Philadelphia General Hospital

Philadelphia General Hospital is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Penn campus, Philadelphia County, dedicated 2007.

Philadelphia County · dedicated 2007 · Curie Blvd. & Osler Circle, Penn campus

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Founded in 1729, PGH was the nation's longest operating public health care institution. Originally an almshouse, the hospital moved to this location in 1871. PGH implemented innovative medical care and education under Dr. William Osler, and the work of Florence Nightingale protÃ©gÃ©e Alice Fisher advanced nursing as a profession. Pioneering methods of cancer diagnosis and radiation therapy were applied. The hospital closed in 1977.

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