March 13, 2008
Kaiser Permanente to Set Up Five Health Clinics in Oakland Schools
 
Children without medical insurance or from poor homes often wind up in emergency rooms when they become ill or are injured--if they get care at all--an expensive and inefficient process. In an effort to get them medical care without resorting to hospitals, Kaiser Permanente is spending $3 million to set up five clinics in Oakland, Calif., schools. One will be located in a middle school and the other four on high school campuses, including Oakland High School. The location of the other four haven’t been determined. The clinics will provide general medical care as well as care for mental health problems, treatment for sexually transmitted diseases and chronic disease management. The Oakland school district has almost 110,000 students, most of them from economically disadvantaged homes.