July 1, 1941
Naval Hospital Jacksonville commissioned.
July 1, 1941 – Nov. 24, 1942
Capt. L.L. Pratt, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Feb. 10, 1942
Aerial view of hospital.
Nov. 24, 1942 – Oct. 24, 1945
Capt. J.J. O’Malley, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
April 6, 1943
Fifty WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) report to Naval Hospital Jacksonville for one month of training with the Hospital Corps.
July 26, 1943
WAVES
Dec. 11, 1944
A 60-bed facility for family members opened.
Dec. 12, 1944
First baby delivered at Naval Hospital Jacksonville.
Oct. 24, 1945 – May 6, 1946
Capt C.J. Brown, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Dec. 29, 1945
1,000th baby born at Naval Hospital Jacksonville.
May 6, 1946 – June 16, 1947
Capt R.M. Gillet, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
June 16, 1947 – Oct. 31, 1949
Capt. C.M. Shaar, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Sept. 30, 1949
Dispensary at Naval Hospital Jacksonville.
Nov. 12, 1949 – June 11, 1953
Capt D.J. Wharton, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
June 22, 1950
Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s inpatient capacity boosted to 325 beds, up from a post-war level of 180 beds.
Jan. 20, 1951
Ronald Reagan at Naval Hospital Jacksonville.
June 11, 1953 – Feb. 14, 1955
Captain E.S. Lowe, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Feb. 14, 1955 – Sept. 7, 1955
Captain E.C. Kenney, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Sept. 7, 1955 – Feb. 5, 1958
Captain B.N. Ahl, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
1958
Naval Hospital Jacksonville
Feb. 5, 1958 – April 29, 1960
Captain A.C. Abernathy, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Aug. 22, 1958
General Ward
Aug. 22, 1958
Maternity Ward
April 29, 1960 – June 30, 1961
Captain W.L. Engleman, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
September 1960
Hurricane Donna
June 30, 1961 – Feb. 9, 1962
Captain R.O. Canada, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Feb. 9, 1962 – Jan. 24, 1964
Captain J.M. Hanner, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Jan. 24, 1964 – June 22, 1964
Captain W.G. Lawson, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
June 22, 1964 – Dec. 5, 1968
Captain W.S. Baker, Jr., MC, USN, Commanding Officer
July 1965
Pre-construction at Naval Hospital Jacksonville
Feb. 5, 1966
Ground broken for $7 million hospital.
May 1966
Construction
Dec. 18, 1967
Naval Hospital Jacksonville
July 24, 1968
Demolition of old hospital buildings completed.
Dec. 5, 1968
Congressman Charles E. Bennett, Cmdr. Dimino, Capt. Turville, Rear Adm. Stroh, Capt. Baker, Capt. Heaton, Lt. Cmdr. Harper
Dec. 5, 1968 – Sept. 10, 1969
Captain W.C. Turville, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Sept. 10, 1969 – July 11, 1972
Captain C.W. Lewis, Jr., MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Feb. 15, 1970
Hospital Building H-2007 (administration) demolished.
July 11, 1972 – June 21, 1974
Captain P. Kaufman, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
February 1973
The first group of former Vietnam POWs arrive at NAS Jacksonville. Eventually 27 POW's would go through Naval Hospital Jacksonville. Treated by Dr. David Stephens.
June 21, 1974 – May 28, 1976
Captain J.T. Horgan, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
May 28, 1976 – July 15, 1976
Captain J.L. Hughes, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
July 15, 1976 – June 29, 1978
Captain M. Museles, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
June 29, 1978 – Aug. 16, 1978
Captain N.R. Raffaelly, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Aug. 16, 1978 – June 20, 1980
Captain W.M. McDermott, Jr., MC, USN, Commanding Officer
June 20, 1980 – Aug. 25, 1982
Captain J.J. Quinn, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
March 1982
American Red Cross volunteer
Aug. 25, 1982 – Aug. 26, 1983
Captain J. Honigman, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Aug. 26, 1983 – July 26, 1985
Captain L.V. Pulicicchio, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
July 26, 1985 – Aug. 26, 1986
Captain W.A. Buckendorf, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Aug. 26, 1986 – July 31, 1987
Captain J.W. Thomas, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
July 31, 1987 – June 21, 1989
Captain R.G. Relinski, Jr., MSC, USN, Commanding Officer
April 24, 1988
Twenty-two injured sailors from the USS Bonefish treated at Naval Hospital Jacksonville after a blast aboard the diesel submarine forced their evacuation. Teams from HS-1, HS-7, and NAS Jacksonville SAR assist in the air evacuation.
