- City:
- Bath, NY
- Site Type:
- Hospitals and Clinics, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1938
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Public Works Administration funded the construction of the Bath V.A. Hospital in Bath NY.
Created as the hospital for Bath V.A., replacing the 1870s facility at what had been the New York State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home. The oldest resident Civil War veteran broke the ground in 1936. The hospital was dedicated May 12, 1938 with 409 beds and two operating rooms. This is still the hospital for what is now the Bath VA Medical Center.
Source notes
From Soldiers' Home to Medical Center: A Glance at the 125 Year History of the Bath Soldiers' Home, by Robert E. Yott, pp. 128-131.
Site originally submitted by Steuben County Historical Society Director on December 30, 2020.
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