On Feb. 28, 1992, a dedication ceremony was held in the Medical Mall at Madigan Army Medical Center where more than 400 people watched congressman and generals dedicate the new, $280 million structure we now operate in known as Madigan.

Madigan Army Medical Center opened its 1.2 million square foot complex, the newest and most modern military treatment facility in the U.S. Department of Defense and boasted state-of-the-art technology in clinical and administrative areas.

For the next few weeks, staff members worked tirelessly to transition equipment and finally on Mar. 21, 1992, the hospital was considered officially operational when patients were transferred to the new Madigan from the Old Madigan according to The Madigan Mountaineer from March 1992.

The project to build the state-of-the-art facility was more than 10 years in the making. In fact, it took a lot of work from now famous names such as Congressman Norm Dicks, Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson, and a previous I Corps Commander, Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, to assist with making the plan a reality.

Today, Madigan remains a leader as a top-of-the-line medical center for Army Medicine.