Monthly Archives: December 2005

Kaiser Permanente faces audit of profits

3 hospitals face audit of profits By Laura Cutland SILICON VALLEY/SAN JOSE BUSINESS JOURNAL Updated: 7:00 p.m. ET Dec. 25, 2005 Three Silicon Valley hospital operators are being investigated by state officials who are looking at their high profit margins and nonprofit tax benefits. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Mills-Peninsula Health Services and Kaiser Permanente are… Read More »

Kaiser Permanente dumps patients on skid row

Patient Dumping On Skid Row The city alerts hospitals of possible legal action if they leave people on skid row against their will. By Cara Mia DiMassa and Richard Winton, Times Staff Writers December 22, 2005 The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is warning hospitals across Los Angeles today they are potential targets of an… Read More »

Shameless Kaiser PR Grab

Permanente Medical Group CEO, Dr. Robbie Pearl, invokes father’s tragic death by medical error to further the cover up at Kaiser Unconscionable, Dr. Pearl; simply unconscionable. We cite Kaiser Permanente Northwest’s deliberate failure to report malpractice cases to Oregon regulators as required by law for THIRTEEN YEARS, keeping with Kaiser’s policy that no wrongdoing has… Read More »