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Continuing a Legacy of Innovation

Pennsylvania Hospital is the first hospital in the nation, founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond. The hospital has a legacy of innovation: the first surgical amphitheater which served as an operating room from 1804-1868. The first medical library is still housed in our historic Pine Building with over 13,000 volumes — some printed before 1501. In 1765, Pennsylvania Hospital was the first U.S. hospital to deliver a baby. Today, we deliver more than 5,000 babies into the world every year.

Chair File Video: Meet 2025 AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker

As AHA chair, Tina is committed to ensuring you as members feel heard, listened to and supported through the AHA so we can do what we do best: providing the very best care to our patients and to our communities.