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 call… Read More »
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… Read More »
From the L.A. Times: By Charles Ornstein, Times Staff Writer June 3, 2006 A Los Angeles County jury found Friday that Kaiser Permanente retaliated against one of its emergency room physicians after he raised concerns about the quality of care at Kaiser’s Bellflower Medical Center. Kaiser’s affiliated medical group placed Dr. Mark L. Woods on… Read More »
With all the recent scandals at Kaiser Permanente, such as the Kidney Transplant Debacle and The Mystery of the Missing Dead Baby, we thought it would be a good time to revisit our roots: namely Kaiser’s Thrive ad campaign. The short version for new visitors is that Kaiser Colorado lost its knickers in a little… Read More »
By Dorsey Griffith — Sacramento Bee Medical Writer Published 9:20 pm PDT Wednesday, May 24, 2006 Two state departments are investigating the traumatic case of how a deceased baby was mistakenly removed from a hospital morgue and then buried in a grave with another family’s infant twins. All the babies died in Kaiser Permanente Medical… Read More »
Disabled man says Kaiser in violation April 13, 2006, from the Oroville Mercury Register: Multiple sclerosis patient who uses wheelchair had sued over access at Oakland hospital A man with multiple sclerosis says Kaiser Permanente is violating a court order requiring it to provide adequate access to disabled patients at its Oakland hospital. John Mannick,… Read More »
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… Read More »
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 »
[editor: We think this is a better title for Kaiser’s latest Thrive theme song] Kaiser Cheated to Get High “Quality” Marks Over the last couple of days Kaiser has put out a series of press releases to show off its high “Quality” scores from the Office of the Patient Advocate. People should be made aware… Read More »
From Pacific Business News: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Kaiser Permanente Hawaii for allegedly discriminating against a pregnant nurse in 2003. The commission filed suit Wednesday under the 1964 Civil Rights Act alleging that a nursing supervisor at Kaiser’s Wailuku Clinic on Maui withdrew an offer for promotion less than 24 hours… Read More »