Kaiser Permanente’s Commitment to
Fresno
Serving Communities Surrounding our Fresno, Clovis, Oakhurst, and Selma Medical Facilities
2017–2019 Areas of Focus
Access to Care and Coverage
Healthy Eating Active Living
Mental Health and Wellness
Every investment we make changes lives;
here’s just one example
“It counts how many times a student fill up their water bottle and it gives us an idea of how many plastic bottles are not going to the landfill.”
– said Jose Alvarado food service director for the Fresno Unified School District, about new hydration stations and refillable water bottles purchased for middle schools with a grant from Kaiser Permanente.
What’s happened through Q2 2017
$276K
In grants and donations provided to community organizations
7,600+
Medical financial assistance awards provided to people needing help paying for their health care
1,381
Students and adults learned techniques for healthy living via a free Educational Theatre program or workshop
2016 Investment Highlights:
Behind every number are communities made better
Total Community Investment 2016
$38.5M
Total community investment (Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan)
$1.9M
In grants and donations to community organizations
6,109
Adults and students learned about health via Educational Theatre
$110K
In donations and matching gifts to community organizations via KP Gives
406
Kaiser Permanente employees and physician volunteers registered in the KP Cares program
Access to Care and Coverage 2016
$6.3M
In financial assistance provided to help people pay for health care they received
$35.1M
In subsidized health care and coverage for low income people
$915K
In contributions to community health care organizations
Mental Health and Safe Places 2016
603
Students learned how to use mindfulness and develop reliance via a Resilience Squad workshop
854
Students learned how to handle conflict with empathy and non-violence via a Peace Signs performance
Healthy Lifestyles 2016
2,290
Students learned how to make healthy choices via The Best Me
$321K
In support to build Thriving Schools
$803K
In grants and donations
Workforce Development
and College Readiness 2016
32
Medical residents trained in our programs
19
Medical residents trained in specialty care services