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Treating complex cases of stroke

Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Hospital has been named a Comprehensive Stroke Center and are among the first in the nation to achiever this certification from the The Joint Commission, The American Heart Association and the American Stoke Association. A patient, Sonia Bains, shares her story of how she started having seizures and losing coordination about two weeks after giving birth which led to a complex stroke. She credits her treatment and care at the Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Comprehensive Stroke Center for saving her life. See the photos and read the article.

When Minutes Matter, Kaiser Permanente Excels

Every Kaiser Permanente Northern California medical center participates in a unique protocol called Stroke Express that enables physicians to rapidly diagnose strokes and administer medications quickly.  Like many people his age, Robert Taunton, 27, enjoys an active lifestyle. When he is not working as a project manager for a Richmond general contractor, he enjoys dirt biking, jet skiing, and tinkering with cars at his El Sobrante home.

But Taunton is anything but typical. Four months ago he had a stroke.

Watch video about Kaiser Permanente’s mobile app.

Members now have the option to receive a text message on your smartphone when your prescription order is ready for pick up at your specified pharmacy location. Just enroll at a Kaiser Permanente pharmacy to activate the text message notification.

You can opt out at any time by replying ‘STOP’ via text or with any Pharmacy staff.  Standard text messaging fees apply.

Heart attack rates among an ethnically diverse population of more than 3.8 million Kaiser Permanente members in the Northern California Region fell 23 percent from 2008 to 2014, as reported Aug. 1 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Read more.

Next time you need an appointment, ask if a video visit is right for your symptoms.  It’s a convenient, secure way to meet with your doctor online using your computer or mobile device. Learn more at kp.org/mydoctor/videovisits.