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Kaiser Permanente (/ ˈ k aɪ z ər p ɜːr m ə ˈ n ɛ n t eɪ /; KP) is an American integrated managed care consortium headquartered in Oakland, California.Founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield, the organization was initially established to provide medical services at Kaiser's shipyards, steel mills and other facilities, before being opened to the ...
Montevideo units are a method of measuring uterine performance during labor. They were created in 1949 by two physicians, Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia and Hermogenes Alvarez, from Montevideo, Uruguay. They are exactly equal to 1 mmHg within 10 minutes.
In September 2007, Kaiser decided to review its plans for the project and put the hospital on hold. [13] Kaiser worked to redesign the hospital and in September 2008 announced that construction of the facility would begin in 2009. [14] The new design called for an initial 121 beds and grow to 174 at an estimated cost of $285 million. [14]
Kaiser Permanente appeared headed for a labor clash with 75,000 of its healthcare workers as union leaders said contract talks had stalled on Tuesday, leaving the two sides hours away from a ...
Kaiser will also allow Smith "an amount sufficient to pay for a medically necessary wheelchair every five years," as well as repair and maintenance costs, and will pay $6,400 for out-of-pocket ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kaiser Permanente and union negotiators for 75,000 striking medical workers suspended a marathon round of contract talks without a settlement on Wednesday, the two sides said ...
[1] [2] The Alliance is one of two union federations that are part of the largest and longest running Labor Management Partnership in the U.S. [3] [4] [5] In 2021, more than 40,000 Alliance members were on the verge of the largest open-ended healthcare strike over concerns of short staffing and a two-tier wage system proposed by KP.
Cost of childbirth in several countries in 2012 [177] The cost of childbirth varies dramatically by country. According to a 2013 analysis, in the United States the average amount actually paid by insurance companies or other payers in 2012 averaged $9,775 for an uncomplicated conventional delivery and $15,041 for a caesarean birth. [177]