About Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of the leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans in the United States. Our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and improve the health of our members and the communities we serve.

Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education, and the support of community health.


By the Numbers: Facts and Figures

As published in our 2010 Annual Report, Kaiser Permanente serves 8.7 million members in nine states (California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, and Washington) and the District of Columbia. At year-end 2010 we had the following:

  • Hospitals: 36 (co-located with medical offices)
  • Medical office buildings and outpatient facilities: 533 (ambulatory care)
  • Employees: 167,178
  • Physicians: 15,853
  • Operating revenue: $44.2 billion
  • Net income: $2 billion
  • Community benefit investment: $1.8 billion
  • Years of providing care: 65 (founded in 1945)

Articles and Summaries

About Kaiser Permanente International


What Draws International Visitors to Kaiser Permanente


Kaiser Permanente: An Integrated Health Care Experience



Improved Quality At Kaiser Permanente Through E-mail Between Physicians And Patients


The Kaiser Permanente Electronic Health Record: Transforming and Streamlining Modalities of Care


Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect™: Lessons from the Research Literature


Can Electronic Medical Record Systems Transform Health Care? Potential Health Benefits, Savings, and Costs


The Kaiser Permanente Model: A Prepaid Integrated Delivery System


The Kaiser Permanente Heritage

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Online Resources

The following is a partial list of websites where you can learn more about the exciting work going on at Kaiser Permanente:

News Center

When Kaiser Permanente is in the news—and when KP is making news of its own—read about it first in the Kaiser Permanente News Center.

kp.org

Visit kp.org and discover a wealth of information from the perspective of a Kaiser Permanente member. Read about health and wellness, prevention and screenings, conditions and diseases, and much more. Take an online tour of My Health Manager for examples of how members use our secure website for convenient access to their doctor and their health information.

Center for Total Health

The Center for Total Health, located in Washington, D.C., is an exciting educational venue with interactive touch-screen exhibits, state-of-the-art health technology displays, and a conference center. Kaiser Permanente International offers customized programs for groups of about 20 participants at the Center for Total Health.

Garfield Innovation Center

The Sidney R. Garfield Health Care Innovation Center, located near Oakland, California, is a living laboratory where ideas are tested and solutions are developed in a hands-on, mocked-up clinical environment.

Innovation Learning Network

The Innovation Learning Network brings together the most innovative health care organizations in the world to share the joys and pains of innovation.

Institute for Health Policy

The Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy (IHP) seeks to shape policy and practice with evidence and experience from the nation’s largest private integrated health care delivery and financing organization.

Care Management Institute

Kaiser Permanente's Care Management Institute (CMI) is a gathering point for coordinated learning and the study of new and creative clinical approaches. Our evidence-based approach to superior clinical performance provides Kaiser Permanente with additional capability to deliver leading-edge, patient-centered care.

The Permanente Journal

The Permanente Journal advances knowledge in scientific research, clinical medicine, and innovative health care delivery. It is written and published by the clinicians of the Permanente Medical Groups and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to promote the delivery of superior health care through the principles and benefits of Permanente Medicine.

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