The National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA), a national nonprofit dedicated to improving health care quality, has recognized all Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California locations with its highest-level accreditation.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded 5 stars–the highest overall rating–to Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare programs in California for 2017.
A 92-year old patient had a life-saving, minimally invasive TAVR at KP San Francisco, which is ranked in the top 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiology and Heart Surgery by U.S. News & World Report.
TPMG received the 2016 Excellence in Healthcare Award from the Integrated Healthcare Association for top performance on clinical quality, patient experience and cost measures
Kaiser Permanente’s Medicare and commercial health care programs in Northern California received the highest ratings in 2016-17 from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a national group that rates health organizations for consumer experience, prevention and treatment.
In the U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Hospitals” 2016 report, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center was, for the second year in a row, named among the Top 50 in the nation for the specialty of “cardiac care and heart surgery.”
Seriously ill people almost always seek a second opinion — or maybe a third. But when firefighter Chris Gauer was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer of the vocal cords at Kaiser Permanente, his own physician ultimately sought out 60 additional opinions on his case.
Kaiser Permanente patient Larry Broussard (pictured) is back in the swing of things — thanks to a fast diagnosis and surgery within days. TPMG’s cardiac care professionals provide high-quality, lifesaving care quickly, whenever it’s needed.
Kaiser Permanente Northern California members with complex cardiac illnesses, such as Eric Wallace (pictured), have quick access to a team of highly experienced specialists.
Over the past six years, Sheila Zoerner has seen her three children get married and the arrival of two grandchildren. She has traveled everywhere from Lake Tahoe to Italy with her husband of 21 years, Charlie. Sheila has treasured every moment; all the more because none were expected to happen.
