General Hospital is the primary hospital in Port Charles, New York. It is the employer for many Port Charles residents and is the hospital of choice for most residents for any health concern.
Current Staff[]
Doctors[]
- Dr. Monica Quartermaine, Head Chairperson
- Dr. Terry Randolph, Co-Chief of Staff, Oncology
- Dr. Portia Robinson, Co-Chief of Staff, Internal Medicine
- Dr. Kevin Collins, Head of Psychiatry, psychiatrist
- Dr. Hamilton Finn, Chief of Infectious disease, Infectious disease specialist, hematologist[1]
- Dr. T.J. Ashford, internist (potential ACL;[2] or neurology specialist)[3]
- Dr. Maria Fleming, neonatologist
- Dr. Mark Kramer, doctor
- Dr. Andy Lacey, senior ER resident
- Dr. Francine Massey, family counselor
- Dr. Frida Navarro, OB/GYN
- Dr. Ben Nelson, doctor
- Dr. Lara Samuels, genetic specialist
- Dr. Ray Shah, doctor
- Dr. Kathleen Woo, surgeon
- Dr. Adler, anesthesiologist
- Dr. Alaya, doctor[4]
- Dr. Barnsdall, surgeon
- Dr. Ben, physical therapist
- Dr. Belson, doctor
- Dr. Bronson, doctor
- Dr. Carter, physician
- Dr. Dempsey, surgeon[5]
- Dr. Larson, doctor
- Dr. Newman, pediatric neurologist
- Dr. Park, surgeon
- Dr. Reyes, doctor
- Dr. Rose, cardiologist
- Dr. Rubin, therapist
- Dr. Singh, oncologist
- Dr. Valero, physician
Nurses[]
- Elizabeth Baldwin, Head nurse[6]
- Amy Driscoll, nurse
- Felix DuBois, nurse
- Rob Kent, nurse
- Lisa Myers, nurse
- Deanna Sirtis, nurse
- Willow Tait, nurse
- Chanel Williams, nurse
- Andrea, nurse
- Caty, nurse
- Clara, nurse
- Jessica, nurse
- Julie, nurse
Other Personnel[]
- Marshall Ashford, Volunteer
- Nikolas Cassadine, Board member
- Mayor Laura Collins, Board member
- Michael Corinthos, Board member
- Stella Henry, Social worker
- Jasper Jacks, Board member
- Danny Morgan, Volunteer
- Tracy Quartermaine, Board member
- Felicia Scorpio, Patient advocate
- Lesley Webber, Board member emeritus (non-voting)
- Unnamed Man, Paramedic
- Brent (physical therapist)
- Robert, Security chief
- Roy (physical therapist)
Lists of Past Personnel[]
Chiefs of Staff[]
- Dr. Steve Hardy (1963-1996)
- Dr. Alan Quartermaine (1996-1998)
- Dr. Monica Quartermaine (1998-1999)
- Dr. Alan Quartermaine (1999-2007)
- Dr. Russell Ford (2007-2008)
- Dr. Patrick Drake (2008; interim)
- Dr. Monica Quartermaine (2008-2009)
- Dr. Patrick Drake (2009; interim during Monica's tenure)
- Dr. Steve Webber (2009-2011)
- Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake (2011)
- Dr. Monica Quartermaine (2011-2013)
- Dr. Liesl Obrecht (2014-2016)
- Dr. Monica Quartermaine (2016-2020)
- Dr. Britt Westbourne (2020-2022)
Asst. Chiefs of Staff[]
- Dr. Buzz Stryker (1985-1987)
- Dr. Monica Quartermaine (1987-1988)
- Dr. Alan Quartermaine (1988-1990)
- Dr. Tom Hardy (1990-1991)
- Position eliminated (1991)
Head Nurses[]
- Marge Brown (1963)
- Lucille March-Weeks (1963-1976)
- Jessie Brewer (1976-1991)[7]
