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[1], and it has topped U.S. News and World Report's ranking of American hospitals for 18 consecutive years.

[2] The hospital's main medical campus in East Baltimore is served by the easternmost station on the Baltimore Metro Subway. Contents 1 History 2 Hopkins TV Series (2008) 3 Rankings 4 External links 5 Citations and footnotes //

[edit] History Johns Hopkins, a Baltimore merchant and banker, left an estate of $7 million when he died on Christmas Eve 1873, at the age of seventy-eight. In his will, he asked that his fortune be used to found two institutions that would bear his name: "The Johns Hopkins University" and "The Johns Hopkins Hospital." At the time that it was made, Hopkins' gift was the largest philanthropic bequest in the history of the United States. Toward the end of his life, Hopkins selected twelve prominent Baltimoreans to be the trustees for the project and a year before his death, sent a letter telling them that he was giving "thirteen acres of land, situated in the city of Baltimore, and bounded by Wolfe, Monument, Broadway and Jefferson streets upon which I desire you to erect a hospital." He wished for a hospital "which shall, in construction and arrangement, compare favorably with any other institution of like character in this country or in Europe" and directed his trustees to "secure for the service of the Hospital, physicians and surgeons of the highest character and greatest skill."

[3] Most importantly, Hopkins told the trustees to "bear constantly in mind that it is my wish and purpose that the

[hospital] shall ultimately form a part of the Medical School of that university for which I have made ample provision in my will." By calling for this integral relationship between patient care, as embodied in the hospital, and teaching and research, as embodied in the university, Hopkins laid the groundwork for a revolution in American medicine. Johns Hopkins' vision, of two institutions in which the practice of medicine would be wedded to medical research and medical education was nothing short of revolutionary. Initial plans for the hospital were drafted by surgeon John Shaw Billings, and the architecture designed by John Rudolph Niernsee and completed by Edward Clarke Cabot of the Boston firm of Cabot and Chandler in a Queen Anne style.

[4] When completed in 1889 at a cost of $2,050,000, the hospital included what was then state-of-the art concepts in heating and ventilation to check the spread of disease. The Johns Hopkins Hospital was the birthplace of many medical specialties, including neurosurgery, urology, endocrinology, and pediatrics.

[5] Two of the most far-reaching advances in medicine during the last 25 years were also made at Hopkins. First, the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of restriction enzymes gave birth to the genetic engineering industry. Second, the discovery of the brain's natural opiates has triggered an explosion of interest in neurotransmitter pathways and functions. Other accomplishments include the identification of the three types of polio virus and the first "blue baby" operation, which opened the way to modern heart surgery.

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[edit] HopkinsTV Series (2008) Main article: Hopkins (TV series) In late 2006, Johns Hopkins Medicine agreed once again to a request from ABC News to give unusually wide access to a large team of documentary film makers led by many of the same network producers and journalists who created the award-winning documentary Hopkins: 24/7 eight years ago. After more than five months in The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System facilities working around the clock, the ABC News group went back to New York with 1500 hours of footage. More than 100 Johns Hopkins faculty, residents, nurses, patients and family members gave their consent and participated in the production. Many more of the Johns Hopkins Medicine family worked behind the scenes, off camera and every day to coordinate ABC's needs while protecting patient privacy and safety. The prime-time documentary was a seven-part series, which aired seven consecutive Thursdays on ABC at 10 p.m. Eastern beginning June 26, 2008. It focused more than the earlier series on young physicians still in training, and on the dramatic work of some nurses.

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[edit] Rankings In 2008, The Johns Hopkins Hospital was ranked as the top overall hospital in the United States for the 18th consecutive year by U.S. News &World Report . U.S. News & World Report - 2008 Rankings by Medical Specialty

[9] Specialty Rank Urology 1 Ear, nose, and throat (Otolaryngology) 1 Rheumatology 1 Gynecology 2 Ophthalmology 2 Psychiatry 2 Geriatrics 2 Neurology and Neurosurgery 2 Respiratory Disorders 3 Endocrinology 3 Digestive Disorders 3 Cancer (Oncology) 3 Heart and Heart Surgery 3 General Pediatrics 4 Orthopedics 6 Kidney Disease 6 Rehabilitation 15

