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The Panorama City pharmacy UBT in Southern California encourages patients to use mail-order service, one way to keep KP affordable.
Around the Regions (Spring 2014)
A quick tour of what's going on.
April 2, 2014
Members of the lab UBT at San Jose Medical Center and two of their sponsors: Rosemary Cipoletti, assistant laboratory administrator; sponsor Hollie Parker-Winzenread, associate medical group administrator; phlebotomist Antoinette Sander; and lab assistant and sponsor Cheryl Gonzalez (left to right). Gonzalez and Sandez are members of SEIU UHW.
From Frenzied to Focused
Help teams set their priorities.
January 7, 2014
Susan Miles, the Ambulatory Nursing director at Ontario Medical Center, shows off a photo of the running shoes she has treated herself to, using them as an incentive and reward in place of food.
Susan Miles: Getting Past Excuses
Get inspired by Susan Miles who got in shape—thanks to KP.
October 29, 2013
The team that learns together, improves together: From left, Rebecca Linares, ward clerk transcriber and SEIU-UHW member, emergency room assistant Richard Rowland, SEIU-UHW, and assistant department administrator Sylvana Hrovatic.
ED Takes a Group Approach to Skill Building
Don't forget your own career growth.
August 20, 2013
Account administration representative Sue Hermes, an OPEIU Local 30 member, with management co-lead Demetria Williams.
Why Excellent Care Isn't Enough
MSSA teams help shape perceptions of Kaiser Permanente.
August 5, 2013
Answering the Phones? You've Got Power
MSSA teams are crucial to KP's success in the marketplace.
Tangela Ford-Brown, a patient care technician in Northern California and SEIU UHW member, with patient Macan Singh
Around the Regions (Summer 2013)
A look at performance improvement work in each region.
July 1, 2013
Making Sense of the Path to Performance
Checklists help UBTs find their way from Level 1 to Level 5.
May 1, 2013
Njoki Maina, a senior lab assistant and SEIU UHW member, works in the lab at Santa Rosa Medical Center lab, which saved money by reducing its use of butterfly needles.
Affordable Health Care for All
UBTs help bottom line by cutting waste and boosting service.
January 29, 2013
UBT co-leads Yoland Gho, Fremont operating room nurse manager, and Gus Garcia, surgical tech and SEIU-UHW steward
Peer Advice: Red Bad, Black Good
OR team reduces supply waste and saves $34,000 a year.
January 28, 2013
Linda J. Bodell, Director, Clinical Care, Fontana Medical Center (Southern California)
Manager Sponsor Profile: Linda J. Bodell
What teams need from sponsors.
November 8, 2012
Gena Bailey, a service area director and UBT sponsor in the Northwest, and Melissa Garan, a medical assistant and SEIU Local 49 member
The Sponsorship Dilemma
The importance and challenges of UBT sponsorship.