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Pennsylvania Hospital

Address: 8th and Spruce Sts., Society Hill, Philadelphia, PA | Map It
Phone: 215/829-3000
www.pahosp.com

Category: Hospitals
Location: Society Hill

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 2.0/5

Fodor's Review:

Inside the fine 18th-century original buildings of the oldest hospital in the United States are the nation's first medical library and first surgical amphitheater (an 1804 innovation, with a skylight). The hospital also has a portrait gallery, early medical instruments, art objects, and a rare-book library with items dating from 1762. The artwork includes the Benjamin West painting Christ Healing the Sick in the Temple. Today Pennsylvania Hospital is a full-service modern medical center four blocks southwest of the Athenaeum. There are guided tours Thursday and Friday at 10 and 1. The suggested donation is $4 per person.

Cost: Free
Open: Weekdays 9-4:30

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Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by bachslunch from US on 10/20/08
Interesting architecturally, good for a quick look-in when in the region. Don't confuse this older area with the modern part of the hospital, which has no tourist interest.