[edit] External links The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System website Johns Hopkins Medicine website Baltimore, Maryland, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary

[edit] Citations and footnotes ^ Amazon.com: Here is My Hope: A Book of Healing and Prayer: Inspirational Stories of Johns Hopkins Hospital: Randi Henderson,Richard Marek: Books ^ "America's Best Hospitals 2008: Johns Hopkins Hospital" U.S. News &World Report , Accessed August 6, 2008. ^ Harvey, A.M., Brieger, G.H., Abrams, S. L., McKusick, V.A., A Model of Its Kind, A Centennial History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins University Press (Baltimore) 1989. ^ Dorsey, John & Dilts, James D., Guide to Baltimore Architecture (1997) p. 203-4. Tidewater Publishers, Centreville, Maryland ISBN 0-87033-477-8 ^ "JHM History" Johns Hopkins Medicine, Accessed August 7, 2008. ^ "JHM History" Johns Hopkins Medicine, Accessed August 7, 2008. ^ "Hopkins" ABC News, Accessed August 6, 2008. ^ "Hopkins" Johns Hopkins Medicine, Accessed August 6, 2008. ^ "America's Best Hospitals 2008: Johns Hopkins Hospital" U.S. News &World Report , Accessed August 6, 2008. v €¢ d €¢ e Hospitals in Maryland General/Acute/Emergency Anne Arundel Medical Center €¢ Atlantic General €¢ Baltimore Washington Medical Center €¢ Bon Secours €¢ Calvert Memorial €¢ Carroll Hospital Center €¢ Chester River €¢ Dorchester General €¢ Eastern Shore €¢ Edward W. McCready Memorial €¢ Fort Washington €¢ Franklin Square €¢ Frederick Memorial €¢ Garrett County Memorial €¢ Good Samaritan €¢ GBMC €¢ Harbor €¢ Harford Memorial €¢ Holy Cross €¢ Howard County General €¢ Johns Hopkins €¢ Johns Hopkins Bayview €¢ Laurel Regional €¢ Maryland General €¢ Memorial of Cumberland €¢ Mercy €¢ Northwest €¢ Prince George's €¢ Sacred Heart €¢ Easton Memorial €¢ Montgomery General €¢ St. Agnes €¢ St. Joseph €¢ St. Mary's €¢ Shady Grove €¢ Shock Trauma €¢ Sinai €¢ Southern Maryland €¢ Suburban €¢ Union €¢ Union Memorial €¢ University €¢ University Specialty €¢ Upper Chesapeake €¢ Washington Adventist €¢ Washington County Hospital €¢ Western Maryland Long term/rehab/outpatient Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland €¢ Brandenburg Center €¢ CIVISTA Medical Center €¢ Deer's Head Center €¢ Doctors Community Hospital €¢ Gladys Spellman Specialty Hospital &Nursing Center €¢ Holly Center €¢ Kennedy Krieger Institute €¢ Kernan Hospital €¢ Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital €¢ Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital €¢ Peninsula Regional Medical Center €¢ Thomas B. Finan Center €¢ VA Baltimore Hospital €¢ Walter P Carter Center Psychiatric Brook Lane Psychiatric Center €¢ Clifton T Perkins Hospital €¢ Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health Center €¢ Rosewood Center €¢ Saint Luke Institute €¢ The Sheppard &Enoch Pratt Hospital €¢ Spring Grove Hospital Center €¢ Springfield Hospital Center €¢ Taylor Manor Hospital Center Research/Teaching Johns Hopkins Hospital €¢ NIH €¢ National Naval Medical Center €¢ St. Agnes Hospital €¢ Union Memorial Hospital €¢ University of Maryland Medical Center €¢ Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center Defunct hospitals Children's Hospital €¢ Church Home and Hospital €¢ Crownsville Hospital Center €¢ Fort Howard Veterans Hospital €¢ Glenn Dale Hospital €¢ Liberty Medical Center €¢ Lutheran Hospital €¢ Women's Hospital Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_Hospital" Categories: Teaching hospitals in the United States | Johns Hopkins University | Hospitals in Baltimore, Maryland | Registered Historic Places in Maryland | 1889 establishments | Hospitals in MarylandHidden categories: Articles to be expanded since November 2007 | All articles to be expanded