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The nation’s first hospital was the idea of Dr. Thomas Bond who approached his long time friend Benjamin Franklin to help him raise funds. His idea was to build a hospital “to take care of the sick, poor and insane who were wondering the streets of Philadelphia”. Philadelphia’s population was the fastest growing in the colonies. In 1730 it had a population of 11,500 and by 1750 its population had soared to 15,000. There was a clear need for accessible care.

Dr. Thomas Bond was a member of Franklin’s Library Company. He was a supporter of the the Academy of Philadelphia, which evolved into the University of Pennsylvania. He also helped establish the American Philosophical Society.

Franklin organized a petition and presented the assembly with a bill to create a hospital. The bill was received with ske