Imelda Dacones MD Archives

Podcast: The role of the physician voice with Imelda Dacones, MD

December 20, 2020

Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO of Northwest Permanente, sits down with Federation Executive Vice President and COO Chris Grant to share thoughts on how physicians can step up as leaders on important issues.

COVID-19 precautions help blunt flu impacts, Imelda Dacones, MD, tells Wall Street Journal

December 17, 2020

The president and CEO of Northwest Permanente says the lighter flu season is conserving resources for more-severe illnesses and other medical issues.

Imelda Dacones, MD, and Lisa Denike, MD, discuss COVID-fueled childhood obesity trends

October 14, 2020

In an interview with USA Today, Imelda Dacones, MD, and Lisa Denike, MD, of Northwest Permanente say they expect to see increases in childhood obesity as months of pandemic stress eating, closed schools, stalled sports, and public space restrictions extend indefinitely.

Kaiser Permanente creates COVID-19 Social Health Playbook

October 13, 2020

Health care system provides model for screening patients for access to food, housing, and other essential factors for health.

Imelda Dacones, MD, highlights Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to quality, top COVID-19 priorities in podcast

August 14, 2020

In an interview with Becker’s Healthcare founder and publisher Scott Becker, Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO of Northwest Permanente, reflects on her journey as a physician leader.

Imelda Dacones, MD, writes on KevinMD.com that COVID-19 could catalyze a reimagining of health care

June 5, 2020

Despite its massive human toll, the COVID-19 pandemic can serve as a catalyst for reimagining the future of health care delivery, Imelda Dacones, MD, wrote in a recent opinion piece posted on KevinMD.com.

Ending the injustice

June 3, 2020

Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO of Northwest Permanente, focuses on health disparities and the role of physicians and all of health care to curb injustice.

Climate change: ‘In our lane’ as physicians

April 22, 2020

Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO of Northwest Permanente, says physicians have an obligation to reduce the causes and mitigate the effects of climate change.

Imelda Dacones, MD, honored by Modern Healthcare among 2020’s Top 25 Minority Leaders

February 19, 2020

Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO of Northwest Permanente, has been named to Modern Healthcare’s list of Top 25 Minority Leaders in health care for 2020.

Building the health care workforce of the future

February 4, 2020

Imelda Dacones, MD, sits on the board of directors of Futuro Health, a new nonprofit formed to solve the supply of health care workers in California. She writes how lessons learned can benefit the entire industry.