Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

24 U.S.C. § 301

Ancon Hospital to be known as Gorgas Hospital

In recognition of his distinguished services to humanity and as a fitting perpetuation of the name and memory of Major General William Crawford Gorgas, the Government hospital within the Canal Zone, near the City of Panama, known prior to , as the Ancon Hospital, shall after such date be known and designated on the public records as the Gorgas Hospital.

Mar. 24, 1928, ch. 240, § 145 Stat. 365(, .)

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section 3602(b) of Title 22For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see , Foreign Relations and Intercourse.