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Mission and History
Our Mission
Kaiser Permanente exists to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve.
Our Vision
We are trusted partners in total health, collaborating with people to help them thrive, and creating communities that are among the healthiest in the nation.
At Kaiser Permanente, our passion to drastically improve the health and lives of our members drives us to continually advance our practice. We do this by pioneering preventive medicine, conducting comprehensive research, and driving innovative care.
Our commitment to make lives better is a promise that goes beyond our 12.5 million members and more than 235,000 employees and physicians. It extends to the neighborhoods in which we live, the communities we serve, and the planet we call home.
We embrace our members, colleagues, and communities as family, and work tirelessly to improve their wellness and quality of life. We also fundamentally believe that the expert care we deliver should be equally available to all. In short, we care. We advocate. We give. We thrive. And we do it all with the utmost sincerity and passion every day.
Our History
For nearly eight decades, we have responded to people's critical need for quality health care. Ever since stepping up during the Great Depression, we have led the way in compassionate, innovative health services that benefit not just our members, but our communities as well. And we're not done — in fact, we're just getting started.
From our early history through today, explore a handful of our proudest, most groundbreaking moments!
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