Starting from 10 Beds
The Field Hospital at this location opened with only ten beds. Later additions increased its capacity to 160 beds by 1944. It was the second tier of emergency treatment for those injured at the yards, with the first tier being a clinic on-site that administered first aid. If the patient needed serious care, he or she was taken to the Kaiser Hospital in Oakland. It operated as a Kaiser Permanente hospital until closing in 1995. The building still exists and is privately owned.
Note: Visitors may only view this building from the outside. There are no tours offered and the building is privately owned at this time. Please be mindful.
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Audio Stop: Kaiser Field Hospital
This brief audio program provides a look at the Kaiser field hospital that was a part of the WWII Home Front History and the Kaiser medical system.
Credit / Author:
NPS/Luther Bailey
Date created:
08/01/2023
Audio Transcript
The Field Hospital at this location opened with only ten beds. Later additions increased its capacity to 160 beds by 1944. It was the second tier of emergency treatment for those injured at the yards, with the first tier being a clinic on-site that administered first aid. If the patient needed serious care, he or she was taken to the Kaiser Hospital in Oakland.
It operated as a Kaiser Permanente hospital until closing in 1995. The building still exists and is privately owned.
Audio Stop: Kaiser Field Hospital
This brief audio program provides a look at the Kaiser field hospital that was a part of the WWII Home Front History and the Kaiser medical system.
Credit / Author:
NPS/Luther Bailey
Date created:
08/01/2023
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service