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Wills Eye Hospital

1832 establishments in PennsylvaniaBuildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in PhiladelphiaCenter City, PhiladelphiaEye hospitals in the United StatesHospital buildings completed in 1932
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Wills Eye Hospital is a non-profit eye clinic and hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1832 and is the oldest continually operating eye-care facility in the United States. It is the ophthalmology residency program for Thomas Jefferson University. Since 1990, Wills Eye Hospital has consistently been ranked one of the top three ophthalmology hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and its ophthalmology residency program is considered one of the most competitive residency programs in the world.

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Wills Eye Hospital
Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia Center City

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19130 Philadelphia, Center City
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