| Bess Kaiser Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanente | |
 Former Bess Kaiser, now Adidas | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°33′34″N 122°41′42″W / 45.5595°N 122.6950°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Closed | 1998 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Oregon |
Bess Kaiser Hospital was a hospital in Portland, Oregon, United States, which closed in 1998.[1]
The hospital opened in 1959 and was the first postwar Portland-area hospital in Henry J. Kaiser's Permanente Foundation health care network.[2][3] It was named after Henry J. Kaiser's wife Bess.[4] The former location is now occupied by adidas America Headquarters.
References
- ↑ Kristina Brenneman (July 30, 1999). "Bess Kaiser's demise proves boon for some, but not for all". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ↑ Henry J. Kaiser#cite note-15
- ↑ "Jesse Jackson plans a visit to protest closure of center". Register-Guard. September 1, 1995. pp. 3B. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ↑ MacColl, E. Kimbark (1979). The Growth of a City: Power and Politics in Portland, Oregon, 1915-1950. Georgian Press. pp. 583–584. ISBN 0-9603408-1-5.
External links
- "Bess Kaiser Hospital, Portland, Oregon".
- "Week in Review: July 19, 1996". - Portland Business Journal
- "Hospitals expand to take on Kaiser enrollees". - Portland Business Journal
- "Bess Kaiser Hospital (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.