The "Lancaster General Hospital's Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Just walked out of the Lancaster General Hospital's Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum after spending perhaps an hour or more visiting the newly opened museum.  I had recently read an article in the Lancaster newspaper that was written by Jack Brubaker, known to all Lancastrains as "The Scribbler."  He reported that he had recently toured the new General Hospital museum which offered an extensive and comprehensive variety of medical exhibits and equipment.  The new museum is located at 410 N. Lime Street in Lancaster and is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:00 a.m.. to 3:00 p.m.  I was impressed with the amount of exhibits that are on display.  There is no way you can take in everything in the museum with just one trip.  I was lucky to have the place to myself and was able to photograph items which I found the most interesting in the museum.  

The current exhibits that are featured are: Nursing in Lancaster County, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, Family Medicine, Pharmacy, Microscopes, Pandemics & Prevention, Art Wing and Hands On Exhibition.  The mission of The Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum is to preserve our rich medical heritage with particular attention given to Lancaster County.  We strive to do this through exhibitions, educational scholarship, and research.  The Lancaster Hereitage Museum is dedicated to the preservation of our rich medical heritage.  We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.  We remember all, we encourage all, we support all and we acknowledge all.  

One thing I learned as I walked through the museum is that there is absolutely no way anyone can see everything that is on display in the museum in one trip.  The Edward Hand Medical Heritage Foundation was founded by the Lancaster City & County Medical Society in 1982.  The Foundation sought to preserve and protect the rich medical heritage of Lancaster County.  In order to accomplish that the Lancaster Medical Heritage Museum acquired a portion of 410 N. Lime Street, the museums first public space.  The museum is home to 14,000+ artifacts, some of which create the current exhibits which include: Ophthalmology, Nursing, Dentistry, Family Medicine, Pharmacy, Microscopes, Pandemics & Prevention, Art Wing, and Hands on  Exhibitions.

I posted a few photographs in my story today to give you an idea of the magnitude of the new museum.  I might have taken photos of less than 5% of the museum.  The only way you can view everything and better understand all the parts of the museum...is to make the journey yourself to the museum.  I'm sure you will enjoy yourself just as I did.  Please stop by when you have some time and see for yourself the immense amount of medical equipment and supplies that call this place home.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.