United States Naval Hospital Beaufort
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| United States Naval Hospital Beaufort | |
|---|---|
| Part of Navy Medicine East [1] | |
| 1 Pinckney Boulevard, Beaufort, South Carolina 29902-6148 | |
Located near the southeastern-most tip of South Carolina Located near the southeastern-most tip of South Carolina | |
| Coordinates | 32°23′6′′N 80°40′46′′W / 32.38500°N 80.67944°W / 32.38500; -80.67944 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001826 [2] |
| Coordinates | 32°23′20′′N 80°40′57′′W / 32.38889°N 80.68250°W / 32.38889; -80.68250 |
| Type | Military base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, United States Navy |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1949 |
Naval Hospital Beaufort is a United States Navy hospital located in Beaufort, South Carolina.
History
[edit ]Commissioned on April 29, 1949, the hospital is one of only a handful of its kind that sits within its own complex rather than within a larger base. It takes its name from Beaufort, the larger community north of Port Royal that is commonly associated with military installations in the Lowcountry region.
Function
[edit ]NH Beaufort serves nearby Marine Corps bases MCRD Parris Island and MCAS Beaufort, including the housing area of Laurel Bay.
References
[edit ]- ^ "BUMEDINST 5450.165C, Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Organization" (PDF). December 22, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
External links
[edit ]- beaufort.tricare.mil/—Official Web Site
