Pennsylvania Hospital ghost stories

Pennsylvania Hospital, founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond as the nation's first hospital, is located in Center City and has long been included in local ghost tours and accounts of hauntings. Stories linked to the hospital reference apparitions and unexplained phenomena in its historic wards and grounds, though these are presented as folklore and anecdotal reports rather than documented medical cases. The hospital remains an active medical facility and a site of historical interpretation.