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On behalf of your humble Spinistas and the Daily Pennsylvanian, I’d like to wish a very happy 256th Birthday to Pennsylvania Hospital. In 1751, ole’ Ben Franklin., father of all things good, founded the Hospital, which, in fact, was the first Hospital in the United States. Two hundred fifty six years later, the Hospital is part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System colony behind the quad and is one of the ten best in the country.
The Hospital was one of many firsts at Penn. We also had the first Student Union (Houston Hall) and the first female President in the ivy league (Judith Rodin). In short, Penn’s an innovator in health, happiness, and women. Father Benny would be proud.
Oh, one more thing. We had Drew Faust first. Take that, Harvard!
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February 13th, 2007 at 10:47 am
“Take that, Harvard!”
Yea, that’s exactly what they did.
February 13th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
The hospital is at 800 Spruce Street. How is that part of the “Health System colony behind the quad.” The University didn’t even move to West Philly until significantly later. I don’t mean to nag, but the post would have still been just as interesting lacking that piece of wrong info.