Kaiser Permanente entities
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| Type | not-for-profit health plan, not-for-profit hospitals, for-profit medical groups |
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| Founded | 1945 |
| Founder | Henry J. Kaiser Sidney R. Garfield |
| Headquarters | Oakland, California |
| Key people | George C. Halvorson, Health Plan CEO Francis J. Crosson, Federation Executive Director see section below |
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Revenue |  $31.1 billion USD (2005)[1] |
| Employees | 161,763 (2006) |
| Website | kp.org |
- This article covers the individual, interdependent, but separate legal entities that comprise Kaiser Permanente. For more information on the history and operations of the organization, see the main article, Kaiser Permanente.
Kaiser Permanente is a consortium of three distinct groups of entities: the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and its regional operating organizations, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and the Permanente Medical Groups.
The two types of organizations which make up each regional entity are:
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plans work with employers, employees, and individual members to offer prepaid health plans. The health plans are not-for-profit and provide infrastructure for and invest in Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and for-profit medical groups.
- Permanente Medical Groups are partnerships of physicians, which provide and arrange for medical care for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan members in each respective region. The medical groups are for-profit partnerships or professional corporations and receive funding from Kaiser Foundation Health Plans. The first medical group, The Permanente Medical Group, formed in 1948 in Northern California.
In addition, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals operates medical centers in California, Oregon, and Hawaii, and outpatient facilities throughout the Kaiser Permanente regions. The hospital foundations are not-for-profit and primarily rely on the Kaiser Foundation Health Plans for funding. They also provide infrastructure and facilities that benefit for-profit medical groups.
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[edit] Regional entities and management
- For more information on the national entities and management of Kaiser Permanente, see the main article.
Kaiser Permanente is administered through eight regions, including one parent and five subordinate health plan entities, one hospital entity, and nine separate, affiliated medical groups.
[edit] Northern California region region
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
The Northern California region is directly managed by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its management team. Management specific to the Northern California region are:
- Mary Ann Thode, regional president
The Permanente Medical Group
The Permanente Medical Group in Northern California is managed by:
- Robert M. Pearl, executive director and chief executive officer
- James Chang, associate executive director
- Patricia Conolly, associate executive director
- Donald Dyson, associate executive director
- Robert Klein, associate executive director
- Sharon Levine, associate executive director
- Philip Madvig, associate executive director
The officers of the Board of Directors, in addition to Dr. Pearl, are:
- David H. Niver, chair
- Roman Kownacki, vice chair
- Sameer V. Awsare, secretary
- Joseph E. Mason, Jr., assistant secretary
- George K. York, treasurer
[edit] Southern California region
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
The Southern California region is directly managed by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its management team. Management specific to the Southern California region are:
- Benjamin K. Chu, regional president
Southern California Permanente Medical Group The Southern California Permanente Medical Group is managed by:
- Jeffrey A. Weisz, medical director and chairman
- Paul Minardi, medical director of operations
- Michael Kanter, medical director of quality and clinical analysis
- Thomas Williamson, business administrator of operations
[edit] Colorado region
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado
The Colorado region is a separate legal entity, which is accountable to the parent Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its management team. Management appointed for the Colorado region are:
- Donna Lynne, regional president
Colorado Permanente Medical Group
The Colorado Permanente Medical Group is managed by:
- Jack Cochran, president and executive medical director
- Jean Milofsky, chairman
- Hal Wolf, vice president, medical group operations
[edit] Georgia region
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia
The Georgia region is a separate legal entity, which is accountable to the parent Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its management team. Management appointed for the Georgia region are:
- Carolyn Kenny, regional president
The Southeast Permanente Medical Group
The Southeast Permanente Medical Group is managed by:
- Bruce C. Perry, medical director and chairman
- Lee Jacobs, assistant to the medical director
[edit] Hawaii region
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
The Hawaii region is directly managed by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its management team. Management specific to the Hawaii region are:
- Jan Head, regional president
Hawaii Permanente Medical Group
The Hawaii Permanente Medical Group is managed by:
- Michael Chaffin, president and regional medical director
- Peter Schneider, chief financial officer
- Leighton Hasegawa, business manager
- Gladys Ching, regional clinics administrator
[edit] Mid-Atlantic region
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States
The Mid-Atlantic region is a separate legal entity, which is accountable to the parent Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its management team. Management appointed for the Mid-Atlantic region are:
- Marilyn Kawamura, regional president
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group
The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group is managed by:
- Philip S. Carney, Jr., president and medical director
- Sharon I. Taylor, chief financial officer
[edit] Northwest region
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest
The Northwest region is a separate legal entity, which is accountable to the parent Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its management team. Management appointed for the Northwest region are:
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
- Andrew R. McCulloch, regional president
The Hospitals for the Northwest region is directly managed by the parent Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its management team, with significant oversight given to the regional management team for the Northwest.
Northwest Permanente
The Northwest Permanente medical group is managed by:
- Andrew Lum, president and executive medical director
- Harry Stathos, chief financial officer and vice president of finance
- Molly Herrmann, acting corporate compliance officer and general counsel
Group Health Permanente
The Group Health Permanente medical group works with both Group Health Cooperative and Kaiser Permanente, and is managed by:
- Hugh Straley, president and medical director for Group Health Cooperative
[edit] Ohio region
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Ohio
The Ohio region is a separate legal entity, which is accountable to the parent Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its management team. Management appointed for the Ohio region are:
- Patricia D. Kennedy-Scott, regional president
Ohio Permanente Medical Group
The Ohio Medical Group is managed by:
- Ronald L. Copeland, president and medical director
- Marilyn Parznik, treasurer, chief financial officer, and senior business executive
