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Geographic distribution of the oldest active hospitals (established pre-1900) in the United StatesThe following is a list of the oldest hospitals in the United States, containing extant hospitals in the United States established prior to the year 1900. The dates refer to the foundation or the earliest documented contemporary reference to the hospital.
Hospitals
Eighteenth century
- Boston Dispensary, 1859
- Bellevue Hospital morgue, 1859
- Pennsylvania Hospital, 1811
Est. | Name | Location | Notes | Ref. |
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1736 | NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Hospital Center | New York City, New York (Manhattan) 40°44′21″N 73°58′31″W / 40.7393°N 73.9753°W / 40.7393; -73.9753 (1736, Bellevue Hospital) | Public hospital. Formerly known as Bellevue Hospital Center. Renamed NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Hospital Center in November 2015. It is the oldest U.S. hospital in continuous operation. | [1] |
1736 | Charity Hospital | New Orleans, Louisiana 29°57′19″N 90°04′41″W / 29.9554°N 90.0780°W / 29.9554; -90.0780 (1736, Charity Hospital) | Defunct public hospital. It was originally named the Hospital of Saint John or L’Hôpital des Pauvres de la Charité (The Charity Hospital for the Poor). Charity Hospital sustained severe flood damage during Hurricane Katrina and was closed. | [2] |
1751 | Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 39°56′41.2″N 75°9′22.56″W / 39.944778°N 75.1562667°W / 39.944778; -75.1562667 (1751, Pennsylvania Hospital) | Private, non-profit hospital founded by Ben Franklin. | [3] |
1771 | New York Hospital | New York City, New York (Manhattan) 40°50′29″N 73°56′34″W / 40.8413°N 73.9428°W / 40.8413; -73.9428 (1771, New York Hospital) | Public hospital. Now known as Weill Cornell Medical Center, it is the primary teaching hospital of Weill Cornell Medicine. In 1998 it merged with Presbyterian Hospital to form NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital. | [4] |
1773 | Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | Baltimore, Maryland 39°17′34″N 76°33′05″W / 39.2929°N 76.5513°W / 39.2929; -76.5513 (1773, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center) | Teaching hospital. Originally called Baltimore County and Town Almshouse. | [5] |
1796 | Boston Dispensary | Boston, Massachusetts 42°20′58″N 71°03′48″W / 42.34951°N 71.06331°W / 42.34951; -71.06331 (1796, Boston Dispensary) | Public hospital. Merged with Tufts Medical Center in 1930 | [6] |
Nineteenth century
- New York Hospital, 1852 map
Est. | Name | Location | Notes | Ref. |
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1804 | Candler Hospital | Savannah, Georgia 32°01′39″N 81°05′57″W / 32.027365°N 81.099214°W / 32.027365; -81.099214 (1804, Candler Hospital) | It was originally founded in 1804 as a Seamen's Hospital and poor house and eventually became known as Savannah Hospital. Later, it merged with St. Joseph's. It is the second oldest hospital in America in continuous operation. | [7][8] |
1806 | District of Columbia General Hospital | Washington, D.C. 38°53′7.70″N 76°58′27.96″W / 38.8854722°N 76.9744333°W / 38.8854722; -76.9744333 (1806, DC General Hospital) | Originally called Washington Infirmary, established by Congress, closed in 2001 | [9] |
1811 | Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, Massachusetts 42°21′46.10″N 71°04′07.07″W / 42.3628056°N 71.0686306°W / 42.3628056; -71.0686306 (1811, Massachusetts General Hospital) | It is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. | [10] |
1811 | McLean Hospital | Belmont, Massachusetts 42°23′37″N 71°11′28″W / 42.393658°N 71.191075°W / 42.393658; -71.191075 (1811, McLean Hospital) | It was formerly known as Somerville Asylum and Charlestown Asylum. | [11] |
1813 | Friends Hospital | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 40°1′36.25″N 75°5′59.1″W / 40.0267361°N 75.099750°W / 40.0267361; -75.099750 (1813, Friends Hospital) | First private hospital for the insane in the U.S. | [12] |
1818 | University Hospital | Augusta, Georgia 33°28′23″N 81°58′55″W / 33.473°N 81.982°W / 33.473; -81.982 (1818, University Hospital) | [13] | |
1823 | Baltimore Infirmary | Baltimore, Maryland | The country's first hospital built specifically to teach medical students | [14] |
1825 | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 39°56′59″N 75°09′26″W / 39.949691°N 75.157124°W / 39.949691; -75.157124 (1825, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital) | Originally founded as the infirmary of the Jefferson Medical college. | [15] |
1826 | General Hospital Society of Connecticut | New Haven, Connecticut 41°18′14″N 72°56′10″W / 41.30389°N 72.93611°W / 41.30389; -72.93611 (1826, Yale New Haven Hospital) | Originally founded as General Hospital Society of Connecticut. Merged with Grace Hospital in 1945. Now known as Yale New Haven Hospital | [16] |
1830 | Naval Medical Center Portsmouth | Portsmouth, Virginia 36°50′51″N 76°18′17″W / 36.84750°N 76.30472°W / 36.84750; -76.30472 (1830, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth) | The oldest continuously running hospital in the US Navy | [17] |
1831 | John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County | Chicago, Illinois 41°52′20″N 87°40′29″W / 41.87222°N 87.67472°W / 41.87222; -87.67472 (1835, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County) | [18] | |
1832 | City Hospital | New York City, New York (Manhattan) 40°45′11″N 73°57′31″W / 40.75306°N 73.95861°W / 40.75306; -73.95861 (1832, City Hospital) | [19] | |
1839 | Lincoln Hospital | New York City, New York (Bronx) 40°49′N 73°55′W / 40.817°N 73.917°W / 40.817; -73.917 (1839, Lincoln Hospital) | Originally called The Home for the Colored Aged | [20] |
1842 | New Hampshire State Hospital | Concord, New Hampshire | ||
1844 | Butler Hospital | Providence, Rhode Island 41°50′46.68″N 71°23′09.93″W / 41.8463000°N 71.3860917°W / 41.8463000; -71.3860917 (1844, Butler Hospital) | [21] | |
1845 | Brooklyn Hospital Center. | New York City, New York (Brooklyn) 40°41′24″N 73°58′38″W / 40.6901°N 73.9772°W / 40.6901; -73.9772 (1845, Brooklyn Hospital) | founded in May 1845 as "Brooklyn City Hospital",[22] following a public meeting convened by Mayor Smith of what was then Brooklyn City. | [21] |
1847 | Mercy Hospital | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 40°26′11″N 79°59′06″W / 40.4363°N 79.9851°W / 40.4363; -79.9851 (1847, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) | now known as University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mercy | [23] |
1848 | Trenton Psychiatric Hospital | Trenton, New Jersey 40°14′46″N 74°48′18″W / 40.246°N 74.805°W / 40.246; -74.805 (1848, Trenton Psychiatric Hospital) | Founded by Dorothea Lynde Dix on May 15, 1848, it was the first public mental hospital in the state of New Jersey. It previously operated under the name New Jersey State Hospital at Trenton and originally as the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum. | [24] |
1850 | San Francisco General Hospital | San Francisco, California 37°45′20″N 122°24′18″W / 37.75556°N 122.40500°W / 37.75556; -122.40500 (1850, San Francisco General Hospital) | [25] | |
1850 | Wheeling Hospital | Wheeling, West Virginia 40°03′31.5″N 80°41′03.8″W / 40.058750°N 80.684389°W / 40.058750; -80.684389 (1850, Wheeling hospital) | [26] | |
1852 | Touro Infirmary | New Orleans, Louisiana 29°55′33″N 90°05′32″W / 29.925841°N 90.092261°W / 29.925841; -90.092261 (1852, Touro Infirmary) | It is best known for its Family Birthing Center and for founding the first rehabilitation program. | [27][28] |
1853 | St. Joseph's Hospital | St. Paul, Minnesota 44°56′57″N 93°6′0″W / 44.94917°N 93.10000°W / 44.94917; -93.10000 (1853, St. Joseph's Hospital) | Closed 2020 | [29][30] |
1854 | Grace Hospital | New Haven, Connecticut 41°18′14″N 72°56′10″W / 41.30389°N 72.93611°W / 41.30389; -72.93611 (1826, Yale New Haven Hospital) | Merged with Yale-New Haven Hospital in 1945. | [31][16] |
1854 | Hartford Hospital | Hartford, Connecticut | ||
1856 | St. Vincent Medical Center | Los Angeles, California | ||
1856 | Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center | Spokane, Washington | ||
1857 | Lenox Hill Hospital | New York City, New York (Manhattan) | ||
1858 | St. Joseph Community Hospital | Vancouver, Washington | Merged PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, 2010 | [32] |
1858 | Long Island College Hospital | New York City, New York (Brooklyn) | ||
1859 | Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital | Kalamazoo, Michigan | ||
1859 | The Queen's Medical Center | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||
1860 | Denver Health Medical Center | Denver, Colorado | ||
1861 | Staten Island University Hospital | New York City, New York (Staten Island) | ||
1862 | Freedman's Hospital | Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) | ||
1862 | Oregon State Hospital | Salem, Oregon | [33] | |
1863 | Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, Rhode Island | ||
1863 | Harper Hospital | Detroit, Michigan | ||
1864 | Einstein Medical Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Began as the Jewish hospital for aged, infirm and destitute. | [34][35] |
1865 | St. Vincent Charity Medical Center | Cleveland, Ohio | St. Vincent Charity Medical Center | |
1864 | Boston City Hospital | Boston, Massachusetts | Merged Boston Medical Center, 1996 | |
1864 | Mayo Clinic | Rochester, Minnesota 44°1′20″N 92°28′0″W / 44.02222°N 92.46667°W / 44.02222; -92.46667 (1864, Mayo Clinic) | Noted for the content of integrated multispecialty practice. | [36][37] |
1866 | St. Barnabas Hospital (Bronx) | New York City, New York (The Bronx) | Began as the Home for the Incurables | |
1866 | St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (Boston) | Brighton, Massachusetts | ||
1866 | University Hospitals Case Medical Center | Cleveland, Ohio | ||
1867 | Saint Michael's Medical Center | Newark, New Jersey | ||
1867 | Cheyenne Regional Medical Center | Cheyenne, Wyoming | ||
1868 | Hutzel Women's Hospital | Detroit, Michigan | ||
1869 | St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center | Syracuse, New York | ||
1869 | University of Michigan Health System | Ann Arbor, Michigan | ||
1870 | Children's National Medical Center | Washington, D. C. | Formerly referred to as D.C. Children's Hospital | [38] |
1871 | Western State Hospital | Lakewood, Washington | ||
1872 | Providence St. John Hospital | Detroit, Michigan | ||
1873 | St. Patrick Hospital | Missoula, Montana | ||
1874 | Maine Medical Center | Portland, Maine | ||
1875 | Providence St. Vincent Hospital | Portland, Oregon | [39] | |
1875 | Good Samaritan Hospital | Portland, Oregon | Merged Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1989 | |
1875 | St. Mary's of Michigan Medical Center | Saginaw, Michigan | ||
1875 | Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, Michigan | ||
1875 | Napa State Hospital | Napa, California | ||
1876 | OSF Saint Francis Medical Center | Peoria, Illinois | ||
1876 | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center | San Jose, California | ||
1877 | Bridgeport Hospital | Bridgeport, Connecticut | [16] | |
1877 | Harborview Medical Center | Seattle, Washington | ||
1877 | Montana State Hospital | Warm Springs, Montana | ||
1878 | Roger Williams Medical Center | Providence, Rhode Island | ||
1878 | St. Helena Hospital | St. Helena, California | ||
1879 | The University of Vermont Medical Center | Burlington, Vermont | Founded as Mary Fletcher Hospital | [40] |
1883 | Sinai-Grace Hospital | Detroit, Michigan | ||
1883 | Springfield Hospital | Springfield, Massachusetts | Merged Baystate Health, 1986 | |
1884 | Concord Hospital | Concord, New Hampshire | ||
1884 | Montefiore Home for Chronic Invalids | New York City, New York (The Bronx) | Now Montefiore Medical Center | |
1884 | Memorial Hospital | New York City, New York (Manhattan) | Now Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | |
1885 | Traverse City State Hospital | Traverse City, Michigan | ||
1885 | North Dakota State Hospital | Jamestown, North Dakota | ||
1885 | Agnews Developmental Center | Santa Clara, California | ||
1885 | Good Samaritan Hospital | Los Angeles, California | ||
1885 | Terrell State Hospital | Terrell, Texas | ||
1885 | St Joseph's Hospital | Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin | Now HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital, Chippewa Falls, WI | [41] |
1886 | Children's Hospital of Michigan | Detroit, Michigan | ||
1886 | Grace Hospital | Seattle, Washington | ||
1886 | Bartlett Regional Hospital | Juneau, Alaska | ||
1887 | Providence St. Peter Hospital | Olympia, Washington | ||
1888 | Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack, New Jersey | ||
1889 | Johns Hopkins Hospital | Baltimore, Maryland | ||
1889 | Flagler Hospital | Saint Augustine, Florida | ||
1890 | Jefferson Healthcare Hospital | Port Townsend, Washington | ||
1890 | Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center | New York City, New York (The Bronx) | ||
1890 | Scripps Mercy Hospital | San Diego, California | ||
1891 | Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital | Grand Rapids, Michigan | ||
1891 | Eastern State Hospital | Medical Lake, Washington | ||
1892 | St. Ignatius Hospital | Colfax, Washington | [42] | |
1892 | Huntington Hospital | Pasadena, California | ||
1893 | Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Hanover, New Hampshire | Merged Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1927 | |
1893 | Presbyterian Hospital | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Merged University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 1908 | |
1893 | Adventist Medical Center | Portland, Oregon | [43] | |
1894 | Parkland Memorial Hospital | Dallas, Texas | ||
1894 | Winona Health | Winona, Minnesota | ||
1896 | Sparrow Hospital | Lansing, Michigan | ||
1896 | Deaconess Hospital | Spokane, Washington | ||
1897 | St. Elizabeth Hospital | Baker City, Oregon | [44] | |
1898 | Georgetown University Hospital | Washington, D.C. | Merged MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, 2000 | |
1898 | Mayo Clinic Health System - Mankato | Mankato, Minnesota | Formerly Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital | |
1898 | Gritman Medical Center | Moscow, Idaho | ||
1899 | Calvary Hospital (Bronx) | New York City, New York (The Bronx) | ||
1899 | Walla Walla General Hospital | Walla Walla, Washington | ||
1899 | Parker Memorial Hospital | Columbia, Missouri | First Hospital at the University of Missouri | [45] |
See also
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