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World War I-era Veteran Robley Rex was honored on April 10, during a dedication ceremony renaming the Louisville VA Medical Center to the Robley Rex VA Medical Center.
- Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Our main campus provides primary care and specialty health...
- Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Aug 20, 2021 · The Robley Rex VA Medical Center, at 800 Zorn Ave., was renamed in 2010 to honor the late Robley Rex, a Kentucky native who was deployed in Europe immediately after World War I and...
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It replaced the Nichols U.S. Army General Hospital, the largest hospital in Louisville during World War II. [2] Originally known only as the Louisville Veterans Hospital, the hospital was given its current name in 2010 to honor Robley Rex, a World War I-era veteran and VA volunteer. [3]
Aug 20, 2021 · The new Louisville VA Medical Center is anticipated to be complete in 2025. The $840 million contract was awarded to Walsh Turner Joint Venture II, a Chicago-based company to construct the new hospital which will replace the Robley Rex VA Medical Center.
In April 2010, the Louisville VA Medical Center was renamed in honor of World War I-era Veteran and longtime VA volunteer Robley Rex. Robley Henry Rex was born in May 1901 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He enlisted in the Army in 1919 at age 18 and served in Army Intelligence in Europe.
The Louisville V.A. Medical Center was renamed the Robley Rex VA Medical Center in his honor in April 2010. Upon Rex's death, Frank Buckles (who had actually served in World War I prior to the armistice) became the last surviving United States World War I-era veteran.
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Sep 18, 2024 · Our main campus provides primary care and specialty health services, including addiction and substance abuse treatment, mental health care, neurosurgery, orthopedics, palliative and hospice care, treatment for spinal cord injuries and disorders, and more.
