Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital

Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital (STVHCS) is a care facility affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in Bexar County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital
Veterans Health Administration
Geography
Location	7400 Merton Minter Blvd, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Organization
Care system	Veterans' Affairs
Type	Quaternary services and Level II Research facility
Affiliated university	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Services
Emergency department	Comprehensive emergency center
Beds	462
History
Opened	1973
Links
Website	Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital
Lists	Hospitals in Texas

The hospital is named for Medal of Honor recipient and Texas native son^[1] Audie Murphy, who died in a plane crash on May 28, 1971.^[2] That same year, U.S. Congressman Olin Teague introduced legislation to name a planned Veterans Administration medical facility in San Antonio for Murphy.^[3] The facility was dedicated November 17, 1973.^[4][5]

References

1. Simpson, Harold B. "Audie Leon Murphy". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
2. Baskerville, Bill (31 May 1971). "Audie Murphy, five others, found dead". The Prescott Courier. p. 1. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
3. "Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital". U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
4. Coronado, José R. "The Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
5. "VA Hospital Dedicated". Post Isabel, Texas: Port Isabel Press. 22 November 1973. Retrieved 14 March 2017 – via Newspaperarchives.com.

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