Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Command Seal
Founded1827
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
TypeHospital
Part ofNaval Medical Forces Atlantic, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Motto(s)First and Finest
DecorationsMeritorious Unit Commendation
Websitehttp://portsmouth.tricare.mil
Commanders
Commanding OfficerCaptain Brian Feldman [1]
Executive OfficerCaptain Joel Schofer[2]
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
U.S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA (1827), John Haviland, architect.
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth is located in Virginia
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth is located in the United States
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
LocationOn Hospital Point at Washington and Crawford Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia
Coordinates36°50′51″N 76°18′17″W / 36.84750°N 76.30472°W / 36.84750; -76.30472
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1832 (1832)
ArchitectHaviland, John; Wood, Don & Deming
NRHP reference No.72001516[3]
VLR No.124-0036
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1972
Designated VLRNovember 16, 1971[4]

The Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), formerly Naval Hospital Portsmouth,[5] and originally Norfolk Naval Hospital,[6] is a United States Navy medical center in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It is the oldest continuously running hospital in the Navy medical system.[7]

  1. ^ "Naval Medical Center Portsmouth > About Us > Leadership > Commanding Officer". portsmouth.tricare.mil. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Naval Medical Center Portsmouth > About Us > Leadership > Executive Officer". portsmouth.tricare.mil. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "History Page" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Stories march through doors of 1827 Naval Medical Center". pilotonline.com. October 26, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Yarsinske, Amy Waters (2007). The Elizabeth River. Charleston, SC: History Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-59629-207-9.