June 21, 1989 – Aug. 16, 1989
Captain J.L. Gentry, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Aug. 16, 1989 – June 29, 1992
Captain D.D. Palmer, MSC, USN, Commanding Officer
June 29, 1992 – April 13, 1993
Captain N.K. Dysart, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
April 13, 1993 – June 5, 1995
Captain D.V. Hollingsworth, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
April 30, 1995
Building H-2032 (hospital transportation) demolished
June 5, 1995 – June 10, 1999
Captain M.J. Benson, MSC, USN, Commanding Officer
June 10, 1999 – July 13, 2001
Captain B. Vernoski, NC, USN, Commanding Officer
July 13, 2001 – June 6, 2003
Captain R.A. Lockhart, MSC, USN, Commanding Officer
Jan. 26, 2003
A medical support platform comprised of nearly 100 medical personnel with 2nd Force Service Support Group (2nd FSSG) from Naval Hospital Jacksonville deploys to CENTCOM.
March 11, 2003
Ground broken for construction of a new hospital pharmacy on the north side of the Navy Exchange parking lot.
June 6, 2003 – Aug. 12, 2005
Captain J.W. Sentell, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Dec. 18, 2003
Naval Hospital Jacksonville, like many military and non-military hospitals throughout the United States, runs out of flu vaccine due to demand caused by a deadly strain of flu virus.
Feb. 19, 2004
More than 30 Fleet Hospital Jacksonville doctors, nurses, and hospital corpsmen deploy to the African nation of Djibouti.
May 10, 2004
Twelve Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB-14) Seabees arrive at Naval Hospital Jacksonville to continue their recovery from injuries sustained in Iraq.
Aug. 12, 2005 – Aug. 14, 2008
Captain R.C. Bono, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Feb. 1, 2008
Naval Hospital Jacksonville staff return from deployment to Expeditionary Medical Facility Kuwait.
March 28, 2008
Naval Hospital Jacksonville opened its Tactical Combat Casualty Care Course, dedicated to HM3 Julian "Snoop Doc" Woods (killed in Fallujah, Iraq, Nov. 2004).
June 9, 2008
Naval Hospital Jacksonville surgical suite addition groundbreaking ceremony ($35.8 million project).
Aug. 14, 2008 – July 29, 2010
Captain B.L. Gillingham, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
March 2010
Final group from Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s 41 deployed staff return from USNS Comfort’s humanitarian deployment to Haiti after earthquake.
June 2010
Naval Hospital Jacksonville launches its Science, Service, Medicine & Mentoring (S2M2) program in collaboration with Darnell-Cookman High School of the Medical Arts.
July 15, 2010
Naval Hospital Jacksonville opens new three-story addition.
July 29, 2010 – June 8, 2012
Captain L.E. Welling, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Sept. 7, 2011
Grand opening of Naval Hospital Jacksonville's $60 million addition and renovation.
October 2011
Naval Hospital Jacksonville becomes 1st hospital on Florida’s First Coast to earn Baby Friendly recognition from Baby Friendly USA.
December 2011
Deployment Health Center at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Naval Branch Health Clinic Jacksonville hosts deployment mental health symposium to improve care for combat veterans.
March 2012
Naval Hospital Jacksonville hosts Patient Safety Symposium, with speakers from Baptist Health, Mayo Clinic, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, University of Florida, University of North Florida, and Virginia Mason Medical Center.
June 8, 2012 – Aug. 8, 2014
Captain G.D. Shaffer, DC, USN, Commanding Officer
April 2013
Naval Hospital Jacksonville earns Excellence in Teaching Award from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and was cited in 2011 as USU’s Family Medicine Clinical Site of the Year.
