At the heart of quality cardiac specialty care
Permanente physicians practicing Permanente Medicine excel in state-of-the-art cardiac surgeries.
Joel Womack, MD, says communication is key to success of acute care-at-home programs
Northwest Permanente’s regional chief of hospital medicine discusses innovation and progress made through the care-at-home model.
PermanenteDocs Chat on women in medicine
Watch the replay of this Facebook Live chat on the advancement of women physicians and continued challenges to address.
Climate change: ‘In our lane’ as physicians
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, shares how Kaiser Permanente addresses social determinants of health through ‘Thrive Local’
Imelda Dacones, MD, president and CEO of Northwest Permanente (NWP), joined other health care experts earlier this week in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. News Healthcare of Tomorrow conference, which focused on social determinants of health often looking at factors such as housing, transportation, and access to health food.
Changing the health care landscape for Asian Pacific Americans
Imelda Dacones, MD, shines a light on the achievement gap and health disparities for Asian Pacific Islander Americans.
Identifying suicide on the front lines of health
Through screening and intervention, primary care may be the most effective place to address suicide risk.
Harmonizing physician wellness through music
Permanente doctors connect with their love of music, striking new notes so they can better care for their patients.
An elite cardiac program with heart
Yong Shin, MD, of Northwest Permanente leads one of the top-rated cardiac care programs in the country at Kaiser Permanente's Northwest Center for Heart and Vascular Care in Oregon.
Innovative approach to reducing opiate use in children, teens
Imelda Dacones, MD, shares how Northwest Permanente head and neck surgeons reduced pediatric opioid use after tonsillectomies.