{"id":114138,"date":"2023-08-17T14:16:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T18:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/?p=114138"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:00:53","slug":"64-public-health-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/64-public-health-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Object 64:  U.S. Public Health Service Hospital #50"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image114138_f24013-90.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image114138_f24013-90 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:1064px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114138_f24013-90.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114138_f24013-90 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image114138_f24013-90 figure{max-width:1064px;}.kb-image114138_f24013-90 .image-is-svg, .kb-image114138_f24013-90 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image114138_f24013-90 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image114138_f24013-90 img.kb-img, .kb-image114138_f24013-90 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image114138_f24013-90 img.kb-img, .kb-image114138_f24013-90 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image114138_f24013-90 img.kb-img, .kb-image114138_f24013-90 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image114138_f24013-90\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Fort-Whipple-wards.jpeg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2526\" height=\"1177\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Fort-Whipple-wards.jpeg?resize=1400,652\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Fort-Whipple-wards.jpeg?resize=1400,652\" alt=\"View of Fort Whipple in Prescott, Arizona, circa 1918. During World War I, the Army converted the post into a tuberculosis hospital. It provided the same care to Veterans after the war as U.S. Public Health Service Hospital #50. (Sharlot Hall Museum)\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-114141\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272526%27%20height%3D%271177%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202526%201177%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272526%27%20height%3D%271177%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Fort-Whipple-wards.jpeg?resize=300,140 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Fort-Whipple-wards.jpeg?resize=600,280 600w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Fort-Whipple-wards.jpeg?resize=768,358 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Fort-Whipple-wards.jpeg?resize=1400,652 1400w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Fort-Whipple-wards.jpeg?resize=1536,716 1536w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Fort-Whipple-wards.jpeg 2526w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 2526px) 100vw, 2526px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>View of Fort Whipple in Prescott, Arizona, circa 1918. During World War I, the Army converted the post into a tuberculosis hospital. It provided the same care to Veterans after the war as U.S. Public Health Service Hospital #50. (Sharlot Hall Museum)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The federal government first began offering medical care to military Veterans in an institutional setting in the early 19th century. The <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/004-naval-asylum\/\">U.S. Naval Asylum<\/a> in Philadelphia opened in 1834, followed by the U.S. Soldiers\u2019 Home in Washington, D.C., in 1851. Initially, only careerists with 20 or more years of service in the Navy or Regular Army were eligible for admission to these facilities. After the Civil War, the government expanded on this model of domiciliary care and created the <a href=\"https:\/\/express.adobe.com\/page\/6ZBRNibZ05mrL\/\" rel=\"noopener\">National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers<\/a>. Over the next 40 years, the different branches of the National Home system provided room, <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/object-9-beer-token\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"104340\">board<\/a>, and medical assistance to more than 100,000 indigent or infirm <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/object-63-disabled-union-veterans\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"114073\">Union Veterans<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. participation in the First World War produced a profound shift in public policy away from the reliance on long-term institutional care for Veterans in need. During the war, the federal government embraced a new model of Veteran welfare centered around short-term hospitalization in professional medical facilities, supplemented with physical and vocational rehabilitation to help those with disabilities return to the work force. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image114138_803554-7e.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image114138_803554-7e .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:297px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114138_803554-7e.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114138_803554-7e .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image114138_803554-7e figure{max-width:297px;}.kb-image114138_803554-7e .image-is-svg, .kb-image114138_803554-7e .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image114138_803554-7e .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image114138_803554-7e img.kb-img, .kb-image114138_803554-7e .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image114138_803554-7e img.kb-img, .kb-image114138_803554-7e .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image114138_803554-7e img.kb-img, .kb-image114138_803554-7e .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image114138_803554-7e\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-USPS-seal.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-USPS-seal.jpg?w=692\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-USPS-seal.jpg?w=692\" alt=\"Seal for the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (milart.com)\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-114139\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27692%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20692%20675%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27692%27%20height%3D%27675%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-USPS-seal.jpg?resize=300,293 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-USPS-seal.jpg?resize=600,585 600w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-USPS-seal.jpg 692w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Seal for the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (milart.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The revised War Risk Insurance Act passed by Congress in 1917 committed the nation to delivering \u201cgovernmental medical, surgical, and hospital services\u201d to disabled servicemembers. At first, the War Department assumed responsibility for tending to the sick and wounded. Over the course of the war, the Army expanded its <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/object-47-don-ce-sar\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"107588\">convalescent <\/a>capabilities twelve-fold, establishing over 100 <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/object-23-oteen-veterans-hospital\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"104438\">hospitals <\/a>and acquiring enough beds to accommodate 123,000 patients. The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) supported this effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 1798 within the Treasury Department, PHS carried out a variety of missions to promote the health and welfare of the nation. It conducted medical research, enforced quarantines to stem the outbreak of disease, and examined immigrants at their ports of entry, among other tasks. The agency also operated some 20 marine hospitals for the benefit of merchant seaman and Coast Guard personnel. When the United States entered the war in&nbsp;1917, President Woodrow Wilson ordered all PHS hospital facilities to admit patients from the Army and Navy in locales lacking a military hospital. In addition, medical officers from the PHS were detailed to the military upon request of the service secretaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The War Department\u2019s plans for treating the sick and wounded were based on the premise that patients would receive up to six months of care in a military hospital, after which they would be restored to health and returned to the ranks or discharged if no longer fit for service. What government and military officials did not count on was that some servicemembers would require longer periods of hospitalization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, many of those discharged also needed medical care. This was particularly true for tuberculosis sufferers, who numbered over 20,000. Once the November 1918 armistice brought the Great War to a close, the Army began to dismantle its hospital system, reducing the number of beds available in general hospitals to 40,000 by May 1919 and 3,000 by October 1920.