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| Excellence in Health Care |
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| The Southern California Permanente Medical Group
is an integral part of Kaiser Permanente. We have a stability
of more than 50 years and are proud of the milestones that brought us to this point.
We started with an emphasis on prevention and primary care,
and as our program grew, we added sub-specialists in virtually
every area of medical and surgical practice. Today, our medical
group has more than 3,700 physicians who deliver medical care
to 3.1 million Kaiser Foundation Health Plan members in Southern
California. We have 11 accredited Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
in Southern California, and more than 80 medical office buildings.
Our physicians can coordinate virtually every aspect of patient
care - from referrals to laboratory tests to medications.
With everything under one umbrella, our patients receive the
Kaiser Permanente continuity of care. |
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| Milestones |
| 1934 |
Sidney Garfield, MD, introduces prepaid medical care program
to workers on the Colorado River Aqueduct. |
| 1938 |
Impressed by the prepayment program, industrialist Henry J. Kaiser calls on Dr. Garfield to care for his workers on the Grand Coulee Dam. |
| 1945 |
Dr. Garfield opens health plan to non-Kaiser employees marking true
beginning of Kaiser Permanente (KP) system. |
| 1953 |
Southern California Permanente Medical Group forms as a partnership. |
| 2002 |
KP serves 8.4 million members in California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. |
To learn more about practicing with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, view and print a copy of our physician brochure.
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