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Irwin Army Community Hospital

Construction of the new post hospital began on July, 19 1955. Over 43 million pounds of concrete were poured to erect the 250 bed facility at a cost of $6 million. At the time of it’s dedication Irwin Army Community Hospital boasted the latest medical technology of the day. The new hospital was dedicated on February 7, 1958 and named Irwin Army Hospital in honor of Brigadier General Bernard John Dowling Irwin " The Fighting Doctor" who won the Congressional Medal of Honor for distinguished gallantry in action during an engagement with the Chiricahua Indians near Apache Pass Arizona in February 1861. In August 1975 the construction was begun for a new outpatient clinic wing. Construction was completed in June 1978 at a cost of $21.108 million. Currently, 17 of the 23 outpatient clinics at IACH are housed in the outpatient wing.

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