Naval Hospital Oakland

Naval Hospital Oakland, also known as Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, was a U.S. naval hospital located in Oakland, California that opened during World War II (1942) and closed in 1996 as part of the 1993 Base Realignment and Closure program. The 167-acre (68 ha) site is bordered on three sides by Mountain Boulevard and Keller Avenue in the city's Oak Knoll section; its map coordinates are 37°46′05″N 122°08′46″W / 37.768°N 122.146°W / 37.768; -122.146.

Oak Knoll hospital was built during World War II to treat American military personnel wounded in the Pacific theater. In later years, it also treated those wounded in the Korean and Vietnam wars. The site was previously a golf course and country club that had closed during the Great Depression.

Construction on a large main hospital building began in 1965, and it opened in 1968. The base was officially closed in 1996 in a Navy ceremony.

The main hospital building was imploded on April 8, 2011.

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