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In January 1988, a new $264 million Navy hospital was dedicated at Balboa Park. Billed as the world’s largest and most modern naval medical facility the Naval Medical Center San Diego is informally known as the Balboa Naval Hospital. The Navy’s first medical facility in the park was established before World War I.
From The San Diego Union, Sunday, January 24, 1988
‘21st century hospital’ is dedicated by Navy
By Tom Burgess, Staff Writer
Navy doctors and nurses served as ushers yesterday as admirals and area politicians dedicated the world’s newest and largest Navy hospital, located along the west rim of the Florida Canyon in Balboa Park.