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United States. Federal Health Programs Service

 Organization

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Public Health Service Hospitals Historical Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 471
Abstract The origins of the Public Health Service hospital system date to the passage in 1798 of the law creating the Marine Hospital Fund to care for merchant seamen. Contained herein are materials on the history of the Public Health Service hospitals and their administration. Included are the history files for each hospital maintained by the Division of Hospital's Information Office as well as documents relating to the conversion or closure of each hospital; program files, reports, and planning...
Dates: 1895-1982
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections