' f • » t - jP O ff r r .- » • » # •li H i » t i U ll 9 » ‘ » •* X^*.‘ w 4 M Í V'1' T . / *'• •’ r\ •’ ’ ’ •/ .n .¿’ • '< ;^ .- X :./ W?’ ► f 9 t t I r / i f i P age BS • f f / , .**'•*•.*• -.• ' . ’ *•»•; ; vi « L . ^ r * • f T f i r r » » • ..••*>•' ;*•» > **•"•• ~ O ctober 25, 1995 • T he P ortland O bserver DIRECT QUESTIONS . . . DIRECT ANSWERS . . . DIRECTLY FROM KAISER PERMANENTE Q. W h ere will N o rth /N o rth e a st K aiser P erm an en te m em bers get services, such as urgent care, w hen Bess Kaiser H ospital closes in 1997? ■ ?> * /, . » 4 -’: . ?< .• ,¿ ; ,* 4 X t M ! A. MEDICAL OFFICE CARE T h e services used m ost often by our m em bers will rem ain unchanged-you'll still see your ow n doctor w hen you need care. M ore th a n 1,000 physicians, dentists, and o th er employees will continue to provide services at our East, C entral, and W est Interstate m edical offices and N o rth Interstate and G rand A venue dental offices. TWENTY FOUR HOUR CARE W h e n Bess K aiser H o sp ita l closes in early 1997, u rg en t care w ill th e n he pro v id ed at th e Bess K aiser site or o n e o f ou r offices o n N o rth In terstate A venue, 24 hours a day, seven days a w eek. For life-th reaten in g em ergencies, you will still call 911. V HOSPITAL SERVICES Mike Katcher , President Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest W h ere you are hospitalized depends o n tw o things-w here your doctor practices and the type of care you need. In some cases, you may he hospitalized at Bess Kaiser Hospital or after M arch 31, 1996, referred either to Kaiser Sunnyside M edical C en ter or Providence St. V incent Medical Center. W herever you're hospitalized, your Kaiser P e rm a n e n te d o c to r will co n tinue to direct your care and see th a t our high standards for treatm en t are m aintained. B etw een February and M arch 1996, w e'll begin caring for our c h ild re n at O reg o n H e a lth S ciences U n iv ersity 's D o ern b ec h e r C h ild re n 's < * x* H ospital, a regional pediatric c e n te r o f ex cellen ce. -1." L'Ess UUf, ÿ^DlCAL ■ I S \^ „ • * - ' ÏS I ¡