Methodist Hospital (Philadelphia)

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Methodist Hospital
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Geography
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates 39°55′16″N75°10′11″W / 39.920973°N 75.169716°W / 39.920973; -75.169716 Coordinates: 39°55′16″N75°10′11″W / 39.920973°N 75.169716°W / 39.920973; -75.169716
Organization
Care system Non-Profit
Type Community Hospital
Affiliated university Thomas Jefferson University
Services
Beds204 [1]
History
Opened1881 [1]
Links
Website http://hospitals.jefferson.edu/find-a-location/locations/methodist-hospital/
Lists Hospitals in Pennsylvania

Methodist Hospital is a hospital in the Lower Moyamensing neighborhood of South Philadelphia, affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience and Thomas Jefferson University. Incorporated in 1881 and opened in 1892, Methodist serves patients in Philadelphia and the surrounding communities. [1]

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History

Methodist Hospital was founded by Dr. Scott Stewart, a Methodist physician in Philadelphia, who dedicated $250,000 in his will to assist in building the hospital and a nursing school. The hospital was incorporated in 1881 and ground was broken in 1888. The hospital and nursing school opened in 1892 as Methodist Episcopal Hospital.

The hospital affiliated with Jefferson Medical College in 1950 and became a division of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in 1996. [1]

Departments and services

Methodist Hospital provides medical services across a number of specialized centers, programs, departments and divisions. [2]

Timeline

St. Agnes Medical Center closes its acute care services in 2004. Methodist compensates by increasing its bed count to 204, including a new 12-bed Medical Intensive Care Unit, and an expanded emergency department. The Hand and Sports Medicine Surgical programs are established. Jefferson College of Health Professions takes in the Methodist Nursing School program in 2006. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "History of Jefferson Methodist Hospital - Jefferson University Hospitals". hospitals.jefferson.edu.
  2. "Jefferson Methodist Hospital - Jefferson University Hospitals". hospitals.jefferson.edu.