St. Albans Naval Hospital

St. Albans Naval Hospital, located in Queens, New York, was established in 1943 during World War II to provide medical care for wounded sailors and Marines returning from combat. Constructed on the site of the former St. Albans Golf Course, the hospital rapidly expanded to include over 3,000 beds, becoming one of the largest naval medical facilities on the East Coast. Throughout its operational years, St. Albans Naval Hospital played a crucial role in treating veterans from World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The hospital was decommissioned in 1974, and the site was later repurposed as a Veterans Administration medical center.