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Naval Hospital Beaufort
Naval Hospital, Beaufort meets the medical needs of the area’s
Marines and Sailors, their families, and the many military retirees
who call the Lowcountry home.
Attractions on
the Naval Hospital grounds include Naval Heritage Park, featuring
giant live oak trees, and the historic tabby—seashell and
mortar—ruins of Fort Frederick, built in 1732.
Naval Hospital, Beaufort consists of the hospital itself, and two
Branch Medical Clinics, one at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD),
Parris Island and the other at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)
Beaufort.
Naval Hospital, Beaufort is one of only a few military facilities
recognized as a complete military compound, rather than a tenant of
a larger command. Located within the grounds are 53 family housing
single-story units, two Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, a Navy Exchange
Retail store, and a gas station and mini mart with package store.
This command also has its own complete Public Works facility.
Recreational facilities include two softball fields, swimming pool,
lighted tennis and basketball courts, outdoor fitness course, a
gym, fishing pier and a children's play ground.
Naval Hospital, Beaufort provides general medical, surgical, and
emergency services to all Active Duty Navy and Marine Corps
personnel, as well as retired military personnel and all military
dependents residing in the Beaufort area, a total population of
approximately 35,000 beneficiaries.
History
Naval Hospital,
Beaufort opened in 1949 on 127 acres of land. Historically, the
site was formerly the John Joiner Smith Plantation, which included
Camp Saxton, a Civil War Garrison, and Fort Frederick, both
recognized as National Historical sites.
The First South Carolina
Volunteers, the first federally-authorized black unit to fight for
the Union during the Civil War, was camped at this site. On January
1, 1863, General Rufus Saxton assembled a large populace on this
site for one of the earliest readings of the Emancipation
Proclamation. An annual reenactment of the reading is held at the
Camp Saxton site, along with a Civil War encampment, both of which
are greatly enjoyed by members of our staff and the local
community.
Fort Frederick was built by the English in 1735 to protect Beaufort
from the Native Americans in the area, and the Spaniards to the
south. Today, the remains of its walls stand within the Naval
Hospital compound as a duly designated historical monument. During
the Civil War, the site became a garrison named Camp Shaw. Naval
Hospital, Beaufort replaced Naval Hospital, Parris Island, which
was open from 1891 through May 1949. Naval Hospital, Beaufort
was commissioned on April 29, 1949, and its first patient was
admitted on May 5, 1949.
For more information, please visit www.med.navy.mil/sites/nhbeaufort
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