Awards and recognition

As a member of Kaiser Permanente, you trust us to protect your health and well-being — and we don’t take that responsibility lightly.

 We measure our success primarily by the lives we improve, in the smiles and gratitude of you and your loved ones. We’re also honored when our quality of care is recognized by other organizations and publications. When you combine our commitment to our members’ health and well-being, and our high performance in objective quality measures, you get the region’s leading health system.1

Top doctors

Year after year, several reputable magazines publish their lists of local top doctors. And year after year, their lists include many Permanente Medicine physicians.2

Northern Virginia Magazine
February 2023

230+

Permanente Medicine physicians

Washingtonian Magazine
November 2022

220+

Permanente Medicine physicians

Baltimore Magazine
November 2022

35+

Permanente Medicine physicians

Our physicians form the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group—the largest multispecialty medical group in the region — and they exclusively treat Kaiser Permanente members. We recruit many of our physicians from top-ranked academic programs and successful private practices.

Award-winning nursing care

When we celebrate Nurses Month in May, we recognize and honor nurses who consistently go above and beyond the traditional role of nursing through the Daisy Award. Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States is a participating organization of the Daisy Award Foundation.

The Daisy Award honors the work that nurses do for patients and families every day. It recognizes the clinical skill and compassion that nurses provide to patients and families. The Daisy Award can be awarded to direct care nurses, nurse-led teams, and nurse leaders.

For 2023, we will recognize several Nurse-led teams for their collaboration and teamwork through the DAISY TEAM Award.

The DAISY Team Award is designed to honor collaboration by two or more people, led by nurses, who identify and meet patient and patient-family needs by going above and beyond the traditional role of Nursing.

Check out our 2023 Daisy Award recipients.

Learn more about the DAISY Team Award.

Leading access

You don’t just need quality care—you need it quick, especially when you’re sick. That’s why we’re leaders in making it easy to access care, whether in person at our facilities or at home or work via virtual care.

Care under one roof

You receive care at our state-of-the-art medical centers, conveniently located throughout the region. Each facility has many services under one roof, including primary care, pharmacy, laboratory, and more, so you can save time with fewer trips.

Urgent and emergency care anywhere

Several of our medical centers are also Advanced Urgent Care and Urgent Care centers, where you can receive even faster care in emergencies. You’re also covered worldwide for any emergency, at any licensed medical facility.3

Flexible virtual care

Our virtual care services ensure that you can get care whenever and wherever you need it, on your schedule. These services include a 24/7 nurse advice line, 24/7 video calls with a clinician without an appointment, text chat with clinicians, and more. You can also have many appointments by phone or video instead of visiting a medical center.4

Proven results

When you get the right care from doctors, nurses, and a complete care team within the region’s leading health system, you can expect great results for your health.1

#1

In a survey of health insurance companies by Insure.com, Kaiser Permanente as a national enterprise is rated #1 overall among 15 competitors.5

5 out of 5

Our commercial health plan is rated 5 out of 5 in 29 clinical quality measures, including blood pressure control, blood sugar control for diabetics, prenatal check-ups and postpartum care, screenings for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer, and more.6
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We’re the only commercial and Medicaid health plans in the nation to receive a top rating of 5 out of 5 stars from the NCQA.6

We’re also 1 of 3 Medicare health plans in the nation—and the only Medicare health plan in the region—to receive that top rating.6

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For 11 years in a row, from 2013 to 2023, our Medicare health plan has been rated 5 out of 5 stars by the CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services).7
Recent research by The Permanente Journal has found that Kaiser Permanente members have significantly higher life expectancy. Their life expectancy ranges from 84.6–85.2 years, which is 6 years higher than the national average of 78.6–78.9 years.8
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In 2022, the NCQA awarded recognition to 32 Kaiser Permanente medical centers under their Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) program.

  1. In the survey Best Health Insurance Companies of 2023 by Insure.com, Kaiser Permanente as a national enterprise is rated #1 overall among 60+ insurance carriers. In the NCQA Commercial Health Plan Ratings 2022, our commercial plan is rated 5 out of 5, the highest rating in the nation. The 2022 Commission on Cancer, a program of the American College of Surgeons, granted Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation to the Kaiser Permanente cancer care program. The Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group is the largest multispecialty medical group in the Washington, DC, and Baltimore areas and exclusively treats Kaiser Permanente members. Permanente doctors are recognized as Top Doctors in Northern Virginia Magazine (2023), Washingtonian magazine (2022), and Baltimore magazine (2022). According to NCQA’s Quality Compass® 2022, we’re rated 5 out of 5 in 29 measures, including: controlling blood pressure (heart disease), blood pressure control (140/90) (diabetes), glucose control, colorectal cancer screening, breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, childhood immunizations, prenatal check-ups, and postpartum care. Quality Compass is a registered trademark of the NCQA.

  2. The physicians who practice at Kaiser Permanente are recognized as Top Doctors in Northern Virginia Magazine (2023), Washingtonian magazine (2022), and Baltimore magazine (2022).
  3. The continued availability and/or participation of any facility cannot be guaranteed. Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to relocate, modify, or terminate the location and hours of services for Urgent Care. For the most up-to-date information, visit kp.org/urgentcare/mas.
  4. When appropriate and available. If you travel out of state, phone appointments and video visits may not be available due to state laws that may prevent doctors and health care providers from providing care across state lines. Laws differ by state.
  5. In the survey Best Health Insurance Companies of 2023 by Insure.com, Kaiser Permanente as a national enterprise is rated #1 overall among 60+ insurance carriers.
  6. NCQA Commercial Health Plan Ratings 2022. NCQA Medicaid Health Plan Ratings 2022. NCQA Medicare Health Plan Ratings 2022.
  7. Every year, Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-star rating system.
  8. Anthony Finch, MS, M Cabell Jonas, PhD, Kevin Rubenstein, Eric Watson, BA, Sundeep Basra, MPH, Jose Martinez, BS, & Michael Horberg, MD, MAS, FACP (2021). Life Expectancy Trends Among Integrated Health Care System Enrollees, 2014–2017. Permanente Journal, 25(4), 10–17. thepermanentejournal.org/doi/10.7812/TPP/20.28
Kaiser Permanente health plans around the country: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., in Northern and Southern California and Hawaii • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc., Nine Piedmont Center, 3495 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305, 404-364-7000 • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc., in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., 2101 E. Jefferson St., Rockville, MD 20852 • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest, 500 NE Multnomah St., Suite 100, Portland, OR 97232 • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington or Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Options, Inc., 1300 SW 27th St., Renton, WA 98057
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