Kaiser Permanente - Structure and Governance - Regional Entities

Regional Entities

Kaiser Permanente is administered through eight regions, including one parent and five subordinate health plan entities, one hospital entity, and nine separate, affiliated medical groups:

  • Northern California
    • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (KFHP)
    • Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (KFH)
    • The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (TPMG)
  • Southern California
    • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (KFHP)
    • Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (KFH)
    • Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG)
  • Colorado
    • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado (KFHPCO)
    • Colorado Permanente Medical Group, P.C. (CPMG)
  • Georgia
    • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. (KFHPGA)
    • The Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (TSPMG)
  • Hawaii
    • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (KFHP)
    • Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (KFH)
    • Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (HPMG)
  • Mid-Atlantic (vicinity of Washington, D.C., including Maryland and Virginia)
    • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States Inc. (KFHPMA)
    • Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, P.C. (MAPMG)
  • Northwest (Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington)
    • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest (KFHPNW)
    • Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (KFH)
    • Northwest Permanente, P.C. Physicians and Surgeons (NWP)
  • Ohio
    • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Ohio (KFHPOH)
    • Ohio Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (OPMG)

In addition to the regional entities, in 1996, the then-twelve Permanente Medical Groups created The Permanente Federation, a separate entity, which focuses on standardizing patient care and performance under one name and system of policies. Around the same time, The Permanente Company was also chartered as a vehicle to provide investment opportunities for the for-profit Permanente Medical Groups. One of the ventures of the Permanente Company is Kaiser Permanente Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in emerging medical technologies.

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