Beckley’s 950 Room Veterans Hospital Opens For City
The 950 room seven story Veterans Hospital spans 321 feet with a 25 acre campus on Veterans Avenue. It includes five ancillary housing buildings for nurses staff and doctors and features an emergency operating room dental laboratory X ray and therapy suites. The facility houses a 150 seat auditorium a chapel 75 seat and protected open air psychiatric units atop a climate controlled complex with a central service wing housing boilers and ambulances.
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Beckley
Veterans Hospital
Veterans Avenue
American Legion
Red Cross
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Area Vets Get Admission Priority at Beckley VA Hospital
The Beckley VA Hospital will admit veterans by priority, with World War I and II action veterans first, then peacetime service incurred diseases, followed by wartime service members with non incurred diseases. Civilians in emergencies may receive treatment, and patients may be transferred to Crile VA Hospital if specialized care is needed. No patients admitted yet.
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Beckley VA Hospital
Aca
George F. Swan
Bison
Crile VA
Cleveland
Swanson
Coal Mountain man suffers foot injury at work
Joseph B. Lawrence, 26, of Coal Mountain, suffered injuries to his left foot when it was caught in a motor wheel. He was at work for the Red Jacket Coal Company when the accident occurred and was admitted to Stevens Clinic in Welch for treatment. The U S Bureau of Mines has converted lignite into a gas.
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Coal Mountain
Joseph B. Lawrence
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Red Jacket Coal Company
Openings of VA Hospital a Beckley Victory After Campaign
A 1940s campaign to bring a Veterans Administration hospital to Beckley, West Virginia culminates in the selection of Beckley as the site. Key figures include Congressman FE Hedrick and mayor W A Burke. Land was purchased in February 1948 for 22 128 dollars. Clearing and foundation work proceeded through 1948 and 1949 with soil removal and leveling and the foundation laid in June 1949.
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Veterans Administration
West Virginia
FE. H. Hedrick
Beckley
Platea
U.S
Beaver Coal Company
Beckley’s
Chamber of Commerce
The
Business Bureau
W. A. Burke
Mercer Street
Veterans Hospital Boosts Beckley Economy by 1 Million
The 200 bed, 6.5 million Veterans Hospital in Beckley will raise annual income by about 1 million dollars. Payroll of roughly 860 thousand dollars drives most gains, with 52,700 dollars from utilities and 2,500 from sewer revenue. Local contracts, vendors, and services will expand, including food, radio upkeep, office equipment, and construction work.
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Beckley
Veterans Hospital
George F. Swanson
Swanson
Beckley Fought Two Campaigns for Veteran Hospital
Beckley waged two campaigns for a veterans hospital, with the city first losing. The effort began about 20 years ago as local groups pooled resources and Grover C. Hedrick, later mayor, traveled to Pittsburgh to consult coal company officials on locating a site.
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Beckley
Veterans Hospital
West Virginia
Grover C. Hedrick
Pittsburgh
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Veterans’ Hospital
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