Group Health Cooperative
Group Health Cooperative, (formerly known as Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound), now more commonly known as Group Health, is a Seattle, Washington based nonprofit healthcare organization. Established in 1945, it today provides coverage and care for about 600,000 people in Washington and Idaho and is one of the largest private employers in Washington. Patients who receive care at its medical centers are provided Web access to their medical records, secure emailing with doctors and nurses and the ability to fill prescriptions online that are mailed to homes without a shipping charge. On December 4, 2015, it was announced that Group Health would be acquired by Kaiser Permanente, forming the latter's eighth region.