1752

Opening of Pennsylvania Hospital, of which Benjamin Franklin, approached by Philadelphia physician Thomas Bond, played pivotal role as fundraiser. The first public, voluntary hospital in the Colonies, it was financed by combination of government funds from the colonial legislature and private contributors. In 1751, Franklin’s fundraising campaign introduce the innovative concept of matching funds for the project (Corner, 4; Abrams, 80-81, 86-88 ); in 1755; John Morgan became hospital apothecary (Bell2, 25-27).