Awards
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
Kaiser Permanente West LA earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. These measures include evaluation of the proper use of medications and other stroke treatments aligned with the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients.
Additionally, the medical center received the Association’s Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite Plus award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke. The medical center also received the Association’s Target: Type 2 Honor Roll award. To qualify for this recognition, hospitals must meet quality measures developed with more than 90 % of compliance for 12 consecutive months for the “Overall Diabetes Cardiovascular Initiative Composite Score.”
Maternity Care at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Ranks Among the Best in the Nation
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles was one of 22 Kaiser Permanente hospitals that have been recognized among the “Best Maternity Care Hospitals 2020” by Newsweek magazine. The elite designation, awarded to only 231 hospitals in the United States, identifies leading maternity care programs based on rigorous quality and safety standards. Kaiser Permanente hospitals represent nearly 10% of those named to the prestigious list nationwide – and 44.4% of those listed in California.
Newsweek’s Best Maternity Care Hospitals demonstrate the highest performance in the United States as verified by the 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Survey. Designated hospitals meet Leapfrog’s rigorous standards for excellence in maternity care — including low rates of C-section, episiotomy (an incision to enlarge the vaginal opening for childbirth), and early elective delivery and follow important protocols to protect moms and babies, among other measures. Additionally, all of the hospitals named earned either an A or B on the Spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.
KP West LA Receives Women's Choice Award for Bariatric Care
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles was designated as one of "America’s Best Hospitals” across the nation for bariatric care by receiving the Women's Choice Award. Additionally, Kaiser Permanente Southern California has received the Women’s Choice Award® designation, “California’s Most Recommended Health Insurance Plan.”
The methodology for this award is based on surveys of tens of thousands of women, as well as research conducted in partnership with the Wharton School of Business on what drives the consumer experience for women vs. men.
The Women's Choice Award organization distributed a statewide survey to more than 10,000 women who reside in California, and these women were asked to identify which health insurance plan they would highly recommend to their friends and family.
“We pride ourselves on our patient-centered, integrated approach that creates high quality care,” said Julie Miller-Phipps, president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, Inc., for the Southern California Region. “It’s gratifying when data supports our approach and show us that our members choose Kaiser Permanente with confidence, knowing that we put their health and safety first.”
According to the Women’s Choice Award®, market research shows that women influence more than 90 percent of family healthcare decisions; and a national survey conducted by the Women’s Choice Award® determined which hospitals and services women would highly recommend in today’s marketplace. These hospitals had to meet exceptionally high standards regarding women’s unique needs and preferences.
You can learn more about the Women's Choice Award here: https://www.womenschoiceaward.com/best-hospitals/
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles receives the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Commercial Real Estate Gold Award
Kaiser Permanente Earns Prestigious Real Estate Award for Its Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Facility
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles was proud to receive the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Commercial Real Estate Gold Award for its cutting-edge, 105,000 square-foot Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw medical office building on February 20, 2018. The building, which opened last September, is expected to receive LEED Platinum certification.
This award “showcases the biggest, best and most notable commercial real estate projects throughout Los Angeles,” according to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s website. The Gold award recognized Kaiser Permanente as the Developer; Turner Construction as the Builder; and HOK as the Architect.
The Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw building is a prime of example of how Kaiser Permanente is leading the way in health technology and care delivery innovation, while staying connected to the communities it serves. The building’s cutting-edge technologies create an intuitive, convenient, personalized experience for members. A highlight is the open, light-filled reception area, which offers a variety of comfortable lounge settings, a Thrive bar learning center, self-check-in kiosks, and features several pieces of vibrant art, which are all original pieces from local artists.
In addition to offering a full range of primary and specialty care services, the building also functions as a community center where meetings, performances and events planned by various organizations can take place, further strengthening the connection between the community and the facility.
To learn more about the Los Angeles Business Journal awards, visit http://labusinessjournal.com/bizevents/
"Living the Vision" Award for Excellence by the Leapfrog Group
Kaiser Permanente’s mission since it was founded 70 years ago has been to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of its members and communities it serves. In a unique gesture that recognizes Kaiser Permanente’s extraordinary commitment to quality of care, the Leapfrog Group is honoring the health care system and its 38 hospitals with its inaugural “Living the Vision” award for excellence.
Joint Commission Accreditation – Gold Seal of Approval
Based on The Joint Commission's assessment of the quality and safety of our medical center's patient care, treatment and services.
Joint Commission Designation – Stroke Center
Based on the recommendations for primary stroke centers published by the Brain Attack Coalition and the American Stroke Association's statements/guidelines for stroke care.
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
Our medical center was recognized by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization that has been established to identify and recognize breast centers providing quality care in the United States. Accredited centers must demonstrate proficiency in the areas of: center leadership, clinical management, research, community outreach, professional education, and quality improvement. There are currently only 24 accredited centers in California.
Level 1 Accredited Bariatric Surgery Center
Recognition by the American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network (ACS BSCN) Accreditation Program.
EPA ENERGY STAR® Certification
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR certification is the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. The designation signifies that the medical center's energy performance rates in the top 25 percent of facilities nationwide. West Los Angeles Medical Center became the first Kaiser Permanente medical facility to earn the EPA's 2011 Energy Star Award thanks to our commitment to protecting the health of our environment as well as our patients.
