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News release: Colorado - Denver/BoulderOctober 8, 2003 For more information, call: Patient appeal supported by Kaiser Permanente Denver, CO – A patient requesting a referral for a kidney transplant has received support for his request from the Kaiser Permanente appeals department. The appeals team reviewed the request that was initially denied and after lengthy investigation and conversation with experts approved his request, granting permission for a kidney transplant. “This area of medicine is changing so fast that we want to support our patient’s desire to help the medical community answer what’s currently unknown about kidney transplant in HIV+ patients,” said Dr. John McGrory, physician reviewer and internist. The patient now will work directly with the transplant program at the University California San Francisco in preparing for the transplant. Kaiser Permanente is a non-profit organization and the largest private health care provider in Colorado. It is rated among the top ten accredited health care organizations in the country for clinical quality by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Kaiser Permanente cares for more than 408,000 members in the Denver/Boulder and Colorado Springs areas. In the Denver/Boulder area, care is provided by a coordinated team of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, mental health counselors and physical therapists. In Colorado Springs, Kaiser Permanente cares for its members through an affiliated network of community-based physicians and other health care providers.
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