A National Business Group on Health Best Employer for Health & Well-Being
A Disability Equality Index (DEI®) Top-Scoring Company and 2022 Best Place to Work
A Human Rights Campaign Foundation 2022 Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality 100% Corporate Equality Index
Named among World’s Most Ethical Companies for 5th time
One of DiversityInc’s 2022 Top Companies for People with Disabilities
Member of the Diversity Inc Top 50 Hall of Fame for the fifth year in a row.
An American Best Employer for Women by Forbes magazine.
In the NCQA Commercial Health Plan Ratings 2023, our commercial plan is rated 5 out of 5, the highest rating in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.
According to NCQA’s Quality Compass® 2023, we’re rated 5 out of 5 in 31 measures, including: controlling high blood pressure, glucose control and blood pressure control (140/90) for diabetes, colorectal cancer screening, breast cancer screening, childhood and adolescent immunizations, and postpartum care. Quality Compass is a registered trademark of the NCQA.
1The physicians who practice at Kaiser Permanente are recognized as Top Doctors in Arlington Magazine (2023), Bethesda magazine (2023), Northern Virginia Magazine (2024), Washingtonian magazine (2023), and Baltimore magazine (2023).
In the early ‘30s, an enterprising young doctor named Sidney Garfield saw an opportunity to provide health care to construction workers building the Colorado River Aqueduct in the Mojave Desert. He built the Contractors General Hospital near the small town of Desert Center, California, and set up a system where the workers paid a small fee each month so that Dr. Garfield could treat any workers who fell ill or were injured on the job, including those who had no health insurance.
After joining forces with industrialist Henry J. Kaiser to provide health care to Grand Coulee dam laborers and their families in Washington state, Dr. Garfield and Kaiser organized a group practice for the diverse workers at the shipyards in Richmond, California. Their pioneering approach merged medical care and health plan coverage into a single health system. In 1945, Dr. Garfield and Kaiser opened Kaiser Permanente to the public.
Our focus on improving the well-being of entire communities today reflects how we approached those workers in the Mojave Desert long ago—to provide proactive, high-quality care and affordable coverage. And as we move into the future, we’ll continue to work to bring better care into whole communities, empower residents to improve their well-being, and deliver better health outcomes for all.
I foster inclusive environments where everyone feels safe sharing ideas, concerns, and aspects of their identity without fear.
I am accountable for my individual action or inaction that leads to others being harmed.
I advocate for equity and inclusion for all people and amplify the voices of the most impacted and unheard.
69% of our workforce are members of racial, ethnic, and cultural minorities
Fair360 Hall of Fame for six straight years
Sixteen straight years named among the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality by Corporate Equality Index
Nine straight years named a Military Friendly Employer
5-star rating from the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) for governance
Seven straight years named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN
Sixteen straight years named among the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality by Corporate Equality Index
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