nurses across the organization in a moving letter, which includes this excerpt: “Against the current backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, your pledge to serve is unwavering as […]
KP COVID-19 status update (4/30/20)
A look at where we’re at, and where we’re going In the United States, as in many parts of the world, the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to evolve. As cases of COVID-19 rise in some areas, the rate of new infections is starting to flatten. “While we believe that, in many places, the stay-at-home orders and […]
Honoring “Un”Forgotten Heroes
I wanted to write something to honor the people behind the scenes – the people who don’t always get the credit that nurses and doctors get. They also put their lives at risk and are always there to support us. — Jun Huang, DO, physician-in-charge, West Covina Medical Office Dr. Huang’s kind first-person account recognizes those […]
Free meals – a McThanks to health care workers
McDonald’s is offering free Thank You meals to healthcare workers and first responders. Just show your KP badge at participating McDonald’s for a breakfast, lunch or dinner meal, one per day through May 5th (or less – let’s be mindful of our nutrition!). Thanks back, McDonald’s. McDeets here. 2.3 / 5 ( 3 votes ) […]
Masks provided at all KPSC administrative locations
Kaiser Permanente Southern California is now providing one level-1 face mask daily to employees in administrative and nonpatient-facing facilities throughout the region. Masks will be distributed at the facility entrance or by an assigned person on your floor (in multi-tenant leased facilities). Masking should be used in conjunction with all other preventive actions. Details in […]
New enhanced benefits for front-line physicians and staff
We are truly awed and deeply appreciative of the tremendous commitment, expertise, and sacrifice shown by the people of Kaiser Permanente Southern California during the coronavirus pandemic. We recognize that these times create unique challenges. To help meet them, we are implementing supplemental benefits and pay programs, developed in partnership with our labor leaders. These […]
KPSC & Goodwill PPE partnership
We’re proud to partner with Goodwill Southern California to provide more PPE for doctors, nurses and frontline employees throughout Southern California. Goodwill’s Assembly & Fulfillment team is making 300,000 face shields, a win-win project that will help fund the employment services that Goodwill provides and keep their team working during this challenging time. 5 / […]
What are the recommended masking guidelines for work?
N95 Masks When present for or performing aerosol-generating procedures (e.g., sputum induction, bronchoscopy, open suctioning, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intubation and extubation) in patients with known or suspected COVID-19 During other high-risk procedures (e.g., upper endoscopy, head and neck surgery) for patients who may or may not be infected with COVID-19 Surgical Masks For use in the […]
Is KP prepared for increase in patients due to a medical surge?
Yes. We have been developing additional methods of providing care should the surge exceed our bed capacity. We are able to transfer patients to alternative hospitals like USNS Mercy, the new LA Surge Hospital, and numerous temporary field hospitals. Further, we have converted more than 90% of our primary care appointments to virtual care. This […]
What is KP doing to help frontline employees cope with pressures brought by the COVID-19 pandemic?
Kaiser Permanente recognizes many of the people of KP are facing significant, unprecedented challenges at work while managing sudden and traumatic changes in daily and family lives. Therefore, we are implementing temporary benefits and pay programs to assist them in caring for themselves and their families. These temporary COVID-19-related benefits were developed in consultation with […]
Innovative Partnership Creates New COVID-19 Hospital in Two Weeks
Kaiser Permanente has partnered with CommonSpirit Health (formerly Dignity Health), the State of California and the County of Los Angeles to open the Los Angeles Surge Hospital. The facility is located on the campus of the former St. Vincent Medical Center in central Los Angeles. Kaiser Permanente provided marketing and operational expertise which enabled this […]
