2024 Annual Nursing Report

News and Publications

Celebrating our newest DAISY honorees

Elizabeth and Pam

Two in Northern California receive National Nursing Excellence award

Impacting care with national board certification

Espee Chavez and Ace Delosantos at the DMS board

Nurses play a critical role in high reliability organizations

2 nurses in the nicu caring for a baby.

2024 Northern California Annual Nursing Report

Nurse with patient

Nurses lead with heart to deepen connections

Kaiser Permanente nurses and employees rush to help Los Angeles fire victims

Championing pediatric safety: Uncovering the hidden challenges of ED triage

Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa achieves Magnet recognition

Nominate a colleague for the 2025 Extraordinary Nurse Awards

Developing a culture of mentoring

Utilizing technology and HealthConnect to support safe care

Stay in-the-know by regularly checking your KP email

Meet Vivek Venkatakrishnan, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse Awards, Friend of Nursing

Meet Mohit Roberts, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse Awards, Friend of Nursing

Read the Fall 2024 edition of Visions

Meet Shavinderpal Sanga, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Advanced Practice

Meet Amelia Roberts, 2024 Extraordinary, TPMG Nurse Leader of the Year

Meet Cherry David, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Perioperative Care

Meet Gabrielle Fandelle, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Appointment and Advice Care Center

Meet Ayra Dee, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Emergency Department

A nurse and the parent of a NICU baby share a hug.

Babies who struggled in the ICU now celebrate life

Nurse reading to a baby

Meet 2024 Extraordinary Nurse Salvacion Romero, Maternal Child Health

A nurse smiling with a dog.

Nurse saves dog trapped in patient’s home

Meet Veronica Hernandez Carvajal, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Emerging Nurse Leader

Accomplished nurse leaders named Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing

4 nurses smiling while holding a pulse oximeter

Reinvigorated council brings ownership in practice, impact on patient care

Meet Dorothy Laine, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Medical Offices & Outpatient Services

Pamela Song

Meet Pamela Son, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Continuum Leader of the Year

Taking the trauma out of flu shots

Meet Janelle Palacios, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Advanced Practice Nurse

Discovering natural, caring leadership with horse therapy

KP Roseville team offers skills for a lifetime

Meet Robert Galli, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse Awards, Direct Care Partner

Meet Sherri Shaw, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Appointment and Advice Care Center

Roseville nurses recognized for leadership, impact in Black community

Meet Rachel Wyatt, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Leader of the Year

Read the latest issue of Visions

Meet Irma Gomez, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Nursing Professional Development

2023 Northern California Annual Nursing Report

Meet Nestle Vitug, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Clinical Adult Services

Meet Suki Sahota, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Perioperative Services

Meet Amber Avina, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Continuum

Celebrating the legacy of a 104-year-old nurse

Meet Kelli Cox, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Emergency Department

Meet Sandra Vargas, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Maternal Child Health

Meet Belinda Roy, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Continuum

A new learning lab helps nurses deliver exceptional care

Meet Rex Tapangan, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Medical Offices or Outpatient Services

Meet Jane Jach, 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Nursing Professional Development

SF support group helps retain new grads

Meet Lisa Tran 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Care Coordination

Vacaville trauma team achieves top quality rating

Meet Extraordinary Nurse Benson Tran, 2024 TPMG Emerging Nurse Leader

Preventing patient falls: A collective effort at the Fresno Medical Center

Meet Mhagsy Celestino-Pingul 2024 Extraordinary Nurse, Clinical Adult Services

Be Inspired: Read the Spring Edition of Visions

Meet Extraordinary Nurse Kristin Rowden, 2024 Care Coordination Nurse of the Year

Meet Extraordinary Nurse Erica Dixon, 2024 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Emerging Nurse Leader of the Year

Meet Extraordinary Nurse Julie Silveira, 2024 TPMG Emerging Nurse Leader of the Year

Mother and daughter make nursing a family affair

Meet Extraordinary Nurse Vickie Her, 2024 TPMG Nurse Leader of the Year

San Leandro ICU staff team up to improve procedure process

Celebrating excellence at the Inaugural Nursing Research and Innovation Conference

Nurse smiling

Meet Extraordinary Nurse Bernice Yale, 2024 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Nurse Leader of the Year

Nurses deliver exceptional geriatric care in Roseville

Dynamic mother and daughter duo

Meet Extraordinary Nurse Mary Briones-Gomez, 2024 Continuum Leader of the Year

Antioch team unified mission against CAUTIs

Three things to know about nurses

Celebrating the 2024 Extraordinary Nurse Award honorees

Nurse Rosie Smiling

Nurse goes above and beyond to help patient deliver baby

South Sacramento achieves Magnet Recognition with Distinction

Read the Winter edition of Visions

Celebrating our certified nurses

Celebrating nursing commitment this Certified Nurses Day

Nurse residency program awarded accreditation

Team of nurses with DAISY award banner

Meet our newest DAISY Award Honorees

NCAL Nurse Residency Program achieves international accreditation

Fighting bias in pregnancy care

Kaiser Permanente kicks off Caritas Coach Education Program

DAISY Foundation co-founders leave KP nurses with powerful message

One-of-a-kind unit excels at treating psych patients

Extraordinary

Nominate a colleague for the 2024 Extraordinary Nurse Awards

Congratulations to our newest DAISY Award Winners

Register today for Jan. 29 Grand Rounds

Clinical nurse specialist lauded for neurology education

3 nurses in scrubs

Caring for our communities

Register today for Jan. 22 Event: Shining the Light On All the Right

Meet our newest DAISY Award Winners

South Sacramento achieves Magnet Recognition with Distinction

3 nurses in scrubs

Read the Fall 2023 edition of Visions

Two nurses holding breast milk

Newborns get a head start on breastfeeding with donor milk

Join the Dec. 18 Research and Innovation Academy Grand Rounds

Celebrating our latest DAISY Award Winners

Nurse doing chest compressions on a dummy.

