Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, formally know as Wilford Hall Medical Center, is a United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 clinic located on the grounds of Lackland Air Force Base

Lackland Air Force Base

Lackland Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located west-southwest of San Antonio, Texas. The base is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command ....

 named for former Air Force physician, Major General Wilford F. Hall. It is operated by the 59th Medical Wing

59th Medical Wing

The 59th Medical Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force assigned to Air Education and Training Command, stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas....

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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...

, The Shah of Iran, was hospitalized here shortly before his death in 1979.

On August 28, 2011, the final baby was born at Wilford Hall, as its birthing center is closing and moving to the Brooke Army Medical Center

Brooke Army Medical Center

Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio is part of the United States Army Medical Command. It is a University of Texas Health Science Center and USUHS teaching hospital and contains the Army Burn Center....

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On September 15, 2011, Wilford Hall Medical Center was renamed to Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center as part of the Base Realignment and Closure, 2005

Base Realignment and Closure, 2005

The preliminary 2005 Base Realignment and Closure list was released by the United States Department of Defense on May 13, 2005. It is the fifth Base Realignment and Closure proposal generated since the process was created in 1988. It recommends closing 33 major United States military bases and...

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