News & Events
Kaiser Permanente Northern California Hospitals Honored for Stroke Care
All Northern California Kaiser Permanente hospitals — including Vallejo and Vacaville medical centers — received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement Awards.
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente employees took time recently to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by rolling up their sleeves and getting to work at schools, community centers and other sites across northern California.Here in the Napa-Solano Area, the work began with a prep day on Saturday, Jan. 13 and continued on Monday, Jan. 15 as approximately 150 Kaiser Permanente staff, physicians and their families from the Napa-Solano Area partnered with Rebuilding Together and school staff at Highland Elementary School in Vallejo to paint, garden, and beautify the teacher’s lounge.
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Veterans Are The Focus of the North Bay Stand Down
In mid-November, Kaiser Permanente was pleased to once again support the North Bay Stand Down, a resource and support event for homeless veterans in Solano County. The event was held at the Dixon Fairgrounds and served nearly 100 veterans in need of medical, dental, employment and social support.
Chris Walker, MD, physician in chief for the Napa Solano service area and Chris Bandy, MD, Trauma medical director for KP Vacaville, who are both military veterans, spoke at the welcome ceremony, and assured the attendees that helping them get the resources they need is important to Kaiser Permanente.
To read the article that appeared in The Vacaville Reporter, click here.
Vacaville Police Department Unveils New Mobile Incident Command Center
Kaiser Permanente was pleased recently to partner with the Vacaville Police Department to unveil its new mobile incident command center (MICC) designed to allow law enforcement to effectively respond to and manage major disasters and critical incidents in Vacaville.
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Kaiser Permanente names new Physician-in-Chief for Napa-Solano Area
Kaiser Permanente Napa Solano is pleased to announce that Christopher Walker, MD, has been named physician-in-chief for the Napa-Solano Area. In this role, Dr. Walker , a family medicine physician, will help guide and oversee more than 650 physicians, as well as clinical staff caring for members and patients in the area. Walker is replacing longtime physician-in-chief Steven Stricker, MD, a cardiologist who served in that leadership role for more than 20 years.
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