Permanente Medicine in Action
Our Hospitals Among Top in Nation For Safe, High-quality Maternity Care
Eleven Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals are recognized as among the best for maternity care, according to Newsweek’s “Best Maternity Hospitals 2023” report.
Clinical Trials Expand Options For Patients With Heart Problems
Kaiser Permanente Northern California study teams enroll members in large, national trials setting new standards for care.
Surgery Gets Snowboarder Back to His Sport
After a snowboarding accident, a patient expressed gratitude to his care team for helping him heal.
Research in the News
Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Incidence of Blood Clots is Increasing
DOR researchers looking to develop a tool that can calculate patient risk of developing a blood clot.
Podcast: Improving Lung Cancer Survival
Early detection of lung cancer took a huge step forward when studies showed screening of high-risk adults with low dose CT could find cancers at an early enough stage to save lives.
Childhood Weight Tied to Timing of Puberty
Kaiser Permanente study is largest and most racially and ethnically diverse to show an association between early obesity and puberty onset in boys and girls.
Honoring Physician Excellence
We honor physician excellence and highlight outstanding achievements in innovation, research, teaching and leadership—and the daily impact physicians have on the lives of our patients.