June 24, 2014

Kaiser Permanente's first hospital changes and grows

The Permanente Foundation Hospital, Oakland, California; ring-bound copies of architectural drawings, 1944-06; TPMG P1530

Contributed by Lincoln Cushing, Archivist and Historian

Vintage photos chronicle evolution of Oakland Medical Center campus

Original Fabiola Hospital, circa 1895 — Original Fabiola Hospital, circa 1895; from story on Oakland Hospital history, KP Reporter, 1967-08

Fabiola charity hospital, early 1942. — Fabiola charity hospital, before Permanente Foundation purchase and initial remodel, early 1942. Bed count - 70. The formal opening ceremony was August 21, 1942.

The Permanente Foundation Hospital in Oakland after 1942 rebuild

Architectural plans for Oakland Permanente Hospital expansion, April 1943

The Permanente Foundation Hospital, Oakland; architectural drawings showing first and second expansions, May 1944

Oakland Medical Center - Howe Street pediatric wing addition, 1960

Tower construction on top of existing Oakland hospital, 1969

Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center tower under construction, circa 1970. — Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center tower under construction, circa 1970. The shopping mall in the foreground is the site of the new hospital.

Helicopter lifting HVAC machinery to rooftop of new Oakland hospital, 1971

Fabiola Medical Office Building, named for old Fabiola charity hospital, 1993

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