Main building of Pennsylvania Hospital- earliest established public hospital in the United States.
PHOTO STORY ABOUT OLD PHILADELPHIA
Pennsylvania Hospital was founded on May 11, 1751, by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Bond and was the second public hospital (the first was Bellevue), but had the first surgical amphitheater in the United States and its first medical library. It is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. The hospital's main building, built in 1756, is a National Historic Landmark..
Main building of Pennsylvania Hospital- earliest established public hospital in the United States.
PHOTO STORY ABOUT OLD PHILADELPHIA
Pennsylvania Hospital was founded on May 11, 1751, by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Bond and was the second public hospital (the first was Bellevue), but had the first surgical amphitheater in the United States and its first medical library. It is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. The hospital's main building, built in 1756, is a National Historic Landmark..