TPMG is the largest and one of the most distinguished physician-led medical groups in the United States, with approximately 9,800 physicians and 47,000 staff delivering high-quality healthcare to more than 4.5 million Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California. Kaiser Permanente, one of America’s leading healthcare providers, was established in 1945 and today provides high-quality, affordable health care services to 12.5 million members in 8 states and the District of Columbia. Kaiser Permanente is comprised of the Permanente Medical Groups, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals.
In his senior leadership role at TPMG, Hamilton is responsible for TPMG’s 47,000 employees and is the administrative leader focused on systematically turning the medical group’s strategy into high performance by advancing learning and continuous performance improvement. He also is at the heart of advancing Kaiser Permanente’s vision to create the next generation of successful healthcare leaders in their careers and communities. He is a sponsor of the Kaiser Permanente Administrative Fellowship Program, designed to attract and develop future senior leaders at Kaiser Permanente, and he has responsibility for the Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences, which provides state-of-the-art education programmes for a range of clinical professions.
Hamilton has served in several leadership roles at Kaiser Permanente since he joined the organisation in 2005, serving at regional and local levels in Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California and mid-Atlantic regions for TPMG and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan. Prior to his work at Kaiser Permanente, Hamilton spent five years in Tanzania as the CEO of Aga Khan Health Service. Before that, he worked in the UK NHS as Deputy CEO of North WestLondon NHS Hospitals Trust, and was a partner of a healthcare consulting company.
In line with UCL GBSH’s role as a global hub of academic research and teaching excellence to inspire the next generation of healthcare leaders, Hamilton will provide students with unique insights into running one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States.
Hamilton’s professorship follows a trio of senior appointments that expand UCL GBSH’s international partnerships. Former Australian Health Minister Professor the Hon Greg Hunt was announced as Honorary Professor earlier in the year, and more recently Jean Gomes, New York Times bestselling author and experienced CEO advisor, was appointed Honorary Professor of Practice.
“I am honoured that Lawrence is joining UCL GBSH as Honorary Professor of Practice as we look forward to the launch of our new Undergraduate course in the year ahead”, Colton said. “This is an important milestone for the School in providing first-class healthcare management education, and bringing Lawrence on board provides our students with the opportunity to learn from one of the biggest healthcare systems in America.”
“It’s an honour to join the first global business school devoted to health, at UCL, one of the world’s top 10 universities,” Hamilton said. “UCL GBSH takes pride in ‘disruptive, critical thinking and widespread influence for the long-term benefit of humanity, dedicated to practical impact and improving society.’ These are attributes that resonate deeply with The Permanente Medical Group and Kaiser Permanente. Our model of care coverage and delivery achieves leading population health outcomes for the communities we serve. Outstanding healthcare management leaders are an essential ingredient for health systems to deliver for our societies. It’s a privilege to contribute to developing the next generation of global healthcare leaders.”
About UCL GBSH
UCL Global Business School for Health is the world’s first business school dedicated to health. It brings together the best minds in business and healthcare in one world-leading business school for health, all motivated to solve some of the biggest challenges in healthcare.
Set up in 2021 when the pandemic highlighted the problems faced by health systems around the world, UCL GBSH brings together industry leaders and cross-disciplinary academics who will act as a centre for excellence and generate new ideas to improve patient care. With an ageing population, workforce shortages and chronic inefficiencies placing pressure on the delivery of healthcare, UCL GBSH will provide a link between academic rigour and frontline patient care.
UCL GBSH’s one-of-a-kind offering of undergraduate, master’s level and MBA courses provides management and business skills to students from across the world. Courses include pioneering professional doctorate degrees such as the Doctorate in Business Administration Health, MScs in Digital Health and Entrepreneurship or Biotech and Pharmaceutical Management, and the first-of-its-kind Health MBA.
About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve 12.5 million members in 8 states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education, and the support of community health. For more information, go to about.kp.org
About The Permanente Medical Group
The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) is the largest physician-led medical group in the United States—and one of the most distinguished. Our 9,800 physicians and 47,000 nurses and staff are leading the transformation of health care. Through nation-leading quality, preeminent research, and superior technology systems, we are delivering superior clinical outcomes, and having a positive and often life-changing impact on the health of our 4.5 million patients in Northern California.
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