University City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Philadelphia General Hospital

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

1. Philadelphia General Hospital Marker

Inscription. 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 protegee Alice Fisher advanced nursing as a profession. Pioneering methods of cancer diagnosis and radiation therapy were applied. The hospital closed in 1977.

Erected 2007 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1729.

Location. 39° 56.93′ N, 75° 11.788′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in University City. It is on Curie Blvd.. The marker is located on the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hilary Koprowski, M.D. (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Class of 1956 Trolley (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); World War II Submarine Service Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology (approx. 0.2 miles away); For God and Country (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1946 (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1896 (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 14, 2015

2. Philadelphia General Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,041 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.