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24 U.S.C. § 301

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Ancon Hospital to be known as Gorgas Hospital
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Title
24 — Hospitals and Asylums
Chapter
CH8
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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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. (Mar. 24, 1928, ch. 240, § 1, 45 Stat. 365.) Editorial Notes References in TextFor definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see section 3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.

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