Employees who experience symptoms at home should first call the advice number on the back of their Kaiser Permanente membership card for instructions, and then notify their manager in accordance with existing sick policies and procedures. If an employee becomes ill with these symptoms while at work, the employee should separate themselves from other coworkers […]
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What is COVID-19?
COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus that can spread between people in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet). It is most commonly spread through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks. Coronavirus may be spread by people who are not showing symptoms. 5 / […]
Expanding our coronavirus care capacity with the U.S. Navy Ship Mercy
This week, Kaiser Permanente began transferring non-COVID-19 patients to the USNS Mercy, the fully staffed and equipped hospital ship now docked in the Port of Los Angeles. Patients are being relocated to the Mercy only in if they voluntarily agree to do so and meet the hospital ship’s clinical criteria, and only after consultation with […]
Wearing your personal fabric mask during work at KPSC
All Kaiser Permanente Southern California physicians and employees who work in areas where patient care is provided are being supplied with the appropriate PPE. Inventory will be available soon to provide Level 1 “Cover Your Cough” masks to employees who work in an administrative area or regional operations locations where no patient care is provided. […]
myStrength mental health app now free for members
All Kaiser Permanente members including employees and physicians, now have anytime, anywhere access to the digital mental health app myStrength. According to Don Mordecai, MD, psychiatrist and national leader for mental health and wellness at Kaiser Permanente, “Everyone can benefit from caring for their emotional well-being, particularly in times of increased stress and anxiety.” After […]
Cybercrime alert: beware of phishing and scams
An email from Dick Daniels, executive vice president and chief information officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, notified employees that cybercriminals have dramatically increased their phishing attempts. These are emails that try to solicit sensitive information through malicious links and attachments. Messages may appear to be handing out federal stimulus payments or tracking COVID-19 […]
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Is KP prepared for increase in patients due to a medical surge?
Yes. We have been developing additional methods of providing care should the surge exceed our bed capacity. We are able to transfer patients to alternative hospitals like USNS Mercy, the new LA Surge Hospital, and numerous temporary field hospitals. Further, we have converted more than 90% of our primary care appointments to virtual care. This […]
