Seattle Naval Hospital
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| Seattle Naval Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Shoreline, Washington, United States |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1,500 |
| History | |
| Construction started | March, 1942 |
| Opened | August, 1942 |
| Closed | After the end of World War II |
Seattle Naval Hospital is a facility created during World War II in the city of Shoreline, Washington, for convalescing naval sailors in the Pacific Theater of the War. In 1945 there were over 2000 patients and 600 staff members at the hospital[1]. After the war, the facility was converted into a tuberculosis sanitarium (Fircrest) until 1973. Since then the location has been used by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services to house developmentally disabled adults.[2]
During the World War II, the only major development in Shoreline was the Naval Hospital. The city of Seattle was chosen as the site for the construction of the naval hospital due to the lack of hospital beds. Between March and August 1942, the construction of the Seattle Naval Hospital was under way. On 20 July 1943, it was expanded with 500 beds. In 1945, the hospital employed 15 doctors and surgeons who served as naval doctors.
Joel Thompson Boone, a United States Navy officer, was the hospital's commandant. Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady of the United States, visited the hospital several times to encourage the wounded.
In 1947, the hospital was transferred to King County and after a few years the original buildings were destroyed.[3][4][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Shoreline History | City of Shoreline".
- ^ "Fircrest Residential Habilitation Center | DSHS". Washington State Department of Social and Health Services.
- ^ Duane Colt Denfeld (7 October 2012). "Naval Hospitals in Washington". www.historylink.org. HistoryLink Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Victoria Stiles. "KING COUNTY: TUBERCULOSIS AND THE FIRLAND SANATORIUM". northwestpublichealth.org. Northwest Public Health Center. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Brooke Fisher (3 March 2008). "World War II-era buildings soon MIA". heraldnet.com. The Everett Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Shoreline History". shorelinewa.gov. City of Shoreline. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
External links
- Fircrest on Washington State Department of Social and Health Services official page
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