David M. Lawrence, M.D. - In First Person: An Oral History

Interviewed by Larry Walker on February 25, 2013

Edited by Kim M. Garber

Sponsored by
American Hospital Association
Center for Hospital and Healthcare Administration History
and
Health Research & Educational Trust

Chicago, Illinois
2013

Dr. David Lawrence led Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals in various capacities for over 21 years, including serving as President and CEO for a decade. Dr. Lawrence is renowned as one of the health care field‟s most forward-thinking and thought-provoking executives and a key leader in the quality and patient safety movement. He is known for his advocacy of needed improvements to, and innovation in, the American health care system. Dr. Lawrence retired from his distinguished career from Kaiser Permanente in 2002.