Valley Forge Army Hospital
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Valley Forge Army Hospital is a former military hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA. The hospital is near both Philadelphia and Valley Forge. This hospital was also called Valley Forge General Hospital due to the wide range of services provided.
History
The hospital was built in 1942 to care for the wounded of World War II. It became the largest military hospital in the United States. Eventually, the hospital had about 3,000 patients and about 100 separate buildings. One feature of the hospital was its design to be mostly on one floor with enclosed ramps and hallways linking the many parts.The hospital was planned to be shut down around 1949, but remained open due to the size of military forces during the Cold War, Korean War, and Vietnam War. The final closing came in 1975, although it had stopped functioning as a hospital the previous year.
The site is now occupied by the Valley Forge Christian College.
Popular culture
The hospital is the setting for the 1951 film Bright Victory.External links
- [Brief information about the hospital]
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