US Public Health Service

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The ⁠Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) is a non-combat uniformed service. It consists of Commissioned Officers only. The uniforms and ranks are based on the US navy. Photograph, archival paper. Available in custom sizes and framing. Enquire as to pricing.

Early Roots and the Military Model (1798–1889)

• Marine Hospital Service: The PHS traces its beginnings to 1798, when Congress created the Marine Hospital Fund to care for sick and disabled merchant seamen. [1, 2]
• The Army Connection: In 1871, John Maynard Woodworth—a prominent surgeon from the Union Army who served under Gen. William T. Sherman—was appointed as the first Supervising Surgeon. [1]
• Uniformed Organization: Woodworth modeled the civilian medical staff after an Army military structure, introducing uniforms and strict physical/medical standards to create a highly mobile disease-fighting force. In 1889, the ⁠USPHS Commissioned Corps was formally established, giving medical officers the same rank and pay scale as the U.S. Army

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