From the Los Angeles Times:
U.S. Berates Kaiser Over Kidney Effort
A withering report says the transplant program was poorly planned, staffed and run. The HMO does not admit or rebut the accusations.
By Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber, Times Staff Writers
June 24, 2006
Virtually every part of Kaiser Permanente’s massive kidney transplant program in San Francisco failed patients, [...]

[Editor: Kaiser isn't wasting any time trying to repair its damaged image in the wake of the untimely death of its San Francisco kidney transplant program, along with over a hundred of its patients. If only such swift action had been taken to address member and physician complaints before innocent lives were lost, but [...]

Kaiser S.F. CEO Mike Alexander to retire
San Francisco Business Times
by Chris Rauber
In the latest apparent fallout from serious problems at Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California kidney transplant unit, Mike Alexander, the CEO of Kaiser’s San Francisco Medical Center, will retire.
Alexander’s decision was detailed in a Kaiser emailed memo issued internally on Wednesday afternoon.
The move came just [...]

Regulators say only a handful of people needing transplants have been moved to two UC programs since the HMO announced the closure of its program last month.
By Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein, Times Staff Writers
June 16, 2006
More than a month after Kaiser Permanente announced it was closing its troubled kidney transplant program serving Northern California, [...]

Four Year Delay and No Kidney Transplant - Kaiser Patient Seeks Punitive Damages Based on Misguided Kaiser Kidney Program
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 19 /PRNewswire/ — “I need a kidney, I need help and I can’t wait any longer,” said a frustrated Kaiser kidney patient Bernard Burks, who was put on a list of patients awaiting a [...]

Written for the web by Elizabeth Bishop, News 10 Internet News Producer
A Kaiser plastic surgeon accused of sexually exploiting patients and possessing illegal weapons reportedly was accused of sexual misconduct as early as 2001.
That disclosure was made by an attorney representing another patient, one of three alleged victims reportedly listed in the search [...]

From San Francisco Business Times:
Kaiser Permanente appointed a new administrative director Thursday to head its troubled Northern California kidney transplant unit.
The San Francisco-based unit, in the process of being closed after intense pressure from state and federal regulators, had been headed by Dr. Sharon Inokuchi.
Kaiser officials said June 15 that Linda Mann, a registered nurse [...]

From a frustrated soon to be ex-Kaiser Virginia member:
How can someone lodge a complaint against Kaiser and get heard? I have called Member Services and they tell me to contact the Facility Members Services and nothing gets done. You try to make an appointment only to receive a voicemail telling you someone will [...]

From the son of two long-time Kaiser members:
The health care my parents receive from Kaiser should be called anything but health care much less personal health care. There have been many incident over recent years but the most recent is the most enraging.
My father had been experiencing dizziness, headaches and shortness of breath for [...]

Coverage at S.F. center is at risk unless compliance with federal rules is proved.
By Dorsey Griffith — Sacramento Bee Medical Writer
The Medicare program has threatened to halt coverage for all end-stage kidney care at Kaiser Permanente’s San Francisco transplant center unless the health plan can convince regulators it has complied with federal regulations.
The Department of [...]