- Audrey Hardy (1991-2006)
- Epiphany Johnson (2006-2020) (2021-2023)
- Unnamed Nurse (2020-2021)
- Elizabeth Baldwin (2023-present)
Doctors[]
- Dr. Rachel Adair (pediatrician)
- Dr. Tracy Adams (nephrologist/kidney specialist)
- Dr. Andy Archer (anesthesiologist)
- Dr. Bob Ayres (intern)
- Dr. Gail Baldwin (psychiatrist)
- Dr. Tom Baldwin (cardiologist)
- Dr. Saira Batra (doctor specializing in Holistic health)
- Dr. Behar (cardiac surgeon)[8]
- Dr. David Bensch
- Dr. Phil Brewer (cardiologist)
- Dr. Ellen Burgess
- Dr. Neil Byrne (psychiatrist)
- Dr. Ryan Chamberlain (pediatrician)
- Dr. Linda Chu (OB/GYN)
- Dr. Yank Se Chung
- Dr. Silas Clay (oncologist)
- Dr. Cohen[9]
- Dr. Vivian Collins (OB/GYN)
- Dr. Mark Dante
- Dr. Gina Dante-Lansing (pediatrician)
- Dr. Harrison Davis (neurosurgeon)
- Dr. Derek (chief of plastic surgery)
- Dr. Ian Devlin (oncologist)
- Dr. Pierce Dorman (surgeon)
- Dr. Noah Drake (neurosurgeon)
- Dr. Patrick Drake (neurosurgeon, interim chief of staff)
- Dr. Fisher, trauma surgeon (possible ENT specialist)[10]
- Dr. Russell Ford (surgeon, chief of staff)
- Dr. Irma Foster (head of psychiatry)
- Dr. Alec Freeman[11]
- Dr. Austin Gatlin-Holt (internal medicine)
- Dr. Simone Hardy (pediatrician)
- Dr. Steve Hardy (internist, chief of internal medicine, chief of staff)
- Dr. Tom Hardy (psychiatrist, assistant chief of staff)
- Dr. Matt Harmon (intern)
- Dr. Travis Harmon (physical therapist)
- Dr. James Hobart
- Dr. Matt Hunter (neurosurgeon)
- Dr. Terrell Jackson (pediatric surgeon)
- Dr. Lucas Jones (trauma surgeon)
- Dr. Tony Jones (neurosurgeon)
- Dr. Kyle Julian (intern)
- Dr. Leo Julian (cardiac surgeon)
- Dr. Ewen Keenan (psychiatrist)
- Dr. Eve Lambert (physician)
- Dr. Gary Lansing
- Dr. Steven Lansing
- Dr. Kelly Lee (OB/GYN)
- Dr. Cameron Lewis (psychiatrist)
- Dr. Peter Lindsay
- Dr. Rachel Locke (psychiatrist)
- Dr. Andre Maddox (psychiatrist)
- Dr. Ken Martin
- Dr. Jake Marshak (intern)
- Dr. Marucci (neurosurgeon)
- Dr. Matthew Mayes (neurologist)
- Dr. Damon Montague (psychiatrist)
- Dr. Julie Morris-Devlin (intern)
- Dr. Griffin Munro (neurosurgeon)
- Dr. Lisa Niles (orthopedic surgeon)
- Dr. Liesl Obrecht (chief of staff, head of records department)
- Dr. Kevin O'Connor
- Dr. Patrick O'Connor
- Dr. Henry Pinkham
- Dr. Ken Potter, physical therapist
- Dr. John Prentice (OB/GYN)
- Dr. Alan Quartermaine (surgeon, general practitioner, assistant chief of staff, chief of staff)
- Dr. Emily Quartermaine (intern)
- Dr. Monica Quartermaine (cardiologist, head of cardiology, assistant chief of staff, chief of staff)
- Dr. Chris Ramsey (chief resident)
- Dr. Lak Rashi, senior ER resident
- Dr. Renaud (psychiatrist)
- Dr. Roberts[12]
- Dr. Joe Scanlon (intern)
- Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake (neuropathologist, chief of staff)
- Dr. Shawn Shaw
