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Sidney R. Garfield (April 17, 1906 – December 29, 1984) 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.
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.
- Robert Feldman
- 10.7812/tpp/05-147
- 2006
- Perm J. 2006 Summer; 10(2): 64-66.
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 ).
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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.
Sidney R. Garfield (April 17, 1906 – December 29, 1984) 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.
Learn about the award that honors the legacy of Kaiser Permanente founder Sidney R. Garfield, MD, a visionary physician and innovator in health care delivery. See the 2023 winners and watch a tribute video.
Jun 1, 2006 · Sidney R Garfield, MD, physician co-founder of Kaiser Permanente (KP), was a pioneer whose ideas about prepaid health insurance, physicians practicing in groups, preventive health care, and medical services under one roof were seen as radical in the 1930s.
