Title 24, Hospitals and AsylumsRelease 119-102
§302 Change of Name as Affecting Various Rights; Records, Maps, and Public Documents
Title 24 › CHAPTER 8 — GORGAS HOSPITAL › § 302
Summary
Changing the hospital's name to Gorgas Hospital does not affect the federal government’s or anyone’s rights, and U.S. records that call it Ancon or other names will be taken to mean Gorgas Hospital.
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Title 24, §302
Hospitals and Asylums, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The change in the name of said hospital shall in no wise affect the rights of the Federal Government, or any municipality, corporation, association, or person; and all records, maps, and public documents of the United States in which said hospital is mentioned or referred to under the name of the Ancon Hospital or otherwise shall be held to refer to the said hospital under and by the name of the Gorgas Hospital.
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Citation
24 U.S.C. § 302
Title 24, Hospitals and Asylums
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102