| Public Health Service Hospital | |
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 The former hospital main building, now the Presidio Landmark apartments, in 2025 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 1801 Wedemeyer Street, San Francisco Presidio,San Francisco,California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°47′14″N122°28′23″W / 37.78722°N 122.47306°W /37.78722; -122.47306 |
| Services | |
| Beds | 500 (in 1853) |
| History | |
| Former names | San Francisco Marine Hospital, U.S. Marine Hospital |
| Founded | 1853 |
| Closed | 1981 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
ThePublic Health Service Hospital (PHSH) is a defunct hospital located in thePresidio of San Francisco, it was in operation (in this name) from 1912 to 1981. The precursor hospital was theSan Francisco Marine Hospital, established in 1853, and renamed in 1912.[1][2] The building for the Public Health Service Hospital was erected in 1931 or 1932, and in 2010 the building was converted into a residential apartment building.
In 1851, United States Congress established the hospital as the San Francisco Marine Hospital (also known as theU.S. Marine Hospital, San Francisco).[4] TheMarine Hospital Service was an organization of Marine Hospitals dedicated to the care of ill and disabled seamen in the United States Merchant Marine, the United States Coast Guard, and other federal beneficiaries.
The building was completed in 1853, and had 500 beds at the time of opening.[4] The first location was atRincon Point in 1853; it was damaged by the1868 Hayward earthquake and abandoned.
A new building on thePresidio of San Francisco opened in 1875. A cemetery associated with the San Francisco Marine Hospital at the Presidio was actively used from approximately 1881 to 1912,[5] and (as of 2006) the remains of the cemetery were still partially visible.[5]
All of the Marine Hospital Service facilities nationwide evolved into part of the United States Public Health Service agency and the San Francisco Marine Hospital was renamed Public Health Service Hospital in 1912.
The current building opened in 1932.[1][6] Two wings were added in the 1950s, which were later demolished in 2009.[1][7] In 1981, the Public Health Service Hospital shut down because of budget cuts.[8]
Between 1982 and 1988, the buildings housed the San Francisco branch of theDefense Language Institute. It was closed in December 1988, and all remaining students were moved to Monterey, with plans to sell the hospital to the city of San Francisco. In the following years, the building remained empty, and became popular with squatters, graffiti artists andghost hunters who were attracted by the allegedly haunted former morgue and operating rooms.[8]
The historic 1932modernist building was converted and rehabilitated for housing, and opened in 2010 as the Presidio Landmark apartments.[9]
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