Hammond General Hospital

Hammond General Hospital, or Hammond Army Hospital, was a large United States Army medical treatment facility during World War II, located in the city of Modesto in Stanislaus County, California, and in operation from 1942 until 1946.

[1] Hammond General Hospital operated on 267 acres of land in Modesto, California purchased from the County of Stanislaus.

William A. Hammond was appointed US Army Surgeon General by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862.

While serving the U.S. Army, the hospital facility maintained 6 "detention wards" for the mentally ill patients.

[2] To move supplies and troops a rail station off the Southern Pacific Railroad's Fresno Line was installed at the hospital.