Excellence In Health
Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City
Rated Best in the Nation – Our health plans are rated among the nation’s best for overall treatment, prevention & patient experience by National Committee on Quality Assurance. Only 6 plans in the country received a 5-star rating this year, and 4 of the 6 were Kaiser Permanente plans. Read more.
Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center is named as an accredited Gold Seal Hospital by The Joint Commission.
The Emergency Department at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center is nationally accredited for providing high-level care for geriatric patients The American College of Emergency Physicians awarded a 3-year accreditation for providing high-quality care to geriatric patients. Read more.
Newsweek Best Maternity Hospital – Redwood City Medical Center is named for the second year in a row, as a 2022 Best Maternity Hospital by Newsweek. Read more on newsweek.com.
Super Star Award: Medium-Sized Birth Volume Hospital – earned a 2021 MDC Super Star Award: Medium-Sized Birth Volume Hospital from the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative.
Hospital C-Section Honor Roll – Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Hospital continues to be recognized on the Hospital C-Section Honor Roll from Cal Hospital Compare. The national goal is to reduce Cesarean births (C-sections) for first-time moms with low-risk pregnancies to 23.9%. Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Hospital achieved a superior result of 18.8% for C-sections. See the award announcement.
Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center – Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Redwood City has maintained accreditation from The Joint Commission as an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center since January 2016. The Redwood City Medical Center is among the first 100 hospitals in the U.S. to ear8n certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center which means we can provide a higher level of stroke care.
Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award – The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has recognized Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Redwood City continuously since 2010 for use of evidence-based guidelines to provide the best possible care to patients through The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® program.
Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality – All 38 KP hospitals are recognized as a “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation . This recognition is given to health care facilities that meet LGBTQ-inclusive benchmarks that are part of the HRC Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). The HEI is a survey that evaluates health care organizations’ inclusive policies and practices relating to LGBTQ patients, visitors, and employees. For more information about the Healthcare Equality Index 2020, or to download a free copy of the report, visit Health Equity Index.
