After developing the first Youth Sports Concussion Program for Kaiser Permanente in 2009, pediatric clinical neuropsychologist Catherine Broomand, PhD, set her sights on another far-reaching goal: encourage other health care systems in the Sacramento to establish similar programs. The reason was simple, and alarming. Nearly nine out of 10 concussions go undiagnosed. As Broomand treated young athletes for sports-related concussions, she knew that a large number of non-Kaiser Permanente members were also at risk. Less than two years later, Broomand successfully helped launch the Sacramento Valley Concussion Care Consortium (since renamed MindGame) — a volunteer-based endeavor among four

Eight other Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California received the Leapfrog Group’s prestigious recognition for quality measures The Kaiser Permanente hospitals in South Sacramento and Roseville have been named 2012 Leapfrog Top Hospitals, an honor that rewards medical centers for outstanding success in such areas as the use of electronic health records to reduce medication and other errors, performance on high-risk surgical procedures, low infection rates, and appropriate physician and nursing staffing. Eight other Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California received the honor. In all, just 92 hospitals around the country were named Top Hospitals, out of more than 1,200

New services of unique clinic in Sacramento include enhanced support, education, and treatment, including early lymphedema monitoring  In a significant breakthrough for improving women’s health, Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento has opened a unique Breast Cancer Survivorship Clinic to help members ease the transition from being a cancer patient to cancer survivor.  It means patients such as Lisa Johnson of Citrus Heights – who has endured surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation – can now take advantage of new services that offer ongoing support, education and treatment to help deal with the disease.  “I am absolutely thrilled that Kaiser Permanente established the new clinic because it has

Kaiser Permanente in the Sacramento region is donating just over one million dollars to non-profit organizations that serve the community by improving access to health services, promoting healthy eating and more opportunities for fitness, and preventing youth, family and gang violence. The Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit grants, which range from $5,000 to $98,000, come at a time when other funding sources are limited and private donations are down. Even county health departments and school districts are among the grant recipients. Kaiser Permanente has three objectives in its grants: the first is to improve access to health care coverage, health services and health education; the sec

All three local Kaiser Permanente hospitals – South Sacramento, Sacramento and Roseville medical centers – were honored Wednesday with an “A” Hospital Safety ScoreSM by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. They were among 15 Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California – and 28 Kaiser Permanente hospitals around the country – that received the top grade in the safety report, which examined the records of more than 2,600 hospitals in the U.S. In Northern California, three other Kaiser Permanente hospitals received a “B” score, The Leapfrog Group’s next highest mark. The Hospital Safety ScoreSM was calcu