America's oldest public hospital in existence is New York's Bellevue Hospital which was established in 1736. The hospital, initially a six-bed hospital, was a municipal hospital created by a secular, non-religious government. Secular hospitals commonly perform [[abortion]]s. | America's oldest public hospital in existence is New York's Bellevue Hospital which was established in 1736. The hospital, initially a six-bed hospital, was a municipal hospital created by a secular, non-religious government. Secular hospitals commonly perform [[abortion]]s. |