Kaiser Permanente’s Community Benefit Annual Report

We invite you to review Kaiser Permanente’s community benefit activities and performance in the Northwest and nationwide in the 2008 Community Benefit Report, available online here and in the 2008 Kaiser Permanente Northwest Community Annual Report here

With unprecedented numbers of Americans uninsured as a result of the economic crisis, our community benefit work has taken on new weight. We want our communities to emerge from this recession in good health, and we are continuing our work to improve access to high-quality health care and invest in the creation of healthy environments.

In 2008, our community benefit investment nationally was more than $1 billion—locally, Kaiser Permanente Northwest invested more than $68 million to improve the health of the community. A few of the local highlights in the Northwest include:

Our community benefit work offers a real resource to policymakers designing national health reform: our programs for the uninsured, our partnership with the safety net to improve care and eliminate disparities, our work with communities to develop healthier environments, and our research on what truly works to heal patients and to keep people healthy. We are hopeful about the possibility of health reform that is upon us. And we won’t let up on our commitment to our communities, especially the individuals and organizations hardest hit by the economy.

We hope you will take a moment to learn more about our work in the Northwest and across the country by reviewing these reports.

Thank you for your time and support.

Best regards,


Nancy H. Stevens, Ph.D
Director, Community Benefit
Kaiser Permanente, Northwest Region

Raymond J. Baxter, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Community Benefit,       
Research and Health Policy
Kaiser Permanente

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October 13-15th 2010


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September 14, 2010
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