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image114138_137401-d8.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image114138_137401-d8 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:735px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114138_137401-d8.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114138_137401-d8 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image114138_137401-d8 figure{max-width:735px;}.kb-image114138_137401-d8 .image-is-svg, .kb-image114138_137401-d8 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image114138_137401-d8 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image114138_137401-d8 img.kb-img, .kb-image114138_137401-d8 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image114138_137401-d8 img.kb-img, .kb-image114138_137401-d8 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image114138_137401-d8 img.kb-img, .kb-image114138_137401-d8 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image114138_137401-d8\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Harding-Walter-Reed.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Harding-Walter-Reed.jpg?w=880\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Harding-Walter-Reed.jpg?w=880\" alt=\"President Warren Harding greeting disabled soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., in 1921. Walter Reed was one of the few Army general hospitals that remained open after World War I. (Library of Congress)\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-114140\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27880%27%20height%3D%27700%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20880%20700%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27880%27%20height%3D%27700%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Harding-Walter-Reed.jpg?resize=300,239 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Harding-Walter-Reed.jpg?resize=600,477 600w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Harding-Walter-Reed.jpg?resize=768,611 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-Harding-Walter-Reed.jpg 880w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>President Warren Harding greeting disabled soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., in 1921. Walter Reed was one of the few Army general hospitals that remained open after World War I. (Library of Congress) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this juncture, the Public Health Service stepped in to fill the breach, providing hospital beds and medical care to Veterans with service-connected conditions. Besides treating&nbsp;the sick and injured, PHS doctors also carried out examinations of Veterans to determine their eligibility for disability compensation and vocational rehabilitation. To meet the increased demand for hospitalization services, the agency <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/featured-stories\/fort-whipple\/\">leased or purchased <\/a>facilities the Army and Navy no longer wanted as well as other properties that could be used for medical purposes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the spring of 1919, Congress also approved the largest federal hospital construction program in U.S. history to date, appropriating more than $9 million for the building of new hospitals and the improvement of existing ones. By June 1920, the PHS reported that it was operating an additional 28 hospitals of three different types: general medical, tuberculosis, and neuropsychiatric. Agency officials asserted, however, that its medical resources still fell far short of what it needed to handle the expected surge in the number of Veterans seeking treatment over the next few years. Congress heeded the PHS\u2019s warnings and appropriated a staggering $35.6 million for more hospital construction in two landmark acts passed in 1921 and 1922.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image114138_fbe076-98.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image114138_fbe076-98 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:528px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114138_fbe076-98.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image114138_fbe076-98 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image114138_fbe076-98 figure{max-width:528px;}.kb-image114138_fbe076-98 .image-is-svg, .kb-image114138_fbe076-98 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image114138_fbe076-98 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}.kb-image114138_fbe076-98 img.kb-img, .kb-image114138_fbe076-98 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image114138_fbe076-98 img.kb-img, .kb-image114138_fbe076-98 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image114138_fbe076-98 img.kb-img, .kb-image114138_fbe076-98 .kb-img img{border-top:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image114138_fbe076-98\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-1920-PHS-list.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-1920-PHS-list.jpg?w=449\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-1920-PHS-list.jpg?w=449\" alt=\"Excerpt from the FY20 PHS Annual Report listing the hospital facilities purchased or leased by the agency and their area of medical specialization. (VA)\" class=\"lazyload kb-img wp-image-114146\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27449%27%20height%3D%27432%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20449%20432%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27449%27%20height%3D%27432%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-1920-PHS-list.jpg?resize=300,289 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/064o-1920-PHS-list.jpg 449w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Excerpt from the FY20 PHS Annual Report listing the hospital facilities purchased or leased by the agency and their area of medical specialization. (VA)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the time the second of these bills became law, Public Health Service&#8217;s stewardship of the expanding Veteran hospital network had come to an end. After the war, Veterans and their advocates in organizations like the American Legion had grown increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/object-21-bonus-army\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"104428\">unhappy <\/a>with the way the federal government managed their benefits and services. Programs for World War I Veterans were spread across three separate agencies\u2014PHS for hospital care, the <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/object-44-bureau-of-war-risk-insurance-smithsonian-museum\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"107514\">Bureau of War Risk Insurance <\/a>for compensation and <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/081-wwi-insurance-certificate\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"115445\">insurance<\/a>, and the Federal Board of Vocational Education for rehabilitation and job training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American Legion led the way in lobbying Congress to consolidate of all of these programs in a single office. The demands for reform produced the desired results. In 1921, Congress created the <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/featured-stories\/veterans-bureau\/\">Veterans Bureau<\/a>, an independent federal agency with expansive authority, a huge workforce, broad responsibilities, and a budget that was one the largest in the government. The following year, PHS transferred all Veterans hospitals under its control, which by then numbered 57, along with much of its medical staff to the new bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the Veterans Bureau, the nascent Veteran health care system continued to grow. In the 1920s, the bureau established a medical research program, diagnostic centers, top-notch laboratories, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/100-objects\/object-22-medical-bulletin\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"104433\">medical bulletin<\/a>. Veterans could receive in-patient treatment at one of the state-of-the-art hospitals funded by Congress or out-patient care at dozens of different clinic locations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A further consolidation of Veterans medical facilities took place in 1930 when the <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/history\/featured-stories\/va-created\/\">Veterans Administration<\/a> replaced the Veterans Bureau and took charge of all National Home properties. By the eve of World War II, the ad hoc medical program overseen by the Public Health Service for Great War Veterans had evolved into a full-service system that ministered to the health and hospital needs of all Veterans. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. participation in the First World War produced a shift away from relying on long-term institutional care for Veterans in need to a model of Veteran welfare centered around short-term hospitalization. During the war, the War Department assumed responsibility for tending to the sick and wounded. 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