San Jose 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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A key initiative in 2025 was the launch of the RN Leadership Program, designed to strengthen nursing leadership and reinforce our commitment to safety and compliance. Through meetings and mentorship, RN leaders have received guidance and tools to support ongoing compliance requirements such as Physician Assistants Practice Agreements, Nurse Practitioner Standardized Procedures, and Standing Orders.
As I reflect on 2025, it was a year of advancing nursing excellence through accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Our RN leaders have played a pivotal role in fostering a culture of safety — ensuring that compliance processes are not only met, but understood and embedded in daily practice. This proactive approach supports consistent, high-quality care and contributes to a safer environment for our patients and teams alike. Multiple teams including the ED, Cath Lab, IR and GI continue their Magnet work and are committed to excellence and patient safety.
In addition to the RN Leadership Program, we continued to promote professional development and clinical integrity across all nursing areas. Through education, communication, and shared learning, our teams have demonstrated a strong commitment to regulatory readiness, patient safety, and best practices in nursing care.
Looking ahead to 2026, we will continue building on this foundation by expanding leadership development and reinforcing compliance awareness across all disciplines. Together, we will strengthen our systems, empower our nurses, and continue to ensure that safety and compliance remain at the heart of nursing excellence.
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Transformational Leadership
Fostering a culture of innovation and adaptability to evolve the way we provide care.
Walk a mile in their shoes
Kaiser Permanente San Jose took a stance, in some fabulous shoes, against intimate partner violence in our community.
Certified Wound Care Nurses Day
Kaiser Permanente San Jose's Certified Wound Care Nurses demonstrate their dedication to our members with complicated wounds every day.
Celebrating Nurses Week 2025
Kaiser Permanente San Jose Nurses are the heart of all we do. During Nurses Week and throughout the year, we celebrate their healing hands.
Certified Nurses Day
Kaiser Permanente San Jose celebrates the diverse national certifications held by our nursing staff.
Celebrating our San Jose 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.
Recognized for excellence
The San Jose Medical Center received several awards and accolades.
Structural Empowerment
Empowering nurses to actively contribute their ideas and suggestions to help achieve organizational goals and enhance health outcomes effectively.
Supporting the future of San Jose 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.
Nurse-led Council Day a success
The first Council Day at Kaiser Permanente San Jose featured frontline nurses presenting on the work of the four Core Pillars.
Nursing professional governance at San Jose Medical Center
Professional Governance Council 2025 accomplishments.
Exemplary Professional Practice
Utilizing evidence to deliver care that aligns with Kaiser Permanente’s mission and vision, and our nursing Professional Practice Model.
Raising the bar on care experience in Maternal Child Health
Kaiser San Jose’s MCH team raised the bar for patient centered care through empathy, communication, and family engagement.
Preventing pressure injuries: Keeping our patients safe
Kaiser Permanente San Jose’s HAPI Team unites nurses and leaders to protect patients through early detection, education, and teamwork.
Celebrating Silicon Valley Pride
Kaiser Permanente San Jose reflects our community and cares for our community.
Health and Wellness Fair 2025
Kaiser Permanente San Jose nurses create a Culture of Health with a Health and Wellness Fair
New Knowledge, Innovation & Improvements
Continually evolving to advance patient care rooted in evidenced-based practice, research, and innovation.
Modernizing nursing education: A seamless transition to digital competency validation
Kaiser San Jose’s Nursing Professional Development team launched a fully online eSmart competency process, boosting efficiency, sustainabili
Empirical Quality Outcomes
Demonstrating the impact Kaiser Permanente nurses are making in the lives of our members, patients, and communities we serve.
Driving down CAUTI rates through collaborative practice
Reduced CAUTI rates through evidence-based practices, teamwork, and strict bundle adherence, advancing patient safety and quality care.
A model for safe and transparent controlled substance management
Kaiser Permanente San Jose achieved zero open controlled-substance variances through leadership, collaboration, and daily safety huddles.