Description
Frank Jones was the epitome of a high riser, moving through the ranks from welder to salesman to Kaiser vice president. The interview discusses a number of milestones in Kaiser's service history, specifically in the Northern California area.
Welder, Richmond Kaiser Shipyards, ambulance driver, Richmond clinic, 1943-1944; health plan representative, 1944-1960; postwar development of health plan: membership enrollment, labor union affiliation, expansion of facilities to accommodate growth; manager, health plan, northern California, 1960-1974; relationships with Permanente medical groups; coping with growth; program pioneers.