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sign reading labor pool

Jump in, the water's fine: Labor pools, like this one in the Northwest region, help deploy the right people to the right places to fight COVID-19.

All Hands on Deck

Using a model perfected by building trades unions, KP and Partnership unions create labor pools to deploy the right workers to the right places in the fight against COVID-19. 

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Gerard Corros, RN and UNAC/UHCP member, compared emerging technologies to a sports car: "It’s like having a Ferrari all of a sudden. You can drive really fast, but you need speed limits."

The Human Touch

Keeping it real amid new technology.

April 2, 2014
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Jane Baxter and Ingrid Baillie lead the Alpharetta Ob-Gyn UBT.

How to Zoom From Level 1 to Level 4

Quickly move up the UBT Path to Performance.

March 25, 2014
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Savings added up quickly when this Oncology team in the Northwest paid close attention to which tubing it used for IVs; shown is Randi Norton, an RN and member of OFNHP.

Change in Tubing Saves $25,000

Attention to details pays off.

March 4, 2014
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Allergy Team Helps Screen for Cancer

UBT changes check-in process to save lives.

February 5, 2014
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San Rafael's Health Information Management unit-based team.

Nowhere to Go but Up

Ascending the Path to Performance.

January 14, 2014
alt="Members of the lab UBT at San Jose Medical Center."

Members of the lab UBT at San Jose Medical Center and two of their sponsors: Rosemary Cipoletti, assistant laboratory administrator; sponsor Hollie Parker-Winzenread, associate medical group administrator; phlebotomist Antoinette Sander; and lab assistant and sponsor Cheryl Gonzalez (left to right). Gonzalez and Sandez are members of SEIU UHW.

From Frenzied to Focused

Help teams set their priorities.

January 7, 2014
Health care worker in blue hairnet writing on a flip chart

Say no so you can say yes: Unit-based teams are building the skills they need to prioritize the improvement efforts that will have the most impact. 

From the Desk of Henrietta: The 'Yes' Hazard

To get things done, know when to say no.

January 6, 2014
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UFCW Local 7’s Joan Heller, second from right, helps coach co-leads. 

Around the Regions (Winter 2014)

What teams across KP are doing.

January 6, 2014
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Christina Yadao, MD, examines patient Brooke Davis at the Panola Medical Offices. 

A Vaccinating Challenge

A pediatrics team meets its HPV vaccine goals.

January 6, 2014

Team co-leads Anthony Pender and Adwoa Kese, a member of OPEIU Local 2. 

Better Tracking Reduces ID Card Waste

See how your team can be more efficient.

January 6, 2014
Donna Fraser

Donna Fraser, RN, took advantage of LMP’s Ben Hudnall Memorial Trust to advance her career at Kaiser Permanente.

Working Her Way Up

Donna Fraser, RN, advanced her career thanks to the LMP.

December 3, 2013
team co-leads

Team co-leads Dan Teng, MD; Sandi Parker, medical assistant, SEIU UHW; and Jill Manchester, manager (left to right) 

The Team That Exercises Together, Works Together

See how exercise can bond your team.

October 29, 2013

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