Established in 1953, the Southern California Permanente Medical Group now comprises more than 8,000 physicians who provide world-class health care to 4.9 million Kaiser Permanente members throughout Southern California. Throughout Los Angeles, Kern, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Ventura Counties, our physicians and care teams deliver high-quality primary and specialty care to the region's diverse communities at 16 hospitals and 197 medical offices as well as in our patients' homes.