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Sidney R. Garfield (April 17, 1906 [2] – December 29, 1984 [1]) was an American medical doctor and a pioneer of health maintenance organizations. He co-founded the Kaiser Permanente healthcare system with businessman Henry J. Kaiser.
Oct 17, 2023 · Young surgeon Sidney R. Garfield, MD, and industrialist Henry J. Kaiser became leading visionaries and pioneers in this new generation. They co-founded Kaiser Permanente in 1945 and introduced a revolutionary health care model. One that integrated preventive and evidence-based care with ultramodern technology.
Aug 15, 2017 · Sidney R. Garfield, MD, on medical care as a right Hear Kaiser Permanente’s physician co-founder talk about what he learned about building a medical plan. Listen to Dr. Garfield in our “Earful of History” podcast.
Jun 13, 2009 · The Story of Dr. Sidney R. Garfield. Jun 13, 2009• 4. By JON STEWART. “It’s about time,” declares Jay Crosson, MD, a recently retired physician executive at Kaiser Permanente, in his foreword to The Story of Sidney R. Garfield – The Visionary Who Turned Sick Care into Health Care (Permanente Press, 2009 ).
The Garfield Center is named after Kaiser Permanente’s founding physician, Dr. Sidney Garfield. He was a passionate innovator of hospital design, care delivery, and the power of computers in health care.
Jul 20, 2015 · On July 21, 1945, Henry J. Kaiser and founding physician Dr. Sidney Garfield let it be known that their proven system of care would be open to the general public. The San Francisco Chronicle article led with this:
Dr Sidney R Garfield (1906–1984), founder of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program and a pioneer in the Health Maintenance Organization movement, was one of the world's brilliant and pragmatic students of health services.
