Crile General Hospital

Crile General Hospital was one of 60 hospitals in the "zone of the interior" (stateside) during WW II. Named after General George Washington Crile (1864-1943) the hospital was designed as a "temporary" facility, but remained in nearly continuous service for 30 years: army hospital 1944-46; VA hospital 1946-64, and as the Western Campus of Cuyahoga Community College 1966-75.

Nearly 20,000 patients were treated from WWII and Korea at Crile. The hospital also held 300 German prisoners of war and a few Italian prisoners during WW II.  In 1956 Crile supported a Nike missile installation, one of several in the Cleveland area.

In 1975 the Crile barracks were razed and a modern campus appeared on the site that had been a healing ground.  The Western Campus currently enrolls over 12,000 students fulfilling the legacy of Crile, on our journey from healing to learning.