The Fort Bliss Post Hospital, as it was called then, occupied buildings 8 and 9. In 1893, a hospital was built on present day Fort Bliss, supporting the permanent regimental post with missions along the Mexican border. This small hospital closed in 1892, when Fort Bliss moved to La Noria Mesa. The post hospital was built after Congress appropriated funds for the purchase of that land and constructed officers’ quarters and enlisted barracks, in order to bring Army troops back to El Paso to quell civil unrest. Military medicine on Fort Bliss first came to the Paso del Norte region in December of 1880, when an Army hospital was built at Hart’s mill, which is present day University of Texas El Paso. On April 1, 1973, when a new facility on Piedras street was occupied, WBGH was re-designated as William Beaumont Army Medical Center. Synonymously, WBAMC to this day contributes in the advancement of military medicine, just as Beaumont did then, by employing evidence-based medical practices that ensure great care to TRICARE beneficiaries. 40 of the War Department, dated June 26, 1920, officially named the hospital at Fort Bliss as William Beaumont General Hospital (WBGH) after him, in honor of his great legacy. He was nicknamed the “Father of Gastric Physiology." Dr. As a result, he became the leading physiologist of the country and the first to make an important and enduring contribution to that science. Beaumont conducted epoch-making investigations of the physiology of digestion. During service as a medical officer of the army, Dr. He subsequently applied for reinstatement in the Army in 1819. At war’s end, he resigned his position and went into private medical practice. Army as a surgeon’s mate during the war in England in 1812.
Army Major William Beaumont joined the U.S. Military Medicine’s Most Trusted Healthcare Providerīorn in 1785, U.S. Provide safe, high quality, patient-centered care to build and sustain a Ready Medical Force and a Medically Ready Force It has 135 beds, 10 operating rooms, and 30 primary/specialty clinics with 269 exam rooms. The new facility campus contains a Level III Trauma Center. The hospital made the move to the new facility on July 11, 2021. Its previous location was northwest of Fort Bliss' main cantonment area, between Fred Wilson Road and Hayes Avenue. WBAMC, formerly the William Beaumont General Hospital (WBGH), is located on the east side of Fort Bliss, adjacent to the Spur 601 and Loop 375 connection. The new El Paso Market provides healthcare to over 170,000 qualified TRICARE beneficiaries, fostering a tradition of military medicine in the Fort Bliss/El Paso area for over 100 years and counting. William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) transitioned to the Defense Health Agency in September of 2021, establishing the El Paso Market. About William Beaumont Army Medical Center
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