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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii illegally interfered with nurses union

January 31st, 2006 at 8:18 am » Comments (0)

Vote to pick union for nurses delayed
Kaiser hospital allegedly interfered with the process
By Stewart Yerton
Star-Bulletin
A vote that could give a California nurses union a substantial foothold in Hawaii has been postponed following a federal labor agency’s allegations that Kaiser Foundation Hospital illegally interfered with the union’s ability to campaign.
An election to oust the Hawaii Nurses [...]



Kaiser dumps cancer patient in the middle of treatment

January 16th, 2006 at 7:16 pm » Comments (1)

How To Learn More About Your Health Care Rights
Randy Paige Reporting
CBS 2 / KCAL 9
(CBS) LOS ANGELES A cancer patient in the fight of his life suddenly has to fight his HMO at the same time. They cancelled his membership just when he needed it most. So we got involved to help him and what [...]



Identity theft at Kaiser Permanente — Again

January 5th, 2006 at 6:27 am » Comments (4)

Kaiser warns of ID thefts from Harbor City facility
Redondo Beach police arrest two contract employees after hospital records were used to obtain credit cards.
By Larry Altman
Daily Breeze
Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center has sent letters to 25,000 members warning that two contract employees stole personal information from patients’ records and ran up thousands of dollars [...]