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The nine hotels had a total capacity of 3,600 and were titled the Convalescent Hospital No. 1 but when Base Hospital NO. 99 arrived on November 26, 1918 its title was changed to "Base Hospital." [ 2 ] The first patients, 252 French wounded, arrived on April 9, and the first American patients, 358 in number, were admitted April 11, 1918.
U.S. Army General Hospital No. 1, also known as Columbia War Hospital, was a World War I era field hospital built by Columbia University on the Columbia Oval property in Norwood, The Bronx. The hospital was used as a medical training facility, a model for military field hospitals, and for long-term treatment of patients.
The United States Army Reserve maintained these Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) hospitals, designed to augment 'existing Army hospitals' in the event of war. [147] In 2014 all of these hospitals were inactivated and replaced by USAR Medical Backfill Battalions as part of the Total Army Analysis 15–19.
American Base Hospital No. 5; American Base Hospital No. 17; American Base Hospital No. 20; American Base Hospital No. 36; American Base Hospital No. 57; American Base Hospital No. 116; American Base Hospital No. 238
A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a medical treatment facility or hospital; most are operated by the military forces or navies of various countries around the world, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones. Firing on a hospital ship is generally considered a war crime.
American Base Hospital No. 116 was an American military hospital formed in New York City, United States. During the First World War the hospital moved to Bazoilles-sur-Meuse , Department Vosges, in the advance section, France where it was set up to deal with war casualties.
American Base Hospital No. 57 was an American military hospital formed in Georgia, United States. During the First World War the hospital moved to Paris , where a 1,800-bed hospital was set up to deal with war casualties.
Although the desertion rate of the Hospital Corps was only 2% annually, compared to the rest of the Army's 10%, the Medical Department found it difficult to recruit and retain a sufficient number of men in the Corps. Two years after its formation, the Corps still had 135 of 739 slots unfilled.