LMP Processes
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Issue Resolution Form
Is something not working as it should in the Labor Management Partnership? Has an issue gone unresolved using the interest-based problem-solving process? Our partnership provides ways to solve problems that have gotten stuck. Use this simple form to start moving it toward resolution.
Key information about each of KP's regions.
The Labor Management Partnership operates in seven of Kaiser Permanente's eight operating regions across the United States. These regions serve the needs of their respective KP members and patients, guided by a common set of partnership principles and practices. Learn more about each.
Colorado
Serves 541,000 members in 34 medical offices. Of its 256 unit-based teams, 188 (73 percent) were rated high performing as of June 2021.
Georgia
Serves 316,000 members in 29 medical offices. Of its 108 unit-based teams, 94 (87 percent) were rated high performing as of June 2021.
Hawaii
Serves 258,000 members throughout the islands, in 24 medical offices and one hospital. Of its 60 unit-based teams, 54 (90 percent) were rated high performing as of June 2021.
Mid-Atlantic States
Serves 787,000 members in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia in 39 medical offices. Of its 277 unit-based teams, 213 (77 percent) were rated high performing as of June 2021.
Northern California
Serves 4.5 million members in 249 medical offices and 35 hospitals. Of its 1,347 unit-based teams, 1,006 (75 percent) were rated high performing as of June 2021.
- LMP NCAL [KP intranet]
Northwest
Serves 633,000 members in Oregon and Southwest Washington, in 59 medical and dental offices and three hospitals. Of its 407 unit-based teams, 280 (69 percent) were rated high performing as of June 2021.
- LMP Northwest [KP intranet]
Southern California
Serves 4.7 million members in 257 medical offices and 19 hospitals. Of its 1,115 unit-based teams, 789 (71 percent) were rated high performing as of June 2021.
Washington
Serves more than 688,000 members in the Puget Sound area and east to Spokane with 48 medical facilities and one hospital. The Washington region became part of Kaiser Permanente in 2017. The region's LMP council held its first meeting in Q2-2019.
- KP Washington LMP [KP intranet]
National Functions
These departments (Finance, Health Plan Administration and IT) serve KP members, patients and staff across the program. Of 81 unit-based teams, 50 (62 percent) were rated high performing as of June 2021.
Co-Lead Action Planning Worksheet
A worksheet for capturing working agreements between co-leads, and a step-by-step checklist for planning a successful UBT kickoff meeting.
LMP Curriculum
LMP Learning offers a range of dynamic classroom, online and just-in-time training that builds the partnering and performance skills and knowledge needed to sustain the success of the Labor Management Partnership and to advance Kaiser Permanente’s business strategy. LMP Learning is available to all unit-based team members, co-leads, sponsors and others throughout Kaiser Permanente who need to develop these skills and knowledge.