The story of Kaiser Permanente is a history of excellence, a legacy of each generation’s contribution to understanding health and meeting the needs of members. By focusing on members’ needs, the people of Kaiser Permanente built the largest nonprofit health care organization in American history.*

Kaiser Permanente evolved from industrial health care programs for construction, shipyard, and steel mill workers during World War II. Its founders were Sidney Garfield, MD, and Henry J. Kaiser, who became partners in advancing the concept of prepaid health care.

Today, Kaiser Permanente is America’s leading nonprofit integrated health plan, serving approximately 8.7 million people in nine states and the District of Columbia. Thanks to the dedication of our 170,000 employees and physicians, in a single year we schedule more than 34 million outpatient visits, deliver 85,000 babies, perform 452,000 surgeries, and fill about 113 million prescriptions.

Kaiser Permanente is an organization that continually works to elevate the state of health care with progressive products, services, and advancements. Our vision of the future remains focused on improving the health of our members and the communities we serve.

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* Kaiser Permanente is composed of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (nonprofit corporation), Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (a nonprofit, public-benefit corporation), and the Permanente Medical Groups (for-profit professional organizations).

Whatever your profession, the size and scope of the Kaiser Permanente organization offers numerous tangible and intangible benefits and rewards. Our comprehensive wage and benefits plans are designed to help you stay healthy, meet your financial goals, advance in your career, and achieve a balance between your work and personal life.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits according to full-time or part-time status and the number of hours worked per week. Benefits may vary based on your Kaiser Permanente region, position, scheduled hours, and representation by collective bargaining or employee groups.

Health Care

Coverage is provided for you, your spouse or domestic partner, and your unmarried dependent children.

Time Off

Benefits include paid time off for designated holidays, vacation, sick leave, and life balance days to help support the quality of your personal life.

Income Protection

Kaiser Permanente offers life insurance options and disability benefits that provide financial security for you and your dependents in the event of serious illness, injury, or death.

Retirement Plans

To provide financial security in retirement, Kaiser Permanente offers a range of retirement plans, such as a pension plan and elective retirement savings plans, that reduce your current taxable income when you contribute.

Reward and Recognition Programs

In addition to these and other generous benefits, Kaiser Permanente sponsors a variety of employee recognition programs designed to reward our skilled, caring, and committed staff. Peer recognition programs enable employees to recognize the contributions of an individual, a team, or an entire department.

Service awards recognize employees for their years of dedication, with the first milestone at five years of service. Professions and positions may be singled out at different times. During Nurse Week, for example, we let our nurses know how greatly they are appreciated through a number of activities and special awards that recognize their invaluable contributions. We also recognize employees during Pharmacy Week, Respiratory Care Week, Secretary's Day, and during a variety of other times throughout the year.

Kaiser Permanente's substantial compensation and benefits package reflects our conviction that a rewarding working experience is directly related to the quality of care that our employees and physicians provide to our members and patients. We take pride in the compassion and dedication of our employees and find many ways to reward their hard work. In return, our employees take pride in being a part of a collaborative professional team focused on quality, service, and care.

Kaiser Permanente is nationally recognized as an organization that delivers high quality health care and services.

In September, 2005, readers of America's leading consumer magazine gave Kaiser Permanente high marks for customer satisfaction. An October 31, 2004, article in The New York Times featured Kaiser Permanente, with the headline, "Is Kaiser the Future of American Health Care?" According to the article, economists and medical experts say "Kaiser is a leader in the drive both to increase the quality of care and to spend health dollars more wisely, using technology and incentives tailored to those goals."

Kaiser Permanente earned more three-star or excellent ratings than any other health plan surveyed in a 2005 report card from the California Office of the Patient Advocate.

Kaiser Permanente of California earned "Excellent" ratings from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the nation's leading independent reviewer of health plan quality for consumers and employers. "Excellent" is the top rating granted by NCQA, based on service and access to care, preventive measures, physician credentialing, how well members recover from illness, and how well they live with chronic conditions.

Kaiser Permanente's Mid-Atlantic States, Colorado, and Hawaii regions are in the NCQA's Top 10 rated Medicare and Medicaid programs in the United States for 2005.

Kaiser Permanente Northern California and Kaiser Permanente Southern California received the highest overall ratings for clinical quality among all health plans in California on the California Cooperative Healthcare Reporting Initiative (CCHRI) Report on Quality, 2005.*

In 2006, Kaiser Permanente ranked second in the large employer category among the 100 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, and the East Bay Business Times.

As an employer, Kaiser Permanente was one of 142 companies nationwide named to the Human Right Campaign Foundation's list of the 2007 "Best Places to Work for GLBT Equality." The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) civil rights organization compiles this list of employers who score 100% on their Corporate Equality Index, measuring policies and practices implemented to promote fairness and equality in the workplace for GLBT employees.

Also in 2007, DiversityInc magazine recognized Kaiser Permanente as one of its Top 50 Companies for Diversity. Ranking 27th overall, Kaiser Permanente was recognized by DiversityInc. for the second consecutive year. The recognition is based on excellence in CEO commitment, human capital, corporate communications, and supplier diversity.

Asian Enterprise Magazine selected Kaiser Permanente as 1 of 13 organizations selected as Top Corporations for Asian Americans.

Also in 2007, George Halvorson was recognized as recipient of CEO Diversity Leadership Award for his success, strategies, insights, and deep commitment to company-wide diversity initiatives.

*HEDIS Effectiveness of Care measures, California Cooperative Healthcare Reporting Initiative (CCHRI) Report on Quality, 2005 www.cchri.org