About Kaiser Permanente
Fast Facts about Kaiser Permanente
Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health plans, serving more than 8.9 million members, with headquarters in Oakland, Calif. It comprises:
- Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
- The Permanente Medical Groups.
At Kaiser Permanente, physicians are responsible for medical decisions. The Permanente Medical Groups, which provide care for Kaiser Permanente members, continuously develop and refine medical practices to help ensure that care is delivered in the most efficient and effective manner possible.
Kaiser Permanente’s creation resulted from the challenge of providing Americans medical care during the Great Depression and World War II, when most people could not afford to go to a doctor. Among the innovations it has brought to U.S. health care are:
- prepaid health plans, which spread the cost to make it more affordable
- physician group practice to maximize their abilities to care for patients
- a focus on preventing illness as much as on caring for the sick
- an organized delivery system, putting as many services as possible under one roof.
Health Plan Membership, by Region:*
Medical facilities and physicians:*
Medical Offices:
Employees:
Operating Revenue:
2010: $44.2 billion
2009: $42.1 billion
2008: $40.3 billion
2007: $37.8 billion
2006: $34.4 billion
Local markets:
Northern California:
East Bay
Golden Gate
South Bay
Valley
Fresno
North East Bay
Stanislaus CountySouthern California:
Coachella Valley
Kern County
Orange County
the Valleys
western Ventura County
Inland Empire
metropolitan Los Angeles/West Los Angeles
San Diego County
Tri-CentralColorado:
Denver
Colorado Springs
Boulder
PuebloGeorgia:
Atlanta
Athens (coming in 2012)Hawaii:
Oahu
Kauai
Hawaii
MauiMid-Atlantic States:
Washington, D.C.
Northern Virginia
Suburban Maryland
BaltimoreOhio:
Cleveland
AkronOregon/Washington:
Portland
Salem
Vancouver, Wash.
Longview/Kelso, Wash.
