Birmingham General Hospital, California

Birmingham General Hospital
Birmingham General Hospital, 1945
LocationVan Nuys, California
Coordinates34°11′32″N 118°30′22″W / 34.1922269°N 118.5061954°W / 34.1922269; -118.5061954
Area131 acres
BuiltOpen August 24, 1943 (closed 1950)
ArchitectUS Army
Birmingham General Hospital, California is located in California
Birmingham General Hospital, California
Location of Birmingham General Hospital in California
Birmingham General Hospital, California is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Birmingham General Hospital, California
Birmingham General Hospital, California (the Los Angeles metropolitan area)
Birmingham General Hospital Flag Pole, used for a US Medal Ceremony for an injured Vet in 1945
Birmingham General Hospital chapel
Birmingham General Hospital in 1945

Birmingham General Hospital was a World War II US Army Hospital in Van Nuys, California at the corner of Vanowen Street and Balboa Boulevard. The hospital was built in 1942 and 1943 to care for troops returning home from oversea service. The first patient checked-in on August 24, 1943. The hospital had 1,777 beds housed in single-story buildings over the 131-acre campus.