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Pennsylvania Hospital

1752 establishments in PennsylvaniaAmerican Civil War hospitalsBuildings and structures completed in 1756Hospital buildings completed in the 18th centuryHospitals established in the 1750s
Hospitals in PhiladelphiaNational Historic Landmarks in PennsylvaniaNational Register of Historic Places in PhiladelphiaPennsylvania state historical marker significationsPerelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaTeaching hospitals in PennsylvaniaUniversity of PennsylvaniaWashington Square West, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hospital (Highsmith)
Pennsylvania Hospital (Highsmith)

Pennsylvania Hospital is a private, non-profit, 515-bed teaching hospital located in Center City Philadelphia and is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Founded on May 11, 1751, by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond, Pennsylvania Hospital is one of the earliest established public hospitals in the United States. It is also home to America's first surgical amphitheatre and its first medical library. The hospital's main building, dating to 1756, is a National Historic Landmark.

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Pennsylvania Hospital
Spruce Street, Philadelphia Center City

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Spruce Street 800
19109 Philadelphia, Center City
Pennsylvania, United States
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