People in Business

Kaiser Permanente recently announced that Aphriekah DuHaney-West has been named chief operating officer of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals of the Northwest, effective Sept. 15. The organization’s previous COO, Wendy Watson, was named the region’s president in February.

As COO of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals of the Northwest, DuHaney-West will lead all clinical operations, which encompasses 31 medical offices, 21 dental offices and two hospitals. She also will have oversight of care for Kaiser Permanente members at five affiliated hospitals.

Kaiser Permanente in the Northwest has more than 610,000 medical members, 285,000 dental members and 11,900 employees.

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