A second wave of hospital closings during 1965–1970 closed the three remaining general hospitals at inland locations along the Mississippi River and Great Lakes, as well as the Savannah hospital. In addition, the psychiatric hospitals at Lexington and Fort Worth, as well as St. Elizabeths Hospital, were transferred to other organizations, and the Galveston hospital was replaced with one acquired by PHS in nearby Nassau Bay. This left eight general hospitals in the system, along with the National Leprosarium.
