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As a top quality care health care provider for more than 60 years, Kaiser Permanente is often recognized in the media for our service and expertise provided by our physicians and providers. Below you will find links about Kaiser Permanente serving the South Sacramento and Elk Grove area, as well as local, state, and national news about Kaiser Permanente. Note: Some links require the reader to register.

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Feb. 5, 2008
Kaiser Permanente is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its popular Don’t Buy the Lie program,
which delivers a free anti-smoking educational campaign to more than 100,000 local middle and high school students annually.
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Oct. 15, 2007
Kaiser Permanente's South Sacramento Medical Center
has been recognized for excellence in stroke care, recently earning Primary Stroke Certification from the Joint Commission.
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September 19, 2007
Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California improve their menu
-and patients are delighted by the "tantalizing dinner options." (The Wall Street Journal)
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April 27, 2007
Two creative Sacramento area teens were surprised
- to learn that anti-tobacco messages they created will soon appear on dozens of billboards across the Greater Sacramento area.
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April 10, 2007
Sacramento County health officials recommended Tuesday -
that a Level II Trauma Center be placed at Kaiser Permanente's South Sacramento Medical Center. (The Sacramento Business Journal)
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March 20, 2007
Kaiser Permanente awards $442,000 -
A grant was presented to south area county clinic South City Health Center to improve health of uninsured chronic disease patients.
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Jaunary 15, 2007
Kaiser Permanente lent a helping hand -
About 75 Kaiser Permanente physicians, employees and family members in Sacramento lent a helping hand during Kaiser Permanente's third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Volunteerism. Volunteers worked at three Habitat for Humanity project sites in Oak Park and at the Placer Advocacy, Resources & Choice Center in Roseville. (KXTV)
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October 13, 2006
Latino Health Center opens -
Kaiser Permanente opens the area's first Latino Health Center to provide health care services to its members who speak Spanish. (KXTV)
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July 19, 2006
The boy who sees with sound (featuring Elk Grove Kaiser Permanente member Ben Underwood)
- In a pillow fight, 14-year-old Ben Underwood can deliver a dead-on shot; in foosball, he's a determined competitor; when a video game is going, his fingers fly. And when he is on his skates, he's fearless.(CBS News)
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July 17, 2006
Kaiser Permanente South wins expansion OK
- The city of Sacramento's Planning Commission has approved expansion plans by Kaiser Permanente at its South Sacramento Medical Center, a necessary prelude to Kaiser's bid to create a trauma center in the region. (Sacramento Business Journal)
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July 7, 2006
Elk Grove teenager gets special surgery for new ear
- Birth defects are common. About one in 33 babies are affected. How they're treated shows the miracle of modern medicine. (KCRA)
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June 29, 2006
Kaiser Permanente opens new autism center
- Kaiser Permanente is opening a center today for autism patients in Rancho Cordova. (KCRA)
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December 20, 2004
Kaiser Permanente bucks the HMO trend
- As a member of the Kaiser Permanente HMO in Northern California, heart patient Roshni Nand is the exception. (MSNBC)
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