Permanente

In 2022, there were more than 55,000 applicants to allopathic medical schools in the United States. Just 22,712 applicants were lucky enough to gain a spot, putting the acceptance rate at 41.2%. Applying to medical school is competitive;…

Earlier today, two of the country’s most prominent health systems, Kaiser Permanente and Geisinger Health, announced a landmark initiative to promote better health outcomes and increase access to affordable care. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals…

What’s Next: Regulatory ReviewFederal and state regulators must approve the deal. While Mr. Adams did not say what other health systems he might be talking to regarding acquisitions, Kaiser said it hoped to invest $5 billion in Risant over…

Kaiser Permanente has been named one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the fifth year in a row. The Ethisphere Institute is an independent group that monitors business ethics. Other honorees include…

While thousands of Kaiser Permanente Colorado customers are getting refunds after a computer error last year, at least one family says they’ve received unexpected bills. The software that calculates how much Kaiser members had paid toward…

A software update at Kaiser Permanente’s Colorado division threw off its system that calculates how much members have paid toward their deductibles, and thousands of them will receive refund checks. Elizabeth Whitehead, spokeswoman for the…

Tony Thomas, a registered nurse from New York reunites with the medical team at St. Francis Hospital ... that helped him emerge from a 39-day battle with COVID-19 in June 2020.Newsday via Getty Images Americans gives lip service to the…

Kaiser Permanente therapists this week overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year contract following a 10-week long walkout by 2,000 therapists across Northern California who were clamoring for better staffing and a reduction to patient wait…

SAN JOSE — Kaiser Permanente has proposed a brand-new hospital in San Jose with nearly 300 beds that could sprout atop a parking lot a short distance from the healthcare titan’s existing medical center. The new medical center would be built…