Banning General Hospital

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Banning General Hospital
Naval Convalescent Hospital, Banning
Part of Desert Training Center
Banning, California
TypeMilitary hospital
Site information
Controlled by United States Army, United States Navy
ConditionDemolished
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
Demolished1948

Banning General Hospital, later the Naval Convalescent Hospital, Banning, was a military hospital in Banning, California, built in 1943 to support training at the Desert Training Center. Built by the army as a 1,000-bed hospital, it was transferred to the navy in 1944. In 1948 the site was declared surplus, all buildings were removed, and the leased land was returned to the original owners.

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Coordinates: 33°55′49″N116°55′05″W / 33.9303°N 116.9180°W / 33.9303; -116.9180