Redwood City

Farmers Market Every Wednesday, 10 am – 2 pm, through October

The farmers market at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center is open for the season every Wednesday. Find a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables for sale to inspire healthy eating. The market is located in the courtyard next to the Tower Building at 1150 Veterans Boulevard. Free parking in the Main Parking Garage at the corner of Veterans Blvd. and Maple St.

Members now have the option to receive a text message on your smartphone when your prescription order is ready for pick up at your specified pharmacy location. Just enroll at a Kaiser Permanente pharmacy to activate the text message notification.

You can opt out at any time by replying ‘STOP’ via text or with any Pharmacy staff.  Standard text messaging fees apply.

Heart attack rates among an ethnically diverse population of more than 3.8 million Kaiser Permanente members in the Northern California Region fell 23 percent from 2008 to 2014, as reported Aug. 1 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Read more.

In the Redwood City Area, we recently awarded grants to 22 non-profit agencies that serve our local communities. These grants are part of our Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit program, which is dedicated to improving the health of the communities we serve. Grant recipients use the funding to support many health needs such as exercise, nutrition, intervention for at risk youth, behavioral health, and alcohol/ drug abuse prevention. Funding will also help fight obesity in our county, address domestic and teen violence, and issues associated with aging.

“The reach of Kaiser Permanente’s efforts goes beyond our walls,” said Michelle Gaskill-Hames, Senior Vice President and Area Manager, “and the impact that we make touches the lives of thousands of people and families throughout our service area — both today and for years to come.”

Grants are awarded to non-profit organizations near Kaiser Permanente’s Redwood City Medical Center and San Mateo Medical Offices. Some of the many grantees who received funding are CORA’s county-wide domestic violence prevention, Friends for Youth’s Mentoring, Ravenswood Family Health Center, Peninsula Family Service Agency, Redwood City 2020, Redwood City Library, San Mateo Police Activity League, Sheriff’s Activity League, Saint Francis Center, Caminar, Mental Health Association of San Mateo County, and the Boys and Girls Clubs Coastside and Peninsula.

Next time you need an appointment, ask if a video visit is right for your symptoms.  It’s a convenient, secure way to meet with your doctor online using your computer or mobile device. Learn more at kp.org/mydoctor/videovisits.