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.
1. DiversityInc is a leading benchmarking tool of diversity management in corporate America. The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity assesses organizational performance based on 4 key areas: talent pipeline, talent development, leadership accountability, and supplier diversity. In their 2018 ranking, Kaiser Permanente is listed in the Hall of Fame. We were ranked #1 in 2011 and 2016, and have been in the top 5 nationally since 2010.
2. LATINA Style recognizes companies that provide the best career opportunities for professional Latinas in the workplace based on employee demographics, recruitment and procurement policies, employee benefits, and advancement opportunities for women. In their 2018 ranking, Kaiser Permanente was #23, and we’ve been in the Top 50 since 2009. We are one of the few companies with both a Latina and Latino on its board of directors.
3. The Corporate Equality Index evaluates corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace policies as part of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. In 2019, Kaiser Permanente ranked as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality and has scored 100% since 2006.
4. The Healthcare Equality Index evaluates healthcare facilities’ policies and practices related to the equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ+ patients, visitors, and employees. Kaiser Permanente was the first health system with a 100% score, and we have maintained that perfect score in 2019.
5. The Disability Equality Index measures an organization’s culture, leadership, accessibility, employment practices, community engagement, and supplier diversity. As measured by Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities, in 2019 Kaiser Permanente ranked as one the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, and we have maintained that high-level ranking since 2017.
6. The Disability Employment Tracker measures disability inclusion programs in the areas of climate and culture, people practices, talent sourcing, workplace and technology, and strategy and metrics. In its 2018 ranking, the National Organization on Disabilities stated that Kaiser Permanente was a Leading Disabilities Employer, and we have received high ranking scores in 2017 and 2018.
By outwardly supporting a diverse and inclusive work environment, we promote input from our organization as a whole in order to represent the interests of the diverse community we serve.
The KPMAS residency is directly connected with local and national diversity and inclusion efforts, and we will draw on that support and guidance to be held to the highest standards when practicing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our day to day operations, recruitment, and educational curriculum.
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