McDonald Army Health Center is a military treatment facility at
Fort Eustis in Virginia.
Fort Eustis' first hospital opened on March 26, 1941, and was commanded by
Colonel William Borden. The War Department declared the hospital surplus property in August 1944 and transferred it to the
Navy Department Navy Department or Department of the Navy may refer to:
* United States Department of the Navy,
* Navy Department (Ministry of Defence), in the United Kingdom, 1964-1997
* Confederate States Department of the Navy, 1861-1865
* Department of the Na ...
. The hospital was transferred back to the
Army on February 1, 1946, and renamed U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Eustis on September 1, 1948. In March 1961 it was renamed for
Brigadier General Robert McDonald.
The current facility was built in 1964. Additions were made of an outpatient clinic in 1976, orthopedic and women's health clinics in 1993, administration building in 1998, and business office in 1999.
The hospital was converted to military treatment facility (MTF) in 2005. Now called McDonald Army Health Center, it is a
JCAHO-accredited facility but does not provide inpatient or
emergency care. Major services include family health, pediatrics, specialty care and out-patient surgical care.
External links
McDonald Army Health Center
References
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Hospital buildings completed in 1941
Government buildings completed in 1941
Hospital buildings completed in 1964
Government buildings completed in 1964
Buildings and structures in Newport News, Virginia
United States Army medical installations
Military hospitals in the United States
Hospitals established in 1941