Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
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U.S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA (1827), John Haviland, architect.
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| Founded | 1827 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Type | Hospital |
| Part of | Navy Medicine East, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery |
| Motto(s) | First and Finest |
| Decorations | Meritorious Unit Commendation |
| Website | http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcp/SitePages/home.aspx |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer | Captain Christopher Culp |
| Executive Officer | Captain Matthew Case |
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Portsmouth Naval Hospital
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| Location | On Hospital Point at Washington and Crawford Sts., Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36°50′51″N 76°18′17″W / 36.84750°N 76.30472°WCoordinates: 36°50′51″N 76°18′17″W / 36.84750°N 76.30472°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | 1832 |
| Architect | Haviland, John; Wood, Don & Deming |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001516 |
| VLR # | 124-0036 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
| Designated VLR | November 16, 1971 |
The Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP), formerly Naval Hospital Portsmouth, is a United States Navy medical center in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It is the oldest continuously running hospital in the Navy medical system.
The historic Portsmouth Naval Hospital building was designed by noted architect John Haviland (1792–1852) and built in 1827. It is a three-story granite and Freestone building on a 12-foot (3.7 m) basement. Its form is that of a hollow square, measuring 172 feet (52 m) wide by 192 feet (59 m) deep. The front facade features a 92 feet (28 m) wide Doric order portico with 10 columns. The building's interior was reconstructed in 1907, and a shallow dome was added to the roof. Located on the property are a contributing marker erected by Haviland over the grave of Major Saunders, one time commander of Forts Nelson and Norfolk, who died March 15, 1810; and a memorial cannon commemorating Fort Nelson.
Stefanie DeLeo, American author and playwright, was born at the Medical Center in 1982.
Hospital visible in the background (right) in an 1843 engraving of Portsmouth
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 2012
High-rise building in 2016
Dr. Harvey Karp, assistant professor of pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine and author of The Happiest Baby on the Block, discussed parenting methods during a presentation at Naval Medical Center
Cataract surgery is just one of the services offered at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
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