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