[goda90]

It was founded by Henry Kaiser and named Kaiser Permanente Cement Plant after the Permanente Creek which flowed past it. It has since changed names. Kaiser Permanente the healthcare organization was named after the same creek. So calling it the Kaiser Permanente Cement Plant is outdated, but it's not saying that the healthcare organization owns it.

[foxyv]

Yes! The KP HMO has history with but is not owned by the Kaiser industrial companies. It was essentially setup by Sidney Garfield at the behest of Henry Kaiser and the help of FDR to treat workers at the Kaiser shipyards, hence the name. It's a not for profit organization completely distinct from other Kaiser organizations. Funny enough I'm pretty sure at $79 billion yearly, it grosses more than it's industrial namesakes.

https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/our-story/our-history/how...