1803, the hospital established a "lying-in" (or maternity) department. This lasted until 1854 when obstetrics and gynecology took a 75-year break at the hospital. The specialties were reinstated in 1929 with the opening of the Woman's Building (now the Spruce Building) which sported 150 adult beds, 80 bassinets, 2 operating rooms, a series of labor and delivery rooms, and outpatient clinics. It was considered "one of the most modern hospital buildings in the country" especially at a time when women's medicine was not thought to be very important and most births were still done at home. This was followed in 1978 with the first Antenatal Testing Unit (ATU) in the region and in 1985 when the first GIFT (Gamete IntraFallopian Transfer) pregnancy in Philadelphia was achieved at the hospital. In 1987, Pennsylvania Hospital achieved two obstetrical firsts: the first birthing suite in a tertiary care hospital in the state was opened, and the first gestational carrier and egg donor programs in the Delaware Valley were begun to complement the hospital's existing fertility services. In 1995, the hospital was the first in the region to achieve 1,000 live births from in-vitro fertilization, GIFT, and other assisted reproductive technologies. Notable physicians Benjamin Rush, on staff from 1783 until 1813, he was a medical teacher, a social reformer, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Philip Syng Physick, on staff from 1794 until 1816, he achieved fame through his surgical prowess. C. Everett Koop, intern in 1941, Surgeon General of the United States from 1982 to 1989. Dr. Koop completed residency training at Pennsylvania hospital. Andrew von Eschenbach, intern, 1963, a director at biotechnology company BioTime, served as the 20th United States FDA Commissioner. Patricia A. Ford, on staff since 1996, Director for the Center of Bloodless Medicine, performed the first bloodless stem cell transplant in 1995. See also University of Pennsylvania Health System Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania ("HUP") – A separate hospital also affiliated with the Penn Health System. Penn Presbyterian Medical Center ("Presby") List of National Historic Landmarks in Philadelphia List of the oldest hospitals in the United States National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia Notes References Further reading Graham, Kristen A. A History of the Pennsylvania Hospital (The History Press, 2008) Morton, Thomas G. and Frank Woodbury. The History of the Pennsylvania Hospital, 1751-1895 (1897). online Tomes, Nancy. "‘Little World of Our Own’: