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Braisted, William Clarence, RADM.
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Contact Info
Home Town Toledo, OH
Last Address West Chester, PA
Date of Passing Jan 17, 1941
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Army-Navy Hospital, the first military hospital in the entire nation.
In the early 1800's, mineral waters were believed to have therapeutic value, which attracted people to Hot Springs. A dinner party was held in 1882 at the Palace Bathhouse. It was given by a former Confederate army surgeon to honor U.S. Senator John A. Logan, a former Yankee general who served on Ulysses S. Grant's staff.
There, the groundwork for the hospital was proposed and the senator believed Hot Springs was the "ideal location for an institution of this character". Upon returning to DC, he made it happen.
The Army-Navy Hospital opened to veteran patients in 1887.
The building was replaced with fireproof brick and steel and reopened in 1933 as the building that still stands today.
After World War II, wounded soldiers were sent to Hot Springs to receive hydro-therapy treatments with the spring water.
The building was turned over to the state of Arkansas in 1960 for $1 to become the rehab hospital it is today, where people with disabilities receive therapy services and are taught independent living skills.
