Pennsylvania Hospital is a private, non-profit, 515-bed teaching hospital located at 800 Spruce Street in Center City Philadelphia, The hospital was founded on May 11, 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Bond, and was the first established public hospital and first surgical ampitheatre in the United States. and its first medical library. It is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Main building of Pennsylvania Hospital in 2024
The Pennsylvania Hospital by William Strickland (1755)
The emergency room entrance at Pennsylvania Hospital at 9th and Spruce streets
Pennsylvania Hospital Historic Medical Library
A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical center that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities and are often co-located with medical schools.
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