Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
U.S. Navy medical facility in Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth | |
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Founded | 1827 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Hospital |
Part of | Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery |
Motto(s) | First and Finest |
Decorations | Meritorious Unit Commendation |
Website | http://portsmouth.tricare.mil |
Commanders | |
Commanding Officer | Captain Brian Feldman [1] |
Executive Officer | Captain Joel Schofer[2] |
Portsmouth Naval Hospital | |
Location | On Hospital Point at Washington and Crawford Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia |
Coordinates | 36°50′51″N 76°18′17″W |
Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
Built | 1832 (1832) |
Architect | Haviland, John; Wood, Don & Deming |
NRHP reference No. | 72001516[3] |
VLR No. | 124-0036 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
Designated VLR | November 16, 1971[4] |
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