Helping communities recover from COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaiser Permanente’s mission to improve health in the communities it serves has taken on new urgency, especially as some communities will need more help than others to recover from the pandemic.

In the Kaiser Permanente Northern California 2021 Community Health Snapshot, stories and videos highlight Kaiser Permanente contributions, investments, and partnerships focused on protecting hard-hit communities and supporting a just recovery from the pandemic.

In 2021, Kaiser Permanente invested $1.05 billion in its Northern California communities. This included $167 million for charitable health coverage and medical financial assistance for people who cannot afford health care, $85 million to support the education of new health care professionals, $52 million in charitable contributions to improve health, and $19 million to support research to improve the delivery of health care for all.

In Kaiser Permanente’s Greater Sacramento area, the 2021 Community Health investment totaled $303 million.

One example of this work is our funding of the Sacramento Area Vaccine Equity (SAVE) Coalition, which provided vaccine outreach and education to more than 30,000 residents in South Sacramento. The coalition prioritized outreach to communities of color in under-vaccinated ZIP codes. More than 17,000 community members received vaccinations at 22 vaccine clinics.

To learn more about Kaiser Permanente’s impact in your area of Northern California, please visit the Communities We Serve section.