Oakland Medical Center
Extraordinary nursing care.
Every patient. Every time.
We are recognized as a top hospital in our community and honored for quality, patient safety and advanced medical care by industry and media organizations.
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Reflecting upon a year full of examples how nursing impacted the health and wellbeing of our patients in East Bay, I continue to be immensely proud.
We continue investing in the professional development of our nurses through innovative, targeted programs aiming to close nurse-identified knowledge and skill gaps.
These programs include our annual NP Peer Education Day, the Richmond Nursing Quality Forum Skills Faire and the Oakland Nursing Quality Forum Lunch and Learn featuring pediatric hematolog-oncology RNs, Erica Przybylski, RN, BSN, CPN and Rebecca Lemons, RN, MSN, CPON. Their work highlights important nursing research findings on the impact of crossing professional boundaries with patients and families.
We also continue seeing a steady increase in the number of new Staff Nurse 3/4 and Nurse Practitioner (NP) 3 awardees. Many RNs transitioned from Staff Nurse 3 to Staff Nurse 4 or maintained their designation. This was supported by lead RNs and NPs across TPMG and KFH who came together to re-imagine what exceptional clinical ladder mentorship could look like and developed tools to support an applicant’s success.
In our emergency departments (ED), nurse engagement in quality improvement projects continue to result in significant, positive patient outcomes. These include an Oakland initiative to reduce length of stay and hospital admission rates for pediatric asthma patients through expedited steroid administration. Across both campuses, we also saw a 100 percent nurse-led initiative to ensure the ED is well prepared for a disaster and IT downtime.
Oakland outpatient adult oncology nurses teamed up with their in-patient counterparts to support the successful implementation of CAR-T Cell therapy providing pre and post hospitalization support to these patients.
In 2026, our journey to nursing excellence will continue by building on what we have accomplished and exploring new opportunities for growth in areas such as nursing research and evidence-based practice. Nurse-led committees, including the Professional Governance Councils and the Nursing Quality Forum, continues to drive progress in quality and patient safety and support nursing professional development and growth, while upholding the highest standards of the profession.
Thank you for your hard work and dedication to improve the health and wellbeing of our members.
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Transformational Leadership
Fostering a culture of innovation and adaptability to evolve the way we provide care.
DAISY & PETAL Program Recognition Wall
A brand new display case to showcase DAISY and PETAL awardees is revealed in the lobby of the Oakland Medical Center.
Celebrating certified perioperative nurses
A certification recognition wall was unveiled to honor those nurses who have achieved specialty certifications in the perioperative areas.
Increasing Certifications during Certified Nurses Day
The Nursing Professional Development Core Council is creatively supporting nurses’ obtainment of specialty certifications.
Celebrating Care Experience Week
On September 16th, the Oakland Medical Center celebrated KP’s Care Experience week by showcasing teams that contribute to care experience.
Celebrating our Oakland Medical Center nurses
Through our awards programs, we recognize nurses and care partners who exemplify excellence and provide high-quality, compassionate care to our members and patients.
Structural Empowerment
Empowering nurses to actively contribute their ideas and suggestions to help achieve organizational goals and enhance health outcomes effectively.
Nursing professional governance at Oakland Medical Center
The Oakland Medical Center Nursing Professional Governance structure drives and supports nursing excellence.
Supporting the future of Oakland Medical Center nursing
Mentoring is a hallmark of professional practice and transformational leadership that inspires, empowers, and develops leaders at all levels of nursing. Several nurse leaders supported the future of nursing by serving as a mentor to nurses new to their practice.
Oakland Medical Center nurses soar to new heights in their practice
Kaiser Permanente nurses demonstrated their commitment to creating and sustaining a culture of excellence by advancing their professional practice through earning advanced degrees, moving to the next level of the clinical ladder, obtaining national board certification, and graduating from the nurse residency program.
Perioperative Services Safety Summit
Every quarter, interprofessional members of Perioperative Services gather to share information to enhance safety and teamwork.
ICU organizes Donor Remembrance Day event
In honor of National Donate Life Month, the ICU team organizes an annual event to honor organ donors and celebrate recipients.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
The KP Oakland Medical honors Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
Honoring the gift of life
All staff at the Oakland Medical Center are invited to honor all donors who are giving the gift of life.
Exemplary Professional Practice
Utilizing evidence to deliver care that aligns with Kaiser Permanente’s mission and vision, and our nursing Professional Practice Model.
A “Starry Night” created for pediatric patients
The KP Oakland Medical Center hosted a prom for teens who may have missed this high school rite of passage due to their illnesses.
Supporting wellness for all
Clinical nurse Gwendolyn Ekeh, RN provides caring-healing modalities for staff throughout the medical center.
Committee aims to improve geriatric care
The Oakland Medical Center is part of the ACS Senior Surgical Care Program that promotes an Age Friendly Health System.
New Knowledge, Innovation & Improvements
Continually evolving to advance patient care rooted in evidenced-based practice, research, and innovation.
Oakland Medical Center brings begins groundbreaking CAR-T program
The Oakland Medical Center becomes the first Kaiser Permanente to offer a new life-saving therapy for lymphoma patients
Showcasing nursing excellence at national conferences
Nurses from the Oakland Medical Center represented their areas and clinical expertise at numerous conferences.
Leader Rounding training improves outcomes
Through simulation training and tech-enhanced leader rounding, nurse leaders are improving patient experience.
Empirical Quality Outcomes
Demonstrating the impact Kaiser Permanente nurses are making in the lives of our members, patients, and communities we serve.
Supporting new nurse residents through Caring Science and Healing Circles
The inclusion of Caring Science and Healing Circles in the nurse residency program has promoted resilience and social connectedness.
Embedding Caring Science into nursing recognition
DAISY Committee members share their practice of utilizing Caritas Processes in nursing recognition.
ICU implements successful “Save Our Skin” campaign
Clinical nurses in the ICU activated a “Save Our Skin (SOS)” Campaign and successfully reduced the incidents of HAPIs.
Challenging the line between patient and nurse
Pediatric hematology oncology nurses explore the risks and complications of patient-nurse relationships and boundaries.