Newsmakers Archives

Richard Isaacs, MD, FACS, describes for WebMD how COVID-19 transforms health care

April 16, 2020

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS, CEO and executive director of The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG), described how COVID-19 mitigation measures in Northern California are working, and how the disease is transforming health care.

Tweetcap: Saluting Permanente physicians, care teams on the front lines of COVID-19

April 16, 2020

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

April 15, 2020

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

April 9, 2020

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

April 6, 2020

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

April 5, 2020

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

April 3, 2020

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

April 2, 2020

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

April 2, 2020

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

April 2, 2020

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.