"World War II and Korea 1937-1953"
— Fort Nelson Park —
World War II created the need to rapidly expand the hospital in 1941. The $1.5 million program increased the number of hospital beds to 3,441. A dental clinic, ships service, library and a bank were added. The staff — medical officers, nurses, corpsmen, marines and civilians — swelled to 3,055. On a single day in August 1944, there were 2,997 patients. Between 1937 and 1948, residency and intern programs were established through the Graduate Medical Education system. The sprawling facility escaped post-war downsizing from the expansion of two world wars and went on to serve during the Korean War.| HM Number | HM1KU7 |
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| Placed By | Path of History, Portsmouth, Va |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, May 31st, 2015 at 10:03pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 383593 N 4078088 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 36.84153333, -76.30555000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 50.492', W 76° 18.333' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 50' 29.52" N, 76° 18' 19.98" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 757 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 201 Effingham St, Portsmouth VA 23704, US |
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