ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː, ɡˈɑːɹfiːld ˈoʊpənd hɪz sˈɪksbˈɛd kəntɹˈæktɚz dʒˈɛnɚɹəl hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪnðə moʊhˈɑːvi dˈɛzɚt, ˈiːst ʌv lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, nˈɔːɹθ ʌv dˈɛzɚt sˈɛntɚ.
In 1933, Garfield opened his 6-bed Contractor's General Hospital in the Mojave Desert, east of Los Angeles, California, north of Desert Center.