Due to needed asbestos abatement, the former hospital at Lackland is undergoing demolition that will take at least another two years.
The ongoing demolition of the old Wilford Hall Medical Center hospital tower at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is seen in early August.Chunks of concrete and construction debris can be seen piling up outside the shuttered Air Force hospital tower, Wilford Hall Medical Center.
Abatement is occurring in conjunction with demolition, he said. “They’re just basically knocking down walls, taking down boards, jackhammering, so it’s a very cumbersome process.” Built in 1957 as a hospital to care for soldiers, sailors and airmen returning from the Korean War, Wilford Hall grew to become a 1,200-bed facility with 1.5 million square feet that served thousands of servicemen and women and their families over the years.
In 2011, the hospital’s trauma center was moved to Brooke Army Medical Center at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston in a consolidation effort prompted by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act.
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