January 2014
Naval Hospital Jacksonville – its hospital and five branch health clinics – again earns The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and re-accreditation.
February 2014
All of Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Medical Home Port teams – at its hospital and five branch health clinics – earn Level III (highest-level) recognition from National Committee for Quality Assurance for its Patient-Centered Medical Homes.
May 2014
Naval Hospital Jacksonville health care collaborations include providing orthopedic consults and surgeries to Moody AFB and laboratory medical director support to Patrick AFB.
May 2014
New 24/7 Nurse Advice Line rolls out at Naval Hospital Jacksonville – its hospital and five branch health clinics.
Aug. 8, 2014 – May 6, 2016
Captain J.W. Le Favour, MSC, USN, Commanding Officer
September 2014
Marine Corps, Navy, VA collaboration brings primary care to veterans at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Naval Branch Health Clinic Albany, Georgia.
March 2015
Naval Hospital Jacksonville earns Gold Star recognition from Prevention Partners for its tobacco-free policies and programs.
May 2015
VA and Navy health care collaboration expands services for veterans and active duty at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s Naval Branch Health Clinic Key West, Florida.
September 2015
Florida Surgeon General cites Naval Hospital Jacksonville and St. Vincent’s Medical Center as First Coast innovators.
September 2015
Twenty-nine Naval Hospital Jacksonville staff return from Continuing Promise 2015 aboard USNS Comfort.
May 6, 2016 – March 16, 2018
Captain D.C. Collins, MSC, USN, Commanding Officer
July 1, 2016
Naval Hospital Jacksonville celebrates 75 years of healing our nation's heroes, dedicating a time capsule to be opened in 2066.
Oct. 1, 2016
Naval Hospital Jacksonville launches pilot of value-based care for Navy Medicine world-wide - with diabetes and musculoskeletal care teams.
January - April 2017
58 Naval Hospital Jacksonville staff deploy with Continuing Promise 2017, providing humanitarian care in Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia.
April 6, 2017
Naval Hospital Jacksonville hosts a High Reliability in Healthcare Summit, with experts from healthcare, aviation, and submarine communities.
Jan. 22, 2018
Naval Hospital Jacksonville launches Navy Medicine's world-wide pilot of "Navy Care" virtual health app - with virtual visits on a smartphone, tablet, or computer.
Jan. 23, 2018
Naval Hospital Jacksonville performs Navy Medicine's first outpatient, same-day hip replacement surgery.
March 16, 2018 – July 10, 2020
Captain M. Case, MSC, USN, Commanding Officer
Oct. 1, 2018
Naval Hospital Jacksonville becomes first Navy facility to transition to Defense Health Agency, and stands up Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Command Jacksonville.
October 2018
Naval Hospital Jacksonville announces partnerships with private-sector hospitals to maintain clinicians' advanced life-saving skills.
November 2018
American College of Surgeons recognizes Naval Hospital Jacksonville as a "Meritorious Outcomes" hospital.
Feb. 13, 2019
Expeditionary Medical Facility Mike (at Navy Medicine Readiness & Training Command Jacksonville) earns Tier 1 readiness capability certification.
March 29, 2019
16 graduate from Navy Medicine's Hospital Corpsman Trauma Training Program at Naval Hospital Jacksonville (with rotations at UF Health).
June 2019
26 staff from Naval Hospital Jacksonville deploy with USNS Comfort.
July 2019
Naval Hospital Jacksonville opens inpatient Behavioral Health Unit.
September 2019
Naval Hospital Jacksonville again earns hospital accreditation from The Joint Commission, and earns Primary Care Medical Home certification from The Joint Commission.
Spring 2020
321 Naval Hospital Jacksonville staff deploy across the U.S. to the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 10, 2020 – Aug. 5, 2022
Captain T.M. Allen, MC, USN, Commanding Officer
Spring 2021
91 Naval Hospital Jacksonville staff deploy to support COVID-19 vaccines at the state-run, federally-supported Jacksonville Community Vaccination Center.
Aug. 5, 2022 – Present
Captain Sharon House, NC, USN, Director
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