COVID-19 Archives

Permanente infectious disease specialists power COVID-19 response

September 20, 2020

On the front lines of Kaiser Permanente’s pandemic response, infectious disease leaders play a key role in sharing research, building guidelines, and charting a national roadmap to flatten the coronavirus curve.

Leading through unprecedented challenge and change

September 13, 2020

Edward Ellison, MD, executive medical director of Southern California Permanente Medical Group, shares how an integrated care system harnesses passion, innovation, and member-focused spirit to rise to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Breaking the COVID curve

September 8, 2020

Physician leader and infectious disease specialist Stephen Parodi, MD, writes that the nation needs to address the current health predicament by focusing on the sprawling underfunded, undervalued public health infrastructure.

Pandemic reveals critical need to unite health care with social care

August 23, 2020

By employing a targeted network of community-based partnerships, Permanente physicians can address patients’ social health and begin to achieve health equity.

Kaiser Permanente joins phase 3 clinical trial for COVID-19 vaccine

August 13, 2020

The late-stage clinical trial will test the vaccine in 1,400 adults at 4 sites in California and Oregon.

Mitigation Playbook for Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly: COVID-19

July 23, 2020

Best practices from The Permanente Medical Group on preparing these care facilities for older adults during a pandemic.

From the front lines: How COVID-19 stirred memories of Chernobyl disaster

July 5, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic sparks memories of the Chernobyl disaster for a Permanente physician, and reminds her about the significance of medicine to society.

The mental toll of providing care during a pandemic

June 30, 2020

The unprecedented impact of COVID-19 has been felt across the medical community, increasing concerns over PTSD and moral injury rising among physicians and care teams.