The Post Hospital (1828) is Michigan’s oldest hospital building. It was here that the fort’s dedicated surgeons performed a wide variety of medical procedures from setting broken bones to delivering babies. While Fort Mackinac was a generally healthy outpost, soldiers did suffer from disease and injury. The most common diseases were influenza, respiratory ailments and stomach and intestinal disorders. While visiting the hospital today, stop and listen to an historic Army doctor and modern surgeon compare notes on the treatment of sick and injured soldiers from Fort Mackinac’s past in the interactive exhibit, Military Medicine at Mackinac: 1780-1895.
