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Group Health Cooperative, Part 4: From Medicare to HMO, 1966 …

WEBAfter years of struggle and despite virulent opposition by the medical establishment, Group Health became one of the nation's largest consumer-directed …

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Group Health Cooperative, Part 5: Reform and Renewal, 1981-1990

WEBThis is Part 5 of a seven part history of Group Health Cooperative. Reform and Renewal. The pace and scale of change since 1960 led to Group Health's thorough …

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Group Health Cooperative, Part 7: New Beginnings, Old …

WEBAfter years of struggle and despite virulent opposition by the medical establishment, Group Health became one of the nation's largest consumer-directed health-care organizations. …

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Group Health Cooperative, Part 3: Growing Up and Out, 1952-1965

WEBGroup Health Cooperative, Part 3: Growing Up and Out, 1952-1965. The health care visionaries who founded Group Health Cooperative in Seattle in 1945 were …

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Group Health Cooperative creates Center for Health Studies on …

WEBOn January 26, 1983, Group Health Cooperative's Board of Trustees creates the Center for Health Studies. The center formalizes Group Health's internal …

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First confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States is …

WEBOn January 20, 2020, the first confirmed case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the United States is diagnosed in Snohomish County, north of Seattle. The patient is a …

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Group Health Cooperative, Part 2: Open for Business, 1946-1950

WEBAfter years of struggle and despite virulent opposition by the medical establishment, Group Health became one of the nation's largest consumer-directed …

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Health care reformer Dr. Michael Shadid speaks to future founders …

WEBSee Additional Media On August 14, 1945, Dr. Michael Shadid (1882-1966), a pioneering health care reformer, speaks at Seattle's Roosevelt Hotel to some 50 people, including …

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Washington State Senate approves bill creating Department of …

WEBSee Additional Media On May 7, 1989, the Washington State Senate approves Senate Bill 6152 authorizing creation of a state Department of Health. Three …

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The Hospital on Profanity Hill -- A History of Harborview Hospital

WEBHarborview Hospital -- King County's main public charity care hospital -- was built at the top of Profanity Hill, on the site of the former King County Courthouse and …

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Group Health Cooperative, Part 6: Marriages and Divorces, 1991 …

WEBGroup Health Cooperative, Part 6: Marriages and Divorces, 1991-2000. By Walt Crowley and the HistoryLink.org Staff. Posted 8/09/2007. HistoryLink.org Essay …

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Stevens Memorial Hospital (Edmonds)

WEBHistoryLink.org Essay 21121. Stevens Memorial Hospital in Edmonds was first dedicated January 26, 1964, the culmination of a private community campaign, later …

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Pinel Foundation Psychiatric Hospital (Seattle), 1948-1958

WEBPinel Foundation Psychiatric Hospital (Seattle), 1948-1958. In September 1948 the Pinel Foundation was established in Seattle and shortly thereafter it opened a …

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Black Panthers open the Sidney Miller Free Medical Clinic on …

WEBOn December 1, 1969, the Black Panthers open the Sidney Miller Free Medical Clinic at Spruce Street and 20th Avenue in Seattle. Walt Crowley, Rites of …

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Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization (Seattle)

WEBMary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926) was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and became interested in nursing when she was a teenager. For 15 years she worked in various …

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Walla Walla Sanitarium is dedicated on June 3, 1907.

WEBOn Monday, June 3, 1907, some 600 people gather in College Place to participate in the dedication of the new Walla Walla Sanitarium building. Serving as …

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Hazzard, Linda Burfield (1867-1938)

WEBHazzard, Linda Burfield (1867-1938) Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard was a sadistic and greedy quack who convinced patients that only by starving themselves for …

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Gunman shoots and kills four people and wounds 22 at Fairchild …

WEBSee Additional Media. On June 20, 1994, Dean A. Mellberg (1974-1994), age 20, enters the Fairchild Air Force Base hospital annex with a MAK-90 assault rifle …

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Madigan General Hospital (Fort Lewis)

WEBOn September 22, 1944, the Type A hospital and the four Fort Lewis hospitals were together named Madigan General Hospital. The name honored Colonel …

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