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A history of trailblazing nurses

Nursing pioneers lay the foundation for the future of Kaiser Permanente and the profession.

Sidney R. Garfield, MD: Pioneer of modern health care

people healthy — not just treat them when they’re sick.

Henry J. Kaiser: America’s health care visionary

transform American health care systems and care delivery.

A legacy of life-changing community support and partnership

grew into a vital resource for children and families.

Nurse practitioners: Historical advances in nursing

A doctor shortage in the late 1960s and an innovative partnership helped what was then a novel care profession grow and thrive.

A legacy of disruptive innovation

Proceeds from a new book detailing the history of the Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing will benefit today’s nursing students.

Kaiser Permanente’s pioneering nurse-midwives

The 1970s nurse-midwife movement transformed delivery practices.

Books and publications about our history

Available for download (pdf) Last updated 11/1/2018

Swords into stethoscopes — veterans in health professions

Kaiser Permanente has actively hired veterans in all capacities since World War II.

Thriving with 1960s-launched KFOG radio

Prepare to Fly,” Los Angeles Times, March 20, 1977.