992 SITE OF CONTRACTOR'S GENERAL HOSPITAL
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N 33° 42.812 W 115° 24.156
11S E 648017 N 3731539
Quick Description: Large rock and HOT on a summer day!
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 9/2/2007 8:54:23 PM
Waymark Code: WM24J0
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Long Description:
Desert Center
Ragsdale Rd, Desert Center, CA 92239
Riverside County
Located: Between the Desert Center Market and the Post Office.
Marker NO.: 992
SITE OF CONTRACTOR'S GENERAL HOSPITAL - In 1933, Dr. Sidney R. Garfield opened Contractor's General Hospital six miles west of here. His modest facility successfully delivered health care to Colorado River Aqueduct workers through a prepaid insurance plan. Later, in association with industrialist Henry J. Kaiser, Dr. Garfield applied the lessons he first learned at the hospital to create his enduring legacy: Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest nonprofit prepaid health care program.
Marker Number: 992.00
Marker Name: SITE OF CONTRACTOR'S GENERAL HOSPITAL
County: Riverside
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 01/01/1992
Website: [Web Link]
Location: Not listed
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