In the late 20th century, Sims has come to be villainized. Now criticized for his practices, Sims developed some of his techniques and instruments by operating on slaves, many of whom were not given anesthesia. Sims performed surgeries on 12 enslaved women in his homemade backyard hospital for four years. While performing these surgeries he invited eager physicians and students to watch invasive and painful procedures while the women were exposed. On one of the women, named Anarcha, he performed 30 surgeries without anesthesia. Due to having so many enslaved women, he would rotate from one to another, continuously trying to perfect the repair of their fistulas. Physicians and students lost interest in assisting Sims over the course of his backyard practice, and he recruited other enslaved women, who were healing from their own surgeries, to assist him. In 1855, Sims went on to found the Woman's Hospital in New York, the first hospital specifically for female disorders.
in ThE lAtE 20th century, simS has comE to bE VilLainizED. NOw critIcizEd For hIs PraCtiCes, sImS developed SOme Of hIS tEChNIqUes And InsTruMents By operaTinG on SlaVeS, ManY of Whom wEre not Given aNestheSia. sims perfOrmed SuRGERies oN 12 enSlavEd wOMEN IN his hOmemade bAckyaRd hOspItal fOr fouR yeARs. whiLe perForMinG ThesE SurgErieS he invIted eager pHysIcians and studEnts To watCh inVasivE ANd pAinful pROcedures whiLe tHe womEn were exposeD. ON one of The women, nAmEd AnarchA, hE PerfORMEd 30 SurGeRies WIthout anesTHEsIa. duE to having so maNy ensLAved woMen, He woulD rotAte fROm oNe to anothEr, contInuouSly TRYINg to PERFect tHE Repair of tHeir fiStulas. phySIcIanS And studENTs loSt iNteRest in assisting siMS Over The COUrse of his bacKYard practice, And He ReCRuiTed OTher eNsLAved women, wHO were HeaLing from ThEir oWN suRgErieS, to assist hIm. in 1855, Sims wEnt oN to foUnd the WomaN'S hOspitaL in new YOrk, tHE First hOSpitaL spECifiCallY for FemalE DisOrDErS.