Philadelphia

A global medical hub since the 1700s

An Exhibition Presented by Philadelphia International Airport

1 out of every 6 doctors in the U.S. has trained in the Philadelphia Region

80% of U.S. pharmecautical and biotech companies have a presence in the region

About 20 % of the region´s workforce is employed in the health care industry

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• First Hospital in the U.S., 1751
• First School of Anatomy in North America, 1762
• First Medical School in the U.S., 1765
• First Dispensary for Medical Relief of the Poor in the U.S., 1786

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• Oldest Private Psychiatric Hospital in the U.S., 1813
• First College of Pharmacy in the U.S., 1821
• First Hospital to Specialize in Eye Care in the U.S., 1832
• Father of American Pharmacy

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• Father of American Surgery
• World’s First Female Medical College, 1850
• Largest Medical Publishing Company in the U.S., 1850s
• First to Discover the Mosquito Vector for Yellow Fever, 1855

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• World’s Largest Manufacturer of Dental Instruments, 1850s
• Father of American Neurology
• First Hospital Dedicated to the Care of Children in the U.S., 1855
• One of America’s Finest Museums of Medical History, 1858

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• First Successful Brain Surgery in the U.S., 1887
• First Radiographic Diagnostic Image of a Fetus in Utero, 1888
• World’s First X-Ray Image, 1890
• First Independent Nonprofit Biomedical Research Institute, 1892

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• First Hospital Devoted Exclusively to Cancer in the U.S., 1904
• First Standardized Laboratory Animal in the U.S., 1906
• First National Board of Medical Examiners in the U.S., 1915
• First Malleable Spinal Needle to Provide Continuous Spinal Anesthesia, 1921

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• One of the Oldest Colleges of Optometry in the U.S., 1919
• First Apparatus for Breathing Underwater, 1930s
• First Closed Incubator, 1938
• First Experimental Quinine Pool in the U.S., 1941

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• First Human Stereotactic Frame Used During Brain Surgery, 1947
• World’s First Successful Heart Surgery Using Heart-Lung Machine, 1953
• First to Link Chromosomal Abnormalities with Malignancy, 1960
• First Coronary Care Unit in the U.S., 1963

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• Nobel Prize Winner for Discovery of Hepatitis B Virus, 1976
• Discovery of the “Two-Hit” Theory of Cancer Causation, 1976
• Nobel Prize Winner for Discovery of Ubiquitin-mediated Protein Degradation, 2004
• Discovery of Rotavirus Vaccine, 2006

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• First FDA Approved Use of CAR-T Cell Gene Therapy for Cancer, 2017
• First Clinical Trial for Intraarterial Injections to Treat Eye Cancer, 2017
• World’s Number One School of Nursing,2018
• First to Use Post FDA Approved Spiration Valve System, 2019

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• First in the World to Eliminate the HIV Virus from Human Cells, 2012
• World’s First Bilateral Hand Transplant on a Child, 2016
• World’s Only Independent, Nonprofit Scientific Institute
Dedicated to Research of Taste and Smell, 1968
• Discovery of Rubella Vaccine, 1969

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• First Hospital in the State to Serve the African American Community, 1895
• First X-ray Department in the U.S., 1896
• First Woman Dean of a Medical College in the U.S., 1867
• Invention of the Coplin Jar to Safely Store
Stained Microscopic Slides, 1886

PHILADELPHIA IS HOME TO:
• One of the Oldest Professional Medical Organizations, 1787
• First Modern Water System in the U.S., 1802

Terminal A-East, Philadelphia International Airport, ticketed passengers
June 20, 2019 - June 2020

MILESTONES

Pennsylvania College of Optometry, First School in U.S. to Offer a Doctor of Optometry Degree, 1919

Salus University

Nathan F. Mossell, M.D. (1856-1946), Founder of Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital, 1895

Student Nurse Preparing to Pour Medications, Philadelphia General Hospital Training School for Nurses, circa 1940

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