Ms. Gaskill-Hames is president of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals of Southern California and Hawaii. She is tasked with the oversight of the Southern California health plan and hospital operations, which partners with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group to provide care for 4.9 million members across 16 hospitals and 197 medical offices. She also leads the Hawaii health plan and hospital operations, working with the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group to enhance health for over 250,000 members across a medical center, 23 medical offices and clinical locations. She is passionate about value-based care, health access and health equity, and oversees funding and grants for programs equating to more than $1 billion in support of Kaiser Permanente’s mission to help communities thrive. Ms. Gaskill-Hames joined the system in 2016 and held roles of progressive responsibility before permanently assuming her current role in September 2023.
