Tweetcap: Saluting Permanente physicians, care teams on the front lines of COVID-19
Over the last several weeks, an outpouring of gratitude and support for those working tirelessly on the front lines to combat COVID-19 has filled social media.
CNN report on nation’s high maternal death rates spotlights success at Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente implemented protocols and training that helped to reduce the organization's maternal morbidity numbers.
CBC News quotes Stephen Parodi, MD, on how California’s early COVID-19 response delayed a surge
Evidence is mounting that California may have temporarily relieved pressure on hospitals by issuing the first statewide stay-at-home order in the United States, according to this CBC News report.
Winston Wong, MD, joins AMA panel discussing equity issues and COVID-19 pandemic
The medical director of Community Benefit at The Permanente Federation joined an American Medical Association panel to discuss ways in which the novel coronavirus may uniquely impact physicians from different racial backgrounds, communities of color, and minority patient groups.
Federation CIO Ed Lee, MD, highlights Kaiser Permanente telemedicine use during coronavirus pandemic
As more health systems embrace telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Permanente Federation Chief Information Officer Ed Lee, MD, explained that Kaiser Permanente is using telehealth as a default for most visits
Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses use of baby monitors to limit high-risk interactions with COVID-19 patients
Stephen Parodi, MD, discusses how front-line medical workers have leveraged baby monitors to help address some of the day-to-day challenges of treating those with the highly contagious COVID-19.
Stephen Parodi, MD, shares California’s progress on flattening the curve with the Today Show
A recent NBC News segment on the Today Show highlighted new evidence that some states’ early warnings to stay home could be paying off.
Stephen Parodi, MD, calls for calm, focus, and ingenuity to beat COVID-19
In an opinion piece in MedPage Today, Stephen Parodi, MD, executive vice president of The Permanente Federation, calls for calm, focus, and ingenuity among private and public health care professionals as they work to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
California’s stay-at-home efforts paying off, Stephen Parodi, MD, tells Associated Press
Kaiser Permanente, which serves more than 9 million members in California, has witnessed a promising trend over the past 2 weeks since social distancing measures were implemented across the state, Stephen Parodi, MD, executive vice president of The Permanente Federation, told The Associated Press.
Stephen Parodi, MD, shares cautious optimism on social distancing with Politico
Stephen Parodi, MD, an infectious disease physician and associate executive director with The Permanente Medical Group in Northern California, said in a statement to Politico that Kaiser Permanente is “seeing a leveling off of COVID-19 cases in our hospitals” across Northern California, where it serves 4.4 million members.