Founded as the
Jewish Hospital for the Aged, Infirmed and Destitute (
Jewish Hospital for short) in August 1864, this hospital was an important institution in the
history of the Jews in Philadelphia, providing care for "the suffering poor of all religions". It officially opened in 1866, starting with 22 beds at 56th and Haverford Road in West Philadelphia. The hospital expanded, moving to
Old York Road in 1873, and opening various homes and clinics. By the 20th century, Jewish-sponsored hospitals such as the Jewish Hospital became havens for Jewish doctors who could not admit their patients to other hospitals because of anti-Semitism. In 1951, the hospital was named after
Albert Einstein, following a letter from the volunteer president of Mount Sinai requesting permission to use his name—permission Einstein graciously granted. The following year, in 1952,
Northern Liberties Hospital and
Mount Sinai Hospital merged to create a unified medical center. Einstein Medical Center actively discouraged nurses from unionizing, spending approximately $1.1 million on union avoidance efforts between 2014 and 2017. Despite this, nurses voted to unionize with the
PASNAP in 2016. ==Synagogue==