The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

We are proud to be recognized for the 13th consecutive year by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as an LGBTQ health leader. The foundation awarded KP the highest possible score on its 2024 Healthcare Equality Index, and all 39 participating KP hospitals earned the LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader Designation. Kaiser Permanente was founded more than 80 years ago on the simple idea that everyone deserves the chance to live a healthy life. The Permanente Medical Group is proud to be a continued champion for equity and inclusivity and is committed to constantly striving to improve care for all patients. https://lnkd.in/e7puhvBG #PrideMonth

During Men’s Health Month, we recognize the importance of prioritizing mental health care to help prevent diseases and improve overall health. Howard Dinh, MD, FACC, TPMG Chair of Cardiology talks about the mind-heart connection. A 2023 study that analyzed nearly 2 million people found that those with depression, compared to those without, had increased relative risks of death from congestive heart failure by 220%, a heart attack by 28%, and death from all causes by 43%. Read more to better understand the tremendous impact of mental health challenges on overall health. #MensHealthMonth https://lnkd.in/gGRmF_aX

We are proud to share that Berta Alicia Bejarano, M.A., MBA, C.I., CDE® has been honored by Women Health Care Executives NorCal with their 2024 Diversity Leadership Award. At TPMG, we have the privilege of Berta’s equity and linguistic expertise shaping our organization over the past 20 years – from helping to ensure we provide high quality, accessible care to the diverse communities we serve, to being integral to TPMG’s commitment to maintaining a welcoming and inclusive workforce. Her professional accomplishments and contributions reflect who she is – compassionate, justice-minded, and fearless. Please join us in congratulating Berta! https://ow.ly/H8A150Sc20W

Patient-centered physician-led innovation has been at the core of Kaiser Permanente since our founding nearly 80 years ago. Dr. Sidney R. Garfield, the physician founder of Kaiser Permanente, was a surgeon and visionary always on the next frontier of medicine—from pioneering prepayment in the 1930s to being one of the first to embrace the computer as a tool to improve medicine in the 1960s. The Sidney R. Garfield, MD Exceptional Contribution Award recognizes exemplary members of The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. who embody this legacy. This year, we celebrate: Jitesh Vasadia, MD, for improving patient health through an innovative method to better track and manage a common heart medication, amiodarone, which is used for treating cardiac rhythm disorders. Bonnie Quiroz, MD, and Gregg Gayre, MD for revolutionizing how our doctors use digital imaging to diagnose, treat and monitor eye conditions to prevent vision loss, setting a standard lauded by the American Academy of Ophthalmology as the model in the field. Gregory Marelich, MD for pioneering a TeleCritical Care program that helps ICU patients and their families rest easier with round-the-clock life-saving response from physicians and nurses. We applaud Drs. Vasadia, Gayre, Quiroz, and Marelich and look forward to seeing their continued work to improve health and care for their communities. #KPProud https://lnkd.in/gkQ4ipcN

We are proud to share the news that the UCL Global Business School for Health has named Lawrence Hamilton, Executive Vice President of Performance at The Permanente Medical Group as Honorary Professor of Practice. Lawrence is a seasoned and accomplished leader who has been at the forefront of advancing Kaiser Permanente's vision to create the next generation of successful health care leaders. Whether leading TPMG’s 47,000 employees to a culture of continuous learning and performance improvement or in an earlier role as Chief Operating Officer for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, one theme runs throughout his leadership – excellence. UCL Global Business School for Health is the world’s first business school dedicated to health and is a global hub of academic research and teaching excellence. Through this appointment, Lawrence will be sharing his unmatched expertise with a new generation of global health leaders. Congratulations! #KPProud https://lnkd.in/guwJnKep

Thank you to TPMG’s own Sunil Bhopale, MD, APIC, in Redwood City, for sparking curiosity among Cub Scout Pack 65 and helping them see a potential opportunity in emergency medicine. When we show younger generations the joy and excitement of medicine and patient care, we create a workforce of physician leaders who continue to move our health care system forward for the better. https://lnkd.in/g2syst4N

What better way to celebrate Women’s Health Month than by making women’s physical and mental health a priority? Data show that women have different levels of risk and health care needs, but unfortunately, gender bias remains in health care. Women have a higher risk of stroke than men do. And nearly 80% of people living in the United States with osteoporosis are women. As physicians, we can advance women’s health by focusing on prevention and care management, forming trusted relationships with our patients, and collaborating among care teams and specialties to expand services—efforts that are already ingrained in Permanente Medicine’s core values. #NWHM #WomensHealth

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month is a time to celebrate the rich diversity and contributions of AAPI communities, and to recognize our responsibility to foster inclusion for our workforce and deliver high-quality, compassionate, and equitable care. There is a strong legacy of Asian American and Pacific Islander contributions in our organization’s history. One noted physician is Beatrice Lei, MD, a remarkable pediatrician who emigrated from Shantou, China, to San Francisco in the late 1930s. Dr. Lei’s story is one of resilience and trailblazing spirit — she made history as the first female and first Asian physician to become a partner in 1948, paving the way for countless others to follow. In the spirit of this year’s theme, “Advancing Leaders Through Innovation,” TPMG honors our physician leaders who have shaped Permanente Medicine, and is proud to support and uplift AAPI voices who make up our workforce. #AAPIHeritageMonth #AAPI https://lnkd.in/gtprhKKz

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first two treatments for tricuspid regurgitation—a breakthrough in cardiology that offers hope to patients who until now have had few if any therapeutic options. Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center’s Andrew Rassi, M.D., spoke with Cardiovascular Business about these approvals and what they mean for patients and physicians. #HealthCareInnovation #Cardiology #HeartHealth https://lnkd.in/gb8iVxMk

This National Nurses Week, we celebrate nursing colleagues who provide care, comfort and support as vital members of Permanente Medicine. We appreciate everything nurses do for patients, communities and our care team. #NationalNursesWeek