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Kaiser Permanente (/ ˈ k aɪ z ər p ɜːr m ə ˈ n ɛ n t eɪ /; KP) is an American integrated managed care consortium headquartered in Oakland, California.Founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield, the organization was initially established to provide medical services at Kaiser's shipyards, steel mills and other facilities, before being opened to the ...
The Kaiser Permanente board of directors elected Bernard Tyson to the CEO role upon Halvorson's retirement. Halvorson was CEO of HealthPartners in Minnesota for 17 years before going to Kaiser Permanente. Halvorson is the Chair of the First 5 California Commission for children and families.
Sidney R. Garfield (April 17, 1906 [2] – December 29, 1984 [1]) was an American physician and a pioneer of health maintenance organizations.He co-founded the Kaiser Permanente healthcare system with businessman Henry J. Kaiser.
Henry Kaiser was an early advocate of bringing American aid to those suffering from German aggression in Europe. In 1940, a full year before the US had entered World War II, Kaiser served as National Chairman of United Clothing Collection for International War Relief to provide much-needed clothing for the refugees from Hitler's conquests in Europe.
He was the CEO of integrated managed care consortium Kaiser Permanente, the largest such organization in the United States, which provides health care to 12 million people. Early life and education [ edit ]
Morris Frank Collen [1] (November 12, 1913 – September 14, 2014) was founder of the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research and an original member of the Permanente Medical Group, [2] pioneering developer of Automated Multiphasic Health Testing (AMHT) systems, [3] and Electronic Health Records (EHRs) for Public Health and Clinical Screening, [4] serving as a model for pre-paid healthcare at ...
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The Oakland Medical Center was the first of the Kaiser Permanente hospitals, and opened in 1942 as a result of the acquisition of the Fabiola charity hospital (which operated from 1887 to 1932 before being sold to Samuel Merritt Hospital) by the Permanente Foundation, founded by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney Garfield. [1]