HOSPITALS RELEASED FOR CARE OF VETERANS
By virtue of Act of Congress in March, 1919, every military hospital, including its supplies, no longer required for the proper care of the sick in the military service was to be turned over to the Public Health Service if the latter service so desired. A detailed classified list of hospitals approximating 2,460 beds turned over under this law follows:
| General Hospitals at permanent military stations which were transferred to Public Health Service. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Bed capacity | Date transferred |
| Fort Bayard, New Mexico | 1000 | June 15, 1920 |
| Fort McHenry, Maryland | 200 | June 15, 1920 |
| Whipple Barracks, Arizona | 600 | Feb. 15, 1920 |
| Total | 3600 | |
| Hospitals on Leased Properties transferred to Public Health Service. | ||
| Name | Bed capacity | Date transferred |
| [[1]]O’Reilly Gen. Hosp., Oteen, N.C. | 1300 | Oct. 15, 1920 |
| [[1]]Hoff Gen. Hosp., Staten Island, N.Y. | 1468 | Oct. 15, 1920 |
| Gen. Hosp. #10, Boston, Mass. | 700 | July 1, 1919 |
| Gen. Hosp. #12, Biltmore, N.C. | 450 | Sept, 1, 1919 |
| Gen. Hosp. #13, Dansville, N.Y. | 288 | April 2, 1919 |
| Gen. Hosp. #15, Corpus Christi, Texas | 262 | May 31, 1919 |
| Gen. Hosp. #16, New Haven, Conn. | 500 | Sept. 1, 1919 |
| [[2]]Gen. Hosp. #17, Markleton, Pa. | 187 | Mar. 27, 1919 |
| Gen. Hosp. #24, Parkview, Pa. | 700 | July 30, 1919 |
| Gen. Hosp. #32, Chicago, Ill. | 550 | May 15, 1919 |
| Gen. Hosp. #34, East Norfolk, Mass. | 340 | June 24, 1919 |
| Gen. Hosp. #40, St. Louis, Mo. | 530 | June 12, 1919 |
| Emb. Hosp. #4, (polyclinic) N.Y. | 374 | Aug. 15, 1919 |
| Norwegian Lutheran and Deaconess Home, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 250 | May 15, 1919 |
| Post Hosp., Q.M. Terminal, Sewell’s Point, Va. | 250 | May 27, 1919 |
| Nitrate Plant, Perryville, Md. (approx) | 150 | Oct. 1, 1919 |
| Total | 8299 | |
| Camps and Cantonments taken over by Public Health Service. | ||
| Name | Bed capacity | Date transferred |
| Camp Beauregard, Louisiana | 2144 | Mar. 18, 1919 |
| Camp Cody, New Mexico | 1289 | Apr. 14, 1919 |
| Camp Hancock, Georgia | 1604 | Mar. 27, 1919 |
| Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Florida | 816 | July 17, 1919 |
| Camp Logan, Texas | 1156 | Mar. 12, 1919 |
| Camp Sevier, S. Carolina | 1396 | Apr. 5, 1919 |
| Camp Fremont, California | 1156 | Mar. 20, 1919 |
| Total | 9561 | |
| = Total 21,460 | ||
[1]. Indicates buildings constructed by the Army on leased ground.
[2]. General Hospital No. 17 was closed as an Army hospital on March 27, 1919, the Public Health Service having stated that it did not desire this hospital. Later on, however, this hospital was taken over by the Public Health Service.
Hospitals abandoned by the Medical Department, U. S. Army, and available to the Public Health Service, but not occupied by that Service because they were not located where additional hospitalization was needed.
| General Hospitals | Capacity | Abandoned |
|---|---|---|
| GH #1, New York City | 1258 | Oct. 15, 1919 |
| GH #3, Colonia, New Jersey | 1650 | Oct. 15, 1919 |
| GH #8, Otisville, N.Y. (tuberculosis) | 1000 | Nov. 15, 1919 |
| GH #9, Lakewood, New Jersey | 986 | May 31, 1919 |
| GH #11, Cape May, New Jersey | 750 | July 20, 1919 |
| GH #18, Waynesville, N. C. (tuberculosis) | 600 | June 30, 1919 |
| GH #22, Philadelphia, Pa. | 450 | June 10, 1919 |
| GH #23, Hot Springs, N. C. | 600 | Mar. 15, 1919 |
| GH #35, West Baden, Ind. | 800 | June 30, 1919 |
| GH #36, Detroit, Michigan | 900 | Aug. 10, 1919 |
| GH #38, East View, New York | 850 | July 15, 1919 |
| GH #39, Long Beach, L. I. | 550 | May 21, 1919 |
| Total | 10394 | |
| Base (Camp) Hospitals | Capacity | Abandoned |
| BH Camp Wadsworth, S.C. (GH #42) | 1000 | October 10, 1919 |
| BH Camp Bowie, Texas | 1000 | Subsequent to Mar. 3, 1919 |
| BH Camp Custer, Michigan | 1500 | Subsequent to Mar. 3, 1919 |
| BH Camp Gordon, Ga. | 1500 | Subsequent to Mar. 3, 1919 |
| BH Camp Greene, North Carolina | 1000 | Subsequent to Mar. 3, 1919 |
| BH Camp McArthur, Texas | 1000 | Subsequent to Mar. 3, 1919 |
| BH Camp McClellan, Alabama | 1000 | Subsequent to Mar. 3, 1919 |
| BH Camp Shelby, Mississippi | 1000 | Subsequent to Mar. 3, 1919 |
| BH Camp Sheridan, Alabama | 1000 | Subsequent to Mar. 3, 1919 |
| BH Camp Taylor, Kentucky | 1500 | Subsequent to Mar. 3, 1919 |
| BH Camp Upton, L.I., N.Y. | 1500 | Subsequent to Mar. 3, 1919 |
| BH Camp Wheeler, Georgia | 1000 | Subsequent to Mar. 3, 1919 |
| Total | 14000 | |
| Port Hospitals | Capacity | Abandoned |
| EH #1, (St. Marys) Hoboken, N.J. | 500 | Oct. 31, 1919 |
| DH #3, (Greenhut Bldg.) New York City | 3100 | July 15, 1919 |
| DH #5, (Grand Central Palace) N.Y.C. | 2700 | June 30, 1919 |
| BH Camp Merritt, New Jersey | 2000 | Dec. 15, 1919 |
| BH Camp Mills, L.I. N.Y. | 2000 | Sept. 18, 1919 |
| BH Camp Stuart, Newport News, Va. | 2000 | Sept. 10, 1919 |
| Total | 12300 | |
| Total | 36694 |
In addition to the foregoing the following permanent military posts have been recently acquired by the Public Health Service from the Army:
| Post | Size of Post | |
|---|---|---|
| Boise Barracks, Idaho | 4 troops cavalry | |
| Ft. W.H. Harrison, Montana | 4 companies infantry and hdqrs. | 1892 |
| Ft. Walla Walla, Washington | 4 troops cavalry and hdqrs. | 1859 |
| Ft. McKenzie, Sheridan, Wyom. | 8 companies infantry & hdqrs. | 1898 |
| Ft. Logan H. Roots, Arkansas | 4 companies infantry | 1892 |