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The first women's hospital in Philadelphia?

2007-03-19 07:01:56 · 2 answers · asked by jlo 1 in Travel United States Philadelphia

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The Woman's Hospital of Philadelphia was established in 1861. The hospital began a training school for nurses two years later that was the first known chartered school for nurses in the United States. In early years, the school was affiliated with Blockley (Philadelphia General Hospital) and Pennsylvania Hospitals for the training of nurses. An Alumnae Association was organized in 1889. The hospital merged with the West Philadelphia Hospital for Women in 1929. After the merger of the two hospitals, the two Alumnae Associations also merged in 1931. The school were closed in February 1964 and the hospital was absorbed by the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania the same year and officially closed in February 1965. The Nurses' Alumnae Association of the Woman's Hospital of Philadelphia donated the collection to the Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1976. The College transferred it to the Center in 1991.

2007-03-19 10:11:09 · answer #1 · answered by lilpinay 6 · 0 0

I am thinking that it is Women's Medical or The Medical College of Pennsylvania. I know it was the first women's medical school in the world, I am assuming it was also a hospital.

2007-03-19 09:36:58 · answer #2 · answered by philly_romantic 6 · 0 0

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