Kaiser is appealing all 12 of the stateâs citations, as well as the county-issued fine.
âItâs misleading to interpret these citations to signal any ongoing serious infractions of current public health guidelines at Kaiser Permanente,â Marc Brown, a Kaiser spokesman, said in an emailed statement. âIn fact, these citations stem mainly from allegations much earlier in the pandemic, as health care systems including ours grappled with national shortages and evolving public health guidance.â
Kaiserâs medical centers, he added, are a safe place to work and receive care.
CalMatters first reported an incoming wave of citations for Kaiser in October, following the first fine issued to its psychiatric hospital in Santa Clara.
The youngest victims of a national calamity, and the people they left behind
Marc Fisher, Ariana Eunjung Cha, Annie Gowen, Arelis R. Hernández and Lori Rozsa, The Washington Post
Feb. 21, 2021
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