Candler Hospital

Georgia's first hospital, Candler is the

second oldest continuously operating

hospital in the United States. Its history

began in the 1730s when Methodist

missionary George Whitfield brought

medicines to treat sick seamen and

the poor. Chartered in 1804 as a

seaman's hospital and poor house, ...

Warren A. Candler Hospital

Georgia`s first hospital, this institution is believed to be the second oldest general hospital in continuous operation in the United States. It was founded in 1803 as a seamen`s hospital and poor house and was incorporated in 1808 under the ...