US Naval Hospital Corps School - Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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repair, as is evidenced by some 90,000 patients being treated from the beginning of the conflict until the truce was signed on 26 Iuly 1953. In 1952, the Sick Officers' Quarters were expanded and the Navy Exchange Restaurant was enlarged. The Spring of 1955 saw the completion of the Transportation Building at the south end of the compound. At this time Transportation vacated the basement of Building 11 and a laundry and uniform and tailor shop moved in. Iune of 1954 marked the beginning of construction of the new surgical building which was commissioned 15 May 1957, at a cost of approxi- mately 357,300,000 The U. S. Naval Hospital, San Diego, is one of the largest military hospitals in the world, maintaining a staff of ap- proximately 450 officers, 700 enlisted personnel and 700 civilian personnel. The Hospital has often been spoken of as one of the finest hospitals, civilian or military, in the United States. It is a specialized treatment center for on- cology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, thoracic and cardio- vascular surgery, tuberculosis and acrylic ocular prosthesis. As an outstanding citadel of mercy, the Hospital has been a leader in the field of medicine and has kept up with the highest traditions of the Naval Service as well as the tradi- tions of the medical profession. Now, in this, the Hospital's 39th year, the personnel and the institution rededicate themselves to keep alive in the future the slogan, Men as well as ships need a haven for repairn . . . a symbol to be carried throughout the years in the march toward greater heights as a leader in the Navy and in the field of medicine. The Hospital is commanded by Captain A. S. Chrisman, Medical Corps, U. S. Navy. Former Commanding officers were: WAR PERIOD DISPENSARY COMDR. AMMEN FARENHOLT Iune 1917 to Ian 1918 LIEUT. COMDR. W. H. BUCHER, RET. Ian 1918 to Feb 1919 CAPTAIN H. C. CURL Feb 1919 to May 1919 U. S. NAVAL HOSPITAL CAPTAIN H. C. CURL May 1919 to May 1922 CAPTAIN F. W. F. WIEBER May 1922 to April 1925 CAPTAIN RAYMOND SPEAR May 1925 to Oct 1929 CAPTAIN D. N. CARPENTER Oct 1929 to Nov 1931 CAPTAIN U. R. WEBB Nov 1931 to Feb 1935 CAPTAIN F. E. PORTER Feb 1935 to Aug 1938 CAPTAIN I. M. MINTER Aug 1938 to Iuly 1940 CAPTAIN WILLIAM CHAMBERS Aug 1940 to Sept 1942 CAPTAIN GEO. C. THOMAS Sept 1942 to July 1943 CAPTAIN M. D. WILLCUTTS Iuly 1943 to Mar 1945 CAPTAIN I. W. ALLEN Mar 1945 to Apr 1946 CAPTAIN I. W. JACOBS Apr 1946 to Mar 1947 CAPTAIN F. R. HOOK Mar 1947 to Feb 1948 CAPTAIN :R. D. MACKEY Feb 1948 to Aug 1950 CAPTAIN O. B. MORRISON, IR. Aug 1950 to Feb 1952 CAPTAIN W. F. IAMES Feb 1952 to Feb 1954 REAR ADMIRAL R. M. GILLETT Feb 1954 to Aug 1956 CAPTAIN A. S. CHRISMAN Aug 1956 to -

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of 353,500,000 ln addition, a 347,000 recreation hall had been donated by the Red Cross in 1922. In 1929, a 3250,000 contract provided a sick officers' quarters at the north end of the grounds and four officers' quarters at the south end of the compound. This brought the bed capacity up to 1035. At the beginning of World War II, the Hospital consisted of 56 buildings with an authorized bed capacity of 1,424. By the end of the war, the command had so expanded that it was divided into six units. These units were composed of a total of 241 buildings on a combined area of 247 acres with an authorized bed capacity of 10,499. Unit One consisted of the buildings on the Reservation. Unit Two consisted of 33 acres and 25 exposition buildings in Balboa Park which were taken over by the Navy in 1941. This unit also had a city'7 of 239 tents. Unit Three, Camp Kidd, was transferred to the Hospital in 1944 and became the Hospital Corps School. It was made up of 33 converted Army barracks in the central section of Balboa Park. Unit Four was made up of 28 Army barracks in the southwestern section of the park. Unit Five was composed of 11 buildings used for storage for the crew and patients. Unit Six consisted of the convalescent branch of the hospital at Rancho Santa Fe, located 30 miles from the main Hospital. At the outbreak of the war in 1941 the Hospital was car- ing for approximately 1,200 patients with 728 staff mem- bers on duty. The staff consisted of 93 medical officers, 82 