Visionary Medical Leader will supervise the national coordinated efforts that support and advance the high quality levels of permanent Kaiser
Oakland, California, May 22, 2025 – The Permanent Federation He has designated Letitia Bridges, MD, MBAto the National Permanent Leadership Team as Executive Vice President and Director of Quality and Co -President of the National Committee of National Quality Kaiser.
As quality director of the Permanent Federation, Dr. Bridges Overess Coordination of National Clinical Quality Programs in Kaiser Permanent for its 12.6 million members. The Federation is the National Leadership and Consulting Organization for permanent medical groups and its more than 25,000 doctors. Permanent medical groups, health plans of the Kaiser Foundation and the hospitals of the Kaiser Foundation together include Kaiser permanent.
In addition to her new national role, Dr. Bridges serves as a regional medical director of quality and clinical analysis for the Permanent Medical Group of South California (SCPMG). He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Permanent Medical Group of Southeast and Permanent Medical Group of Hawaii.
“An innovative and visionary thinker, Dr. Bridges exemplifies a passion for permanent medicine,” he said Ramin Davidoff, MDCo-zo of the permanent federation. “As an experienced medical leader, he is always known for always making an additional effort for our patients and colleagues. We are delighted that Dr. Bridges brought her strength as a strategist of operations, her business expert and her fairent
Dr. Bridges contributes more than 17 years of medical experience and leadership in Kaiser permanent to her new role. She has occupied a variety of leadership positions within the organization dedicated to caressing and moving forward. High quality care That offers superior value and results for patients.
The integrated care model directed by the permanent Kaiser doctor focuses on the prevention, detection, treatment and research to boost continuous improvement in the standards of care quality that have given national recognition. In it 2024 Annual Report of the National Committee for Quality AdviceThe commercial and Medicare plans of Kaiser permanent qualified the highest or most linked to the highest for general treatment, prevention, equity and experience of the patient among competitors in each geographical region treated.
Before assuming her regional and national positions, Dr. Bridges served as a medical director of the area and cabinet head of the Kaiser Permanent Medical Center Woodland Hills. There he directed more than 600 doctors who gave attention to 275,000 members. In several facilities, including a Kaiser permanent hospital, a hired hospital and 14 medical office buildings at Woodland Hills and West Ventura.
Dr. Bridges joined SCPMG in 2008. She served as assistant medical director of the Geriatrics, Paliative and Continuation of Attention Service, Vice President of National Surgical Core Group, Medical Director of Perioperative Services, medical leader either Medicare acceleration strategy, Medical Placero careful in it home Initiatives, and medical director of care without delay. She is a board Certificate in general and laparoscopic surgery by the American Surgery Board.
Dr. Bridges obtained her degree from the University of Rice, attended the School of Medicine at the University of Washington in St. Louis and completed an academic residence in the Department of General Surgery of the University of California, Los Angeles. Duration of his residence, also pursued a full -time MBA, with an approach to the operational strategy, of the UCLA Anderson School of Administration.
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About permanent medical groups
Permanent medical groups are multi -governor medical groups, led by doctors, prepaid and multispeciality composed of more than 25,000 doctors. We are dedicated to the mission of improving the health of our patients and communities. Together with the hospitals of Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Kaiser Foundation Foundation, we are permanent Kaiser, a award -winning medical care system that offers permanent medicine, care is of person and relatives, based on evidence, based on evidence, based on evidence, based on evidence, based on evidence, based on evidence, based on the team, delivered and doctors Millions of permanent members. We work in collaboration, enabled by the latest generation facilities and technology, to provide world -class preventive and complex care focused on eight states, from Hawaii to Maryland and the Columbia district.
About the Permanent Federation
The Permanent Federation LLC is the National Leadership and Consulting Organization for permanent medical groups, which, together with the Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Kaiser Foundation hospitals, comprise permanent Kaiser. The Federation works on behalf of the permanent medical groups to optimize the benefit of care and disseminate the care of permanent medicine that is a family and family centered, compassionate, based on evidence, enabled for technology, culturally receptive, delivered by equipment and directed by the doctor. The Federation, based in Oakland, California, encourages an open learning environment and accelerates the research, innovation and performance of permanent medical groups to expand the scope of the integrated Halte care delivery of Kaiser permanent.
