35th Anniversary Joakes Kaiser Permanente Kern County opened its doors on January 18, 1988 with 5 staff members and one medical office building. Today we have over 1,100 employees and physicians serving almost 120,000 members in 10 medical office buildings. Thank you Kern County for supporting our organization and allowing us to provide high quality healthcare to the community. January 18, 1988 Here ito acather 6 years and more! 35 KAISER PERMANENTE. 35th Anniversary Joakes Kaiser Permanente Kern County opened its doors on January 18 , 1988 with 5 staff members and one medical office building . Today we have over 1,100 employees and physicians serving almost 120,000 members in 10 medical office buildings . Thank you Kern County for supporting our organization and allowing us to provide high quality healthcare to the community . January 18 , 1988 Here ito acather 6 years and more ! 35 KAISER PERMANENTE .