#kaiser-permanente

#kaiser-permanente

Kaiser Permanente, the largest private health insurer in California, has announced it will make Covid-19 vaccinations available for free to all of its members over 6 months of age. The provider expects to have the new 2025-2026 vaccine in stock starting on September 15. The decision, the insurer said in a statement to The Oaklandside, "is based on the latest scientific evidence and clinical guidance from our physician experts and many other sources, including leading medical societies."

The layoffs, which are set to take effect in October, will eliminate 41 nursing positions and one art therapist role at Kaiser's San Rafael Medical Center, according to Monday WARN filings with California's Employment Development Department (WARN documents are generally required by the state for significant layoffs). The staff reductions also include two employees in Oakland, one in Pasadena, four in Corona and eight in Pleasanton, mostly in IT consultant, engineer and environmental health specialist roles.

Sydney Simpson, a registered Kaiser nurse and member of the California Nurses Association, expressed deep concern over the lack of alternatives for transgender youth seeking care, stating, 'I've heard questions like, "Well, where can we go instead?" And the answer is, I don't know. And I don't know that there will be an answer any time soon.' This highlights the urgency and need for continued support for gender-affirming services as regulations shift.”},{

"Since January, there has been significant focus by the federal government on gender-affirming care, specifically for patients under the age of 19. This has included executive orders instructing federal agencies to take actions to curtail access and restrict funding for gender-affirming care..."

Kaiser Permanente's North Oakland campus was placed on lockdown for 45 minutes as police responded to an unspecified incident involving the medical building and parking garage.

Michael G. Ryan filed a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente San Diego after developing a life-threatening infection post-knee replacement surgery, alleging lapses in sterilization at Zion Medical Center.