Press Releases: Colorado
January 15, 2011
Kaiser Permanente Employees to Volunteer on MLK Day
500 employees serve Denver Metro communities with a day ON, not OFF
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Kaiser Permanente physicians and staff will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s legacy with a day ON instead of a day OFF, to help those in need. Kaiser Permanente employees will be volunteering at 24 nonprofits throughout metro-Denver and Colorado Springs as part of their annual MLK Day of Service. |
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In partnership with Metro Volunteers, nearly 500 Kaiser Permanente employees will take part in the annual MLK Day of Service. |
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8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 17, 2011 |
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Media are invited to the following volunteer locations: |
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Bessie’s Hope |
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Denver Broncos Boys and Girls Club |
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Denver Urban Gardens |
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Food Bank of the Rockies |
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Metro Community Provider Network, Northern Aurora Clinic |
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Kaiser Permanente’s mission is to provide high quality, affordable health care services to improve the health of our members AND the communities we serve. Community service and volunteerism have been part of our Colorado heritage for more than 40 years. |
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About Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Kaiser Permanente Colorado is the state’s largest nonprofit health plan, proudly working to improve the lives and health of Denver, Boulder and southern Colorado area residents for 40 years. Kaiser Permanente Colorado provides comprehensive health care services to more than 522,000 members through 20 medical offices and a network of affiliated hospitals and physicians. The health plan was named “Highest in Member Satisfaction” among Commercial Health Plans by J.D. Power and Associates for the third straight year. Kaiser Permanente was also recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance as the top-ranked private health plan in Colorado , No. 9 in the nation and one of the top five Medicare plans in the U.S. for the second year in a row. In 2009, Kaiser Permanente proudly directed more than $82 million to community benefit programs to improve the health of all Coloradans. For more Kaiser Permanente news, visit kp.org/newscenter or follow us on Twitter @kpcolorado or facebook.com/kpcolorado.
About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, our mission is to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 8.6 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of caregivers. 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. For more information, go to: www.kp.org/newscenter