The 93rd Evacuation Hospital was a make-over of the 61st Surgical Hospital and operated through World War II, Vietnam, and the Gulf War.
The 61st Surgical Hospital was a 100-bed field hospital. It was converted in 1942 to a 400-bed semi-mobile evacuation hospital with a staff of 40 doctors, 43 nurses, and 6 administrative officers and organized as the 93rd Evacuation Hospital (Motorized). [1]
Operation Husky
Operation Shingle
Operation Dragoon
Battle of the Bulge
Colmar Pocket
The 93rd Evacuation Hospital was established at Long Binh Post in December 1965.
In mid-April 1971 the facility was closed and the unit returned to the U.S. at the end of April. During its time in South Vietnam, the hospital treated 73,023 patients, including 9,353 battle casualties.