Permanente Medicine in Action

Providing transgender and gender-nonconforming patients and their families with high-quality, culturally responsive care in a welcoming and supportive environment.

“We are proud of this remarkable accomplishment. It is a testament to the clinical excellence of our physicians and staff,” said Richard S. Isaacs, MD, CEO and executive director of The Permanente Medical Group.

The miniregistry used by a testicular cancer panel of urologists and oncologists helps provide the most consistent and expert-level care for every single person with testicular cancer at Kaiser Permanente Northern California.

New research demonstrates the benefits of KP’s cardiovascular care initiatives and shows KP members have lower rates of heart disease and stroke mortality than people in the rest of the country.

The power of integration and clinical excellence: KP member Sondra Smith safely delivered her daughter and then underwent successful surgery, just hours after a tumor diagnosis.

Drs. Efren Rosas, Subhendra Banerjee, and Mukesh Sahu share insights on KP's Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program that has improved the surgical experience for more than 20,000 patients.

Drs. Sameer Awsare, and Benjamin Mandac, KP Santa Clara, discuss their pilot program that helps ween patients from addictive opioid medications and provides classes and other tools for coping with the pain of withdrawal.

Drs. Vivek Rao, MD, Sunil Bhopale, MD, and Alexander Flint, MD describe how diagnosis and treatment times are cut in half by Kaiser’s “Stroke EXPRESS” carts, leading to greater outcomes for stroke victims.

Michele Evans, MD, a pediatrician at KP Roseville, spreads the word on the benefits of breastfeeding, while Mothers Milk Bank begins their milk drive helping neonatal medical teams in California save infant lives.