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David Adelson
(b. 1910), 1986, 93 pp.
Surgeon; medical administrator
David Adelson was a Kaiser Permanente attorney
starting in 1945. His career stretched from
chemist to legal aid to Kaiser patient, and
his family has a strong association with
the healthcare program even when business
affiliations are excepted. |
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Morris Collen
(b. 1913), 1988, 259 pp.
Internist; authority in medical computing;
medical administrator
Morris Collen was a long-term member and
chairman of the Permanente Medical Group
of the executive committee. In his interview,
Collen relates his major role in formulating
policies critical to the development of the
Kaiser Medical Care Program.
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Wallace Cook
(b.1920), 1987, 117 pp.
Surgeon; medical administrator
Wallace H. Cook was Kaiser's first physician
in chief, but he also served as chief of
staff and primary operating surgeon for the
Walnut Creek healthcare program. Cook refers
to himself as a "benevolent dictator" in
his various roles throughout three decades
at Kaiser. |
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Cecil Cutting
(b.1910), 1986, 93 pp.
Surgeon; medical administrator
Cecil Cutting was a pioneer physician in
prepaid medical care whose work began at
the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington and eventually
led him to the executive directorship of
the Northern California Permanente Medical
Group in San Francisco. |
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Scott Fleming
(b. 1923), 1997, 222 pp.
Lawyer, health plan administrator
Scott Fleming was an attorney specializing
in business and tax law who joined the legal
department of the Kaiser Company in 1952.
He served as the counsel to Kaiser when it
was rife with the most turmoil. |
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Alice Friedman
(b. 1920), 1986, 93 pp.
Allergist
Alice Friedman was one of the most important
physicians in the history of Kaiser, even
more significant given that she was one of
the healthcare program's first female doctors.
Her career included ventures into the fields
of pediatrics and nutrition. |
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Lambreth Hancock
(b. 1917) 1987, 127 pp.
Lambreth Hancock was noted for his instrumental
work during the construction of Kaiser's
services in Hawaii. Hancock began his life
as a journalist on the mainland but eventually
became a public relations man for the island
operations. |
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Frank Jones
(1909-1987), 1987, 186 pp.
Frank Jones was the epitome of a high riser,
moving through the ranks from welder to salesman
to Kaiser vice president. The interview discusses
a number of milestones in Kaiser's service
history, specifically in the Northern California
area. |
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Raymond Kay
(1904-1997),1987, 186 pp.
Raymond Kay was a highly effective physician
and medical administrator in Kaiser's Southern
California operations. Kay's interview discusses
the many trials and tribulations of the Fontana
site whose problems were separate from those
in Northern California. |
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Clifford Keene
(1910-2000), 1986, 165 pp.
Clifford H. Keene was both president and
C.E.O. of Kaiser, a leading figure in the
nation's largest healthcare system. A sometime
adherent to Buddhist principles, Keene comments
on a number of harrowing times in his life
as both a soldier and HMO head. |
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Benjamin Lewis
(1909-1998), 1987, 41 pp.
Benjamin Lewis was another preeminent member
of Kaiser's Southern California operations.
Lewis trailblazed prepaid medical care at
many levels including fee-for-service care
on the Navajo reservation and later on at
the influential San Diego Kaiser Permanente
Medical Care Program. |
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George Link
(1917-1987), 1986, 77 pp.
George E. Link was a prominent member of
the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan/Kaiser
Foundation Hospitals starting in 1955. His
interview portrays him as a highly organized
individual whose management skills dates
back to his times as a tax attorney. |
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Clair Lisker
(b. 1927), 1984, 200 pp.
Clair Lisker began her career at Kaiser Permanente as a student nurse in 1948. She later helped develop and lead the nursing education program. She was a hospital nursing administrator when she retired in 1991. Her interview discusses the development of nursing care philosophy and practices over the decades. |
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Berniece Oswald
(1909-1998),1987, 41 pp.
Berniece Oswald was regional controller of
the Northwest Care Program for Kaiser Medical
Care. Beginning as a modest accountant, Oswald
rose through the ranks of Kaiser's Oregon
operations to become an imporant administrative
head of the Portland Medical Program. |
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Sam Packer
(b. 1915), 1986, 85 pp.
Sam Packer was president and medical director
of the Kaiser Medical Group in Ohio. His
interview reveals that he was not a manager
by nature, but his skills allowed him to
transplant the Kaiser method into the Midwest. |
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Wilbur L. Reimers
(b. 1919), 1987, 87 pp.
Wilbur M. Reimers started a successful solo
fee-for-service practice in general surgery
and later developed an interest in Kaiser's
prepaid group practice, medical economics
included. Reimers had to deal with operating
hospitals only partially affiliated with
Kaiser. |
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Ernest Saward
(1914-1989), 1986, 118 pp.
Ernest W. Saward was a medical director of
the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health
Plan from 1945 to 1970. He relates how he
was able to streamline the Oregon division
of Kaiser into one of the group's most successful. |
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Harry Shragg
(b.1924), 1987, 149 pp.
During three decades with Kaiser Permanente,
Harry Shragg served in a number of capacities
throughout Southern California. From surgeon
to fee-for-service administrator, Shragg
has been a regional director since 1971. |
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John Smilie
(1917-2000), 1987, 145 pp.
John G. Smillie's twenty-two years as an
administrator, led him to serve as chief
of Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief
for Kaiser Permanente at San Francisco, and
as assistant to the program's executive director,
Dr. Cecil Cutting. |
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Eugene Trefethen,
Jr.
(1914-1996), 1986, 99 pp.
Eugene Trefethen was one of the most important
Kaiser Health Care Program's executives based
in the Northern California area. The Trefethen
family, and especially Eugene, was also highly
involved in the practice of viticulture,
a passion he speaks about effusively. |
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James A. Vohs
(b. 1928), 1999, 257 pp. [This transcript is available for reading in The Bancroft and UCLA Libraries.]
James Vohs spent thirty-four years as health
plan manager, chairman, and C.E.O. of the
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals.
Vohs started in the labor division of Kaiser
but was soon recognized for his managerial
skills. |
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Avram Yedidia
(1911-1990), 1987, 103 pp. $53
Avram Yedida was a highly regarded health
care economist and a revered pioneer of the
Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program. His
story recounts his humble beginnings in Tel
Aviv up to his collegiate and professional
success in the Bay Area. |
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