nurses and 518 enlisted corpsmen. ln August 1945, the last month of the war, the Hospital cared for an average of 8,096 patients. During this period - World War 11 - ap- proximately 172,000 patients were treated, the peak having been reached on 27 December 1944, when the patient census soared to an all-time high of more than 12,000. When the war terminated, the six additional hospital units were disestablished and the Balboa Park properties were returned to the City of San Diego. In the era following the end of Vlforld War II the program of expansion was once more undertaken. In 1946, a Residency Training Program was established for the training of medical officers in the various specialties. This program has continued to the present time and has been continuously supported by an additional staff of outstanding civilian medical specialists in the area who serve as con- sultants. In 1947, a new nurses, quarters was completed with ac- commodations for 88 nurses. At the outbreak of the Korean Conflict, the Hospital had added a new animal house, a large parking shed, a maintenance service building which housed a machine shop and key shop, a lubrication hoist, a paint and spray booth and a smaller parking shed. During the Korean Conflict the Hospital once again lived up to its slogan, 4'lVlen as Well as ships need a haven for Captain Chrisman cuts ribbon at dedi- cation of Surgical Building 26, May, 1957, as Rear Admiral Hogan looks on.

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COMMANDINC OFFICER' The Office of the Commanding Officer consists of the Commanding Officer, Captain A. S. Chrisman, MC, USN, the executive officer, Captain M. M. Rubin, MC, USN, and the Administrative Officer, Commander C. F. Mann, MSC, USN. Also in the office of the commanding officer, there is a Secretary-Public Relations Assistant, Administrative As- sistant to Executive Officer, and a Clerk. The Commanding Officer is charged with the command, organization and management of the hospital. He is respon- sible for the professional care and services provided to the patients in the hospital and for the safety and well-being of the entire hospital command. Subject to the orders of higher authority, he exercises complete military ,jurisdiction within the hospital reservation. The Commanding Officer is responsible for the sound and legal expenditures of the funds allotted to the hospital for its operationg and he is responsible for the maintenance of orders for the administration of discipline within the hos- pital command. He may re-enlist or extend re-enlistments of the enlisted personnel attached to his command for duty, also patients, physically and otherwise qualified, who desire to re-enlist within 241 hours following discharge. He is re- sponsible for the public information program of the hospital, which embraces all areas of public relations applicable to and in the interest of the hospital. He establishes, preserves COMMANDING OFFICERS SECRETARY: Miss Margaret Calderone. OFFICE and promotes good relations with local professional, civic, welfare, and business organizations. The Commanding Officer holds periodic staff conferences to discuss professional and administrative subjects, and ar- ranges for civilian consultants to meet with the hospital staff on consultations, professional training, and other matters. The Commanding Officer makes necessary inspections to determine that the hospital is adequately equipped and staffed, that it is functioning economically and effectively, that the clinical services and administrative divisions are well managed and maintained, and that pertinent laws, regulations, directives and orders are being enforced. Further, the Commanding Officer is responsible in local disasters or emergencies, especially in handling of casualties. Finally, the Commanding Officer may, at his discretion and when not contrary to law or regulations, delegate duties to the executive officer, administrative officer, and other subordinates, as appropriate, to the maximum extent con- sistent with effective administration. Such delegations of authority in no way relieve him of responsibility for the efficient performance of his functions and the safety, well-being and efficiency of his command. sf '4 E 5 uv 4 s Q Qi 5 su 35 S Q .2 BON VOYAGE: Captain Chrisman bids farewell to Comdr. Ansari, Pakis- tan Navy Surgeon, as he leaves for Karachi. v