Site of Contractors General Hospital - Chiriaco Summit, CA
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N 33° 39.665 W 115° 43.304
11S E 618515 N 3725312
One of two state markers in Chiriaco Summit.
Waymark Code: WMYJGE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/20/2018
Views: 5
The plaque says, "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 Contractors General Hospital
County: Riverside
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 01/01/2014
Website: [Web Link]
Location: Not listed
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