Thomas Bond (American physician)

Thomas Bond, MD
Founder, Pennsylvania Hospital
Founding Member, American Philosophical Society
In office
1743–1784
Vice President, American Philosophical Society
In office
1767–1768
Personal details
Born(1713-05-02)May 2, 1713
Calvert County, Province of Maryland, British America
DiedMarch 26, 1784(1784-03-26) (aged 70)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Spouses
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(m. 1735; died 1737)​
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(m. 1742; died 1784)​
ChildrenThomas Bond, Jr
Richard Bond
Venables Bond
Parent(s)Richard Bond
Elizabeth Benson Chew

Thomas Bond (May 2, 1713 – March 26, 1784) was an American physician and surgeon.[1] In 1751 he co-founded the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first medical facility in the American colonies, with Benjamin Franklin, and also volunteered his services there as both physician and teacher.[2]

  1. ^ Bell, Whitfield (1997). Patriot-improvers: 1743-1768. American Philosophical Society: American Philosophical Society. pp. 37–47. ISBN 9780871692269.
  2. ^ Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Bond, Thomas" . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.