Kaiser Permanente may want its patients to thrive, but one doctor in Montebello allegedly didn't feel the same way about a female patient. Arturo Vargas, a 41-year-old Kaiser Permanente doctor, surrendered at the Montebello police station on Wednesday after police issued a warrant for his arrest. more ›

The Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon celebrated its 12th anniversary on Sunday. Swimming, biking and running, competitors participated in four waves - professional, elite, Olympic and sprint - and were also given the option to compete in a bike-only course. more ›

Tomorrow the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon will be taking over the streets from Venice to L.A. Live. The race starts in the ocean at 7:15 a.m., but not everyone will start at the same time. Some of the streets will be closed as early as 6 a.m. more ›

Thousands of hospital workers for Kaiser Permanente walked off the job today to protest short staffing and proposed cuts in their health care coverage and retirement benefits. The workers complain that Kaiser is trying to stiff them, at a time when the health care company, like others in the health care industry, is faring pretty well during the recession. more ›

An estimated 2,500 Kaiser Permanente nurses and staff began a 24-hour strike demanding safe staffing levels for nurses and consequentially better care for patients. The protest began at 6 a.m. Wednesday outside Kaiser L.A. Medical Center on Sunset Boulevard. more ›

For residents who are uninsured or underinsured, Kaiser Permanente is offering free surgery today at its West LA location, reports KTLA. Launched in 2009, the program has helped many who have been suffering without access to care. Last year, KPCC reported that 67 surgeries were performed in the Southern California area, including in Baldwin Park, Orange County and San Diego. more ›

An 83-year-old man accidentally crashed his Ford F-250 truck into a parking structure wall at Kaiser Permanente in Panorama City on Friday, killing his 80-year-old wife as he picked her up from the hospital, reports CBS Local. Gordon Curry was sitting inside of his stopped truck at the... more ›

Nurses at Kaiser Permanente LA Medical Center left frustrated after meeting with hospital management one week after staging a protest on Sunset Blvd. amid a contract dispute. more ›

Hundreds of nurses picketed outside Kaiser Permanente on Sunset, citing unfair labor practices and a lack of adequate staffing regulations. At least 90 percent of the 1,100 unionized nurses signed up for the walkout, a union spokesperson told the AP. more ›

The Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon is tomorrow, which means that once participants get out of the water at Venice Beach, they'll be hitting the streets on bike and foot to complete the race that will take them from the West side to Downtown's L.A. Live. more ›

17-year-old Darlene Robles of North Hollywood was dropped off at Kaiser Permanente in Panorama City early last Tuesday morning, where she later died. The teen had been shot, and left in the hospital waiting area in a wheelchair by at least two people, while the driver of a private vehicle that carried them to the facility drove off. more ›

Tomorrow marks the first day of summer, though our overcast skies tell another much gloomier story. Today happens to mark the day when several public City-operated swimming pools open up for the season. It also marks the launch of Operation Splash, a free "learn-to-swim project for area youth," run in partnership by the City of Los Angeles and Kaiser Permanente, according to abc7. more ›

She wanted $2 million in endorsements and appearance fees, but now Nadya Suleman, aka OctoMom, just wants her 8 newborn babies. The 33-year-old Whittier woman apparently told TV therapist Dr. Phil McGraw that she feared Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Bellflower might not release the babies to her, according to the Associated Press (via Huffington Post). more ›

More details are coming out about Ervin Lupoe, who is suspected of killing himself after shooting his five children and wife at their Wilmington neighborhood home. He was at least one month behind in mortgage payments, owed the IRS $15,000 and had thousands of dollars out on credit, reports the Associated Press. more ›

Last year Kaiser Permanente donated $1.2 million to the city to help keep 15 city swimming pools open an extra two weeks at the end of the summer. This year Kaiser cut their donation by 90%, and still, magically the city announced that thanks to the HMO, 14 city pools will remain open two weeks longer than originally scheduled. Because of a $121,000 donation from Kaiser Permanente, 14 swimming pools operated by the Los... more ›

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In an effort to create even more buzz for Michael Moore's latest film, SiCKO, the trailer will be projected tonight starting at sundown with full sound and subtitles on the outside of buildings near the headquarters of leading HMOs, insurance companies and hospitals in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Oakland. Here, in LA you can find the trailer projected at 4343 W. Sunset Blvd. Locations of interest in the area include: Kaiser... more ›

This quote by Amy Webster makes us even more paranoid about riding on the street: "The sound of a car door opening in front of you is similar to the sound of a gun being cocked." This quote by David Perry made sense after we witnessed a man on Moorpark Street lying on the ground after a door was opened in front of him: "What do you call a cyclist who doesn't wear a... more ›

Okay, so that picture is from a Kaiser Permanente commercial. It's nice to dream though. As a resident of Sherman Oaks near the Ventura corridor, it is so often that I wish the bike path along the LA River would be finished. Once on the bike path, a trip to the Sherman Oaks Galleria or to the Studio City Farmer's Market would be a cinch. Daily trips for amenities such as groceries and office... more ›

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Our best pictures are of The Sugarplastic but we left the Great American Smokeout Benefit Show last night most impressed with Space MTN. Dina Waxman's sad songs about loss and past relationships gone bad mixed with her deadpan banter in between songs were oddly appropriate for this night of jokes and music centered around that most hilarious of subjects: Cancer. more ›