Exposing high school students to nursing

Three nurses smiling

After a horrendous fire on Maui, nurses answer call for help

ASU nurses partner with breast cancer patient to support others

Join the Oct. 30 Research and Innovation Academy Grand Rounds

Roseville CNE Debbie Reitter recognized for exceptional leadership with DAISY Award

Santa Clara NICU nurses win read-a-thon

Four nurses smiling holding an award

Congratulations to our newest DAISY Award Winners

4 female nurses smiling

Caring Science Academy helps connect to purpose

Group of 5 nurses standing and smiling

Professional Governance in action at KP Richmond

Nursing standing in a hallway smiling.

Research project leads to regionwide donor human milk initiative

5 nurses holding medication.

ED team fights opioid overdose in Solano County communities

Patient in a hospital bed being tended to by a nurse, and other medical professional.

When minutes matter, the Telestroke Program is there

3 Nurses in front of an ambulance.

Roseville team provides specialized care to critical pediatric patients

nurses cheering

Read the Summer edition of Visions

A group of nurses smiling

A culture of belonging and inclusion

A message from Toby Marsh: Congrats to our Vallejo colleagues

People cheering with confetti in the air.

Vallejo Medical Center achieves major nurse care designation

Nursing giant recognized for life’s work

Delores Jones

Kaiser Permanente nursing legend honored for lifetime achievement

Nurse holding baby in Vacaville ICU

New ICU for newborns opens in Vacaville

Nursing Northern California Annual Nursing Report 2022 Kaiser Permanente

Northern California Nursing Annual Report 2022

Left to right, Ferdinand, Cristina, Christopher and fiancée Dasha Zaytseva, Catherine, and Charles.

Nursing runs in the family

How would you describe your favorite nurses? While you give it some thought, enjoy the words shared by this year’s Extraordinary Nurse honorees.

Warm words describe nurses

NICU nurse with baby

Paying tribute to our extraordinary nurses

Compassionate care. Enduring commitment. Extraordinary nursing. #ThankYouNurses

Singing the praises of our extraordinary nurses

Hai Nguyen, RN, Stacy Hull, clinical nurse specialist and regional clinical practice consultant, and Juliana Ruth, RN.

Nursing in cardiovascular ICU intense but rewarding

With capes, candles, and comforting words, nurses pay tribute to deceased colleagues. Pictured, Karen Carter, RN, from Vallejo Medical Center, rings a triangle during a memorial at Redwood City Medical center as Janet Sohal, RN, second from right, comforts Jaime Reyes, the husband of the late Leticia Dicioco-Reyes, RN.

Nurse honor guard grows ranks across Northern California

Shannon Tompkins Wester, left, and Andrews, in Fairfield.

Seeding a nonprofit for unhoused people

clinicians gather for a group photo at Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek.

Making the pain go away

Hospital COVID One nurse showing a framed photograph of a relative to a COVID patient.

Regional nurse team honored for stroke care

VISIONS Newsletter Winter 2023 cover

VISIONS Newsletter Winter 2023

Kaiser Permanente Nursing in Northern California

Kaiser Permanente Northern California welcomes new Chief Nursing Executive

Tammi Bachecki, RN, at the mobile clinic for hurricane relief in Port Charlotte, Florida.

The heart of nursing

George McEnroe in training as a member of a specialized U.S. Airforce surgical unit.

Missing the holidays. Saving lives overseas.

Ifeoma Nnaji, DNP, RN who works at Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center, attends the UCSF leadership center for nurses in San Francisco.

Kaiser Permanente taps nurses for leadership roles

Kayla Billington, RN, with a photo of her and Patrick, the little boy who died of a correctible heart defect and who inspired her to help other children in Uganda.

Oakland nurse helps heal young hearts in Uganda

Rebecca Valencia, RN, at left, listens with other graduates to a presentation during the nurse residency graduation in May.

First nurse residents graduate yearlong training program

Fred Ig and Cynthia Jose

Former student reconnects with teacher, helps save his life

Evan Edminster sitting in his office.

Nurse educator leads Vacaville hospital to excellence

Respiratory therapist James Shepherd and assistant nurse manager Rebeca Haynes with Todd, a mannequin often used to help train nurses, patients, and families.

A true friend is not hard to find in James Shepherd

The Kaiser Permanente Nurse Residency Program brings ‘energy, spark, and zest’ to the nursing ranks. Pictured, nurse resident Sydney Colbert of Oakland, California, in a COVID-19 unit at the Oakland Medical Center.

Tapping fresh nursing talent in a time of crisis

Linda Wynsma, RN, with a tiny patient in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Nurse excels by focusing on what’s possible

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