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News releases and spotlight stories: Oregon/Washington
Latest news releasesKaiser Permanente to provide free medical care to uninsured patients on Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 18, 2007 November 29, 2007 September 6, 2007 Treating Diabetes during Pregnancy Can Break Link to Childhood Obesity August 27, 2007 August 6, 2007 New Study Confirms Link Between Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy July 24, 2007 July 17, 2007 Kaiser Permanente members go online for more convenient health care May 30, 2007 Kaiser Permanente to Build New Medical Center in Washington County January 25, 2007 Kaiser Permanente to Provide Free Medical Care for Uninsured Patients on Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 10, 2007 Kaiser Permanente Community Fund At Northwest Health Foundation Awards Grant To Start "Project Hope" December 19, 2006 Kaiser Permanente Needs Hospice Volunteers December 18, 2006 November 20, 2006 Kaiser Permanente Hires New Regional President November 7, 2006 Kaiser Permanente Study Shows Flu Vaccine Safe for Young Children October 24, 2006 Kaiser Permanente Hires New Chief Financial Officer September 26, 2006 Parents Can Now View Some of Their Children’s Health Records Online August 8, 2006 Kaiser Permanente Study Shows Co-prescription of Warfarin and Other Drugs Drops 15 Percent May 8, 2006 Making Longer-term Lifestyle Changes Lowers Rates of High Blood Pressure and Risk of Heart Disease 228 Portland-area Adults Participate in National Study April 3, 2006 Northwest women were among those surveyed by Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research in Portland March 17, 2006 Kaiser Permanente offers training for hospice volunteers March 17, 2006 861 Northwest women participate at Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research February 16, 2006 1,194 female Northwest Kaiser Permanente members participate in nationwide study of low-fat diets February 8, 2006 French may be headed for American levels of obesity, diabetes and heart disease Study in France led by Kaiser Permanente Northwest researcher shows modest weight gain in normal-weight people substantially increases risk of diabetes and heart disease February 2, 2006 Physicians join Kaiser Permanente in North Portland
February 1, 2006 Physician joins Kaiser Permanente in Beaverton
January 31, 2006 Physician joins Kaiser Permanente in Longview
January 27, 2006
January 10, 2006 Kaiser Permanente to open new radiation treatment center for cancer patients Public invited to open house in north Portland on Jan. 19 January 4, 2006 Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research Says Thank You to Seniors in Local Aging Study
January 4, 2006 New Kaiser Permanente program to match employee donations results in greater giving Northwest non-profits get triple in 2005 from Kaiser Permanente December 27, 2005 Kaiser Permanente donates school supplies to Hillsboro students
December 22, 2005
December 22, 2005 Physicians join Kaiser Permanente in Vancouver
December 19, 2005 Physician joins Kaiser Permanente in Tualatin
December 16, 2005 Kaiser Permanente gets ready to expand to Polk County Site in West Salem will be third Kaiser Permanente facility in mid-Willamette Valley December 9, 2005 Kaiser Permanente names new vice president for compliance
December 2, 2005 Kaiser Permanente donates 1,000 pedometers to Oregon Humane Society for volunteer dogwalkers
October 25, 2005 Dentists join Kaiser Permanente in Portland and Salem
October 18, 2005 Kaiser Permanente Northwest to participate in the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
September 23, 2005 Kaiser Permanente offers weight management classes in Vancouver, Hillsboro and Tualatin
September 21, 2005 Kaiser Permanente offers weight management class in Clackamas
September 14, 2005 Kaiser Permanente offers relationship skills class for same-gender couples
September 13, 2005 New study done in Northwest shows pre-diabetes is costly and a large heart-disease risk Center for Health Research in Portland finds annual health care costs for patients with pre-diabetes are 31 percent higher than for patients with normal blood sugar levels September 7, 2005 Northwest Kaiser Permanente physicians name new medical director Andrew Lum, MD, comes to Oregon from Colorado August 25, 2005 Dentist joins Kaiser Permanente in north Portland
August 24, 2005 Kaiser Permanente to sponsor exhibits, family activities that teach kids about life during World War II August 15, 2005 Dentist joins Kaiser Permanente in Salem
August 11, 2005 Physicians join Kaiser Permanente medical group in north Portland, Beaverton
July 25, 2005 Smokers welcome doctors’ advice to quit, but physicians don’t always link them to resources June 19, 2005 Kaiser Permanente files letter of intent to build new hospital in Washington County
June 17, 2005 Kaiser Permanente Research: Computers In Exam Room Help Patient And Doctor Communicate Patients’ satisfaction with doctors’ care higher after introduction of computers June 9, 2005 Kaiser Permanente names new vice president of Communications and External Affairs
May 9, 2005 Kaiser Permanente is once again offering Oregon Health Plan coverage Starting in Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion and Polk counties April 27, 2005 Asians and Pacific Islanders have highest iron levels of all ethnic groups April 27, 2005 Kaiser Permanente seeks friendly people as volunteers in Beaverton April 20, 2005 Show in Camas on April 19 launches expanded outreach in Washington April 18, 2005 April 18, 2005 Eric Schlosser here at invitation of Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research April 12, 2005 Optometrist joins Kaiser Permanente medical group in Longview April 11, 2005 April 5, 2005 March 31, 2005 Kaiser Permanente sponsors free presentation on life in World War II Kaiser shipyards Oregon historian edited book about shipyard life March 27, 2005 Preventive removal of both breasts reduces chance of breast cancer in women at elevated risk
March 18, 2005 Physician joins Kaiser Permanente in north Portland Ophthalmologist Michael J. May, MD, has joined Kaiser Permanente, and practices at the Interstate Medical Office Central. March 10, 2005 Kaiser Permanente offers flu shots at North Lancaster Medical Office With government restrictions lifted, shots are available on a walk-in basis, free to members and $20 for nonmembers. January 25, 2005 Flu shots available in Cowlitz County Kaiser Permanente is offering vaccinations to the general public at its Longview-Kelso Medical Office. January 25, 2005 News release archives >>>Spotlight storiesSaying goodbye half a world away A woman was dying of cancer in San Francisco. She wanted very badly to say goodbye to her parents in Hong Kong, and Marilyn Williams, RN, wasn't sure how to make that happen. December 15, 2004 Thanks to Kaiser Permanente, member walks again Thanks to his primary care doctor, his surgeon, and a dedicated team of physical therapists, Rick Finley's opinion of Kaiser Permanente has turned around. December 15, 2004 Woman saved from double amputation When Delores Hoch came to Kaiser Permanente last February, the wounds on her legs and feet were so bad that plans were made to amputate both her legs above the knee. Then Donna Harris, RN, had an idea that saved Delores's legs. December 15, 2004 Spotlight stories archives >>>
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