Title 24, Hospitals and AsylumsRelease 119-73not60
§301 Ancon Hospital to Be Known as Gorgas Hospital
Title 24 › Chapter 8— GORGAS HOSPITAL › § 301
Summary
Rename the Canal Zone hospital near Panama from Ancon Hospital to Gorgas Hospital on March 24, 1928, honoring Major General William Crawford Gorgas.
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Title 24, §301
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In recognition of his distinguished services to humanity and as a fitting perpetuation of the name and memory of Major General William Crawford Gorgas, the Government hospital within the Canal Zone, near the City of Panama, known prior to March 24, 1928, as the Ancon Hospital, shall after such date be known and designated on the public records as the Gorgas Hospital.
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For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see section 3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
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24 U.S.C. § 301
Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60