Birmingham General Hospital | |
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Location | Van Nuys, California |
Coordinates | 34°11′32″N 118°30′22″W / 34.1922269°N 118.5061954°W |
Area | 131 acres |
Built | Open August 24, 1943 (closed 1950) |
Architect | US Army |
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.