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Gorgas Mortuary:
The Army's Gorgas Hospital, located near the Miraflores locks on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, was established in 1907 and known as the Ancon Army Hospital. In 1928, the name was changed to Gorgas Army Hospital in honor of Major General William Crawford Gorgas, a former Surgeon General of the Army and the individual created with successfully combating yellow fever in Panama. The Gorgas Army Hospital, which also contained a mortuary, was closed in 1999 when the Panama Canal was relinquished to Panamanian control. |