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Jacksonville's first hospital and Florida's first non-military hospital.1870

First medical residency program in the state of Florida (surgery).1925

First cancer program in Florida.1948

First open heart surgery in Jacksonville.1960

First radiation oncology program in Jacksonville.1960

First pediatric cardiology program in Jacksonville.1969

First gynecologic oncology program in Jacksonville.1972

First neonatology program in Jacksonville.1972

First Level I trauma center in Florida.

1983

First kidney transplant in Northeast Florida.

1989

First heart transplant performed in Jacksonville.

1998