200 Years of Patient Care: First Patients

As part of the 200th anniversary of the first patient admission to the hospital, we take a look at other significant first patient moments throughout Mass General’s history. The videos below celebrate these patient firsts.
Engraving of the Bulfinch Building with the words 200 Years of Patient Care, Massachusetts General Hospital
Engraving of the Bulfinch Building with the words 200 Years of Patient Care, Massachusetts General Hospital

As the Mass General community celebrates two centuries of patient care, we are highlighting momentous “first patients”—trailblazers who have put their trust in this hospital in times of need and who have played leading roles in advancing care for all.

It Started With a Little Girl

Maureen Chapman—the first non-infant patient placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at Mass General—and her care team and family recall the experience of receiving this first-of-its-kind care.

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