June 24, 2014

Kaiser Permanente's first hospital changes and grows

A collection of vintage photos that chronicle the evolution of Oakland Medical Center campus.

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


Original Fabiola Hospital
Original Fabiola Hospital, circa 1895; from story on Oakland Hospital history, KP Reporter, 1967-08
Fabiola charity hospital black and white
Fabiola charity hospital, before Permanente Foundation purchase and initial remodel, early 1942. Bed count - 70. The formal opening ceremony was August 21, 1942.

Fabiola Hospital, before Permanente purchase and initial remodel, early 1942

Permanente Foundation Hospital
The Permanente Foundation Hospital in Oakland after 1942 rebuild
blueprints for Oakland Permanente Hospital expansion
Architectural plans for Oakland Permanente Hospital expansion, April 1943
blueprints of the Permanente Foundation Hospital, Oakland
The Permanente Foundation Hospital, Oakland; architectural drawings showing first and second expansions, May 1944
building with cars out front
Oakland Medical Center - Howe Street pediatric wing addition, 1960
construction of a building
Tower construction on top of existing Oakland hospital, 1969
construction of building
Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center tower under construction, circa 1970. The shopping mall in the foreground is the site of the new hospital.
Helicopter flying near a construction building
Helicopter lifting HVAC machinery to rooftop of new Oakland hospital, 1971
Fabiola Medical Office Building
Fabiola Medical Office Building, named for old Fabiola charity hospital, 1993