As the country’s largest private nonprofit health care organization, providing care for 12.4 million Americans, Kaiser Permanente is a leading voice with health care policy decision-makers. We believe it is important to provide our perspective on complex policy debates and engage the public in these critical issues.
Founded
1945
Headquarters
Oakland, Calif.
Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente, headquartered in Oakland, California, comprises:
Members
12.4M
Hospitals
40
Medical offices1
611
Physicians2
25,270
Nurses3
76,283
Employees+
241,462
Founded
1945
Headquarters
Oakland, Calif.
Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, headquartered in Oakland, comprises:
Members
4.6M
Hospitals
21
Medical offices1
203
Physicians2
9,976
Employees+
91,797
Central Valley
Diablo
East Bay
Fresno
Greater San Francisco
Greater Southern Alameda
Marin/Sonoma
Napa/Solano
Redwood City
Roseville
Sacramento
San Jose
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
South Sacramento
Founded
1945
Headquarters
Pasadena
Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, headquartered in Pasadena, comprises:
Members
4.8M
Hospitals
16
Medical offices1
200
Physicians2
8,844
Employees+
89,402
Coachella Valley
Kern County
Inland Empire
Metro Los Angeles/West Los Angeles
Orange County
San Diego County
Tri-Central Area
West Ventura/Valleys
Founded
1969
Headquarters
Denver
Founded in 1969, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, headquartered in Denver, comprises:
Members
500,880
Medical offices1
32
Physicians2
1,100
Employees+
5,605
Denver
Boulder
Colorado Springs
Fort Collins
Greeley
Loveland
Pueblo
Founded
1985
Headquarters
Atlanta
Founded in October 1985, Kaiser Permanente Georgia, headquartered in Atlanta, comprises:
Members
325,380
Medical offices1
27
Physicians2
643
Employees+
3,230
Atlanta
Athens
Founded
1958
Headquarters
Honolulu
Founded in 1958, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, headquartered in Honolulu, comprises:
Members
266,921
Hospitals
1
Medical offices1
21
Physicians2
508
Employees+
4,543
Kauai
Hawaii
Maui
Oahu
Founded
1980
Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
Kaiser Permanente acquired the Georgetown Community Health Plan in 1980, and began working with existing community hospitals. In 1984, the region opened its first pharmacy and officially changed its name to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States.
Founded in 1980, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, headquartered in Washington, D.C., comprises:
Members
768,335
Medical offices1
41
Physicians2
1,768
Employees+
8,476
Baltimore
Washington, D.C.
Northern Virginia
Suburban Maryland
Founded
1945
Headquarters
Portland, Ore.
Kaiser Permanente’s history in the Pacific Northwest goes back to the medical group established to serve workers and their families during construction of Grand Coulee Dam in northeastern Washington in the late 1930s. During World War II, those physicians served workers and their families at the Kaiser Shipyards in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. With the closing of the shipyards in 1945, enrollment was opened to the community.
Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, comprises:
Members
612,725
Hospitals
2
Medical offices1
52
Physicians2
1,368
Employees+
11,907
Portland, Ore.
Eugene, Ore.
Salem, Ore.
Vancouver, Wash.
Longview/Kelso, Wash.
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Seattle
Kaiser Permanente extended its reach in the state of Washington in 2017 with its acquisition of Group Health Cooperative, founded in 1947, and its subsidiaries.
Kaiser Permanente Washington is headquartered in the Seattle metro area, and comprises:
Members
582,271
Medical offices1
35
Physicians2
1,063
Nurses3
1,500
Employees+
7,119
Northwest Washington
Central Washington
Eastern Washington
Coastal and Olympic Region
Puget Sound
1Medical offices and other outpatient facilities
2Approximate as of December 31, 2024, representing all specialties; excluding pool, network, and referral physicians as well as locum tenens.
3Approximate as of December 31, 2024, representing all specialties.
+Approximate, representing technical, administrative, and clerical employees and caregivers
Data as of December 31, 2024, unless otherwise noted.
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