Bath VA Medical Center
|
New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home–Bath Veterans Administration Center Historic District
|
|
 |
|
|
Bath VA Medical Center.jpg
|
|
 |
|
| Location | 76 Veterans Ave., Bath, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Built | 1878-1879 |
| MPS | United States Second Generation Veterans Hospitals Multiple Property Submission |
| NRHP Reference # | 12001208[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 23, 2013 |
Bath VA Medical Center is a U.S. Veterans Administration hospital located in Bath, Steuben County, New York. Affiliated with the University of Rochester School of Medicine, it provides secondary care and operates clinics in Elmira and Wellsville, New York; and Coudersport and Mansfield, Pennsylvania.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013, and designated a national historic district.[1]
Contents
Soldiers' and Sailors' Home
The original hospital was established in 1877 by the Grand Army of the Republic. The property was transferred to the State in 1878, greatly expanded, and rededicated in 1879 as the New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Bath. It initially housed disabled New York veterans of the American Civil War, but, as the men aged, it became largely a geriatric facility. The number of residents peaked at 2,143 in 1907. By 1928, the number of residents had fallen to 192.[3]
Veterans of the Spanish–American War and World War I also were treated at the facility. More than 32,000 veterans received treatment between 1879 and 1932.[4]
Adjacent to the home is Bath National Cemetery, where many of its residents are buried.
Veterans Administration
The federal government took over operations in 1929, and renamed it the Bath Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The U.S. Veterans Administration was created in 1930, and the hospital and its grounds were deeded over to it in 1932.
The modern medical center is mostly an outpatient facility. It has a capacity of 440 beds, and provides services to more than 12,000 veterans.[5]
Gallery
-
Hospital - N.Y. State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Bath, N.Y. 1910.jpg
Original hospital
-
View of front of building, by Ackerman Bros..png
Barracks and Mess Hall.
-
View of ward with some residents, by Ackerman Bros..png
Interior of ward.
-
View of dining room, by Ackerman Bros..png
Dining room.
-
Interior view, by Ackerman Bros..png
Kitchen.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Bath VA Medical Center from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ↑ Bath Branch, Bath, New York from National Park Service.
- ↑ Yott, p.
- ↑ "Bath Celebrates 131 Years of Caring," from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Robert E. Yott, From Soldiers' Home to Medical Center (2006) ISBN 9780976883210.[1]
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to NYPL New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Bath. |
- Pages with broken file links
- Commons category link is locally defined
- Historic American Buildings Survey in New York
- Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Veterans Affairs medical facilities
- Hospital buildings completed in 1879
- Buildings and structures in Steuben County, New York
- Old soldiers' homes in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Steuben County, New York