- Dr. Claire Simpson (intern)
- Dr. Eric Simpson
- Dr. Ravi Singh (oncologist)
- Dr. Buzz Stryker (assistant chief of staff)
- Dr. Peter Taylor (psychiatrist)
- Dr. Asher Thomas (psychiatrist)
- Dr. Ian Thornhart
- Dr. Varahabhotla (OB/GYN)
- Dr. Maya Ward (intern)
- Dr. Jeff Webber (physician)
- Dr. Lesley Webber (cardiologist)
- Dr. Rick Webber (surgeon)
- Dr. Sarah Webber (intern)
- Dr. Steve Webber (chief of staff, pediatrician, surgeon)
- Dr. Britt Westbourne (co-chief of staff, OB/GYN)
- Dr. Karen Wexler (physician)
- Dr. Lainey Winters (psychiatrist)
- Dr. Maggie Wurth (pediatrician)
Nurses[]
- Charlie Ahearn
- Sherri Anderson
- Melissa Bedford
- Meg Bentley
- Jessie Brewer (head nurse)
- Mary Briggs
- Marge Brown (head nurse)
- Sheila Cantillion
- Theresa Carter
- Francesca Cavallo
- Betsy Chilson
- Judy Clampett (student nurse)
- Jolene Crowell (student nurse)
- Nadine Crowell
- Jane Dawson
- Debbie
- Iris Fairchild
- Gabriela Garza
- Audrey Hardy (head nurse, head of student nurses)
- Marie Hopkins
- Epiphany Johnson (head nurse)
- Karen[13]
- Meg Lawson
- Anne Logan
- Lucille March (head nurse, head of student nurses)
- Beth Maynard
- Camellia McKay
- Augusta McLeod
- Leyla Mir
- Jane Morgan
- Penny
- Sharon Pinkham
- Georgia Price
- Sabrina Santiago
- Bobbie Spencer (chief nursing officer)
- Grace Sullivan
- Diana Taylor
- Regina Thompson
- Amy Vining
- Dawn Winthrop (student nurse)
Other Personnel[]
- Sage Alcazar (candy striper)
- Ruby Anderson (volunteer)
- Franco Baldwin (art therapist)
- Lee Baldwin (volunteer, addiction counselor, law counsel, board member)
- Hayden Barnes (financial manager)
- Amanda Barrington (board member)
- Alison Barrington (volunteer)
- Florence Campbell (administrator)
- Nikolas Cassadine (CEO)
- Stefan Cassadine (CEO)
- Brad Cooper (phlebotomist, lab manager)
- Howie Dawson (administrator)
- Toussaint Dubois (orderly)
- Fred Gray (board member)
- Georgie Jones (candy striper)
- Maxie Jones (candy striper)
- Tania Jones (speech therapist)
- Cassius Kibideaux (orderly)
- William Longworth (Chairman of the Board)
- Miguel Morez (orderly)
- Natasha (physical therapist)
- Bryan Phillips (social worker)
- A.J. Quartermaine (orderly/trainer)
- Edward Quartermaine (board member)
- Cyrus Renault (Chairman of the Board)
- Carly Roberts (physical therapist)
- Dan Rooney (administrator)
- Rebecca Shaw (x-ray technician)
- Iris Sneed (administrator)
- Willow Tait (teacher)
- Ellie Trout (lab manager)
- Keesha Ward (worked in the Social Work Department)
- Laura Webber (volunteer)
- Al Weeks (custodian)
Special locations[]
- Tania Jones Memorial Daycare Center - In 1987, Bobbie Spencer and Felicia Scorpio are given permission to fund a daycare center on the fourth floor, in honor of hit and run victim Tania Jones who came up with the idea shortly before her death.
- Dominique Baldwin Pediatric A.I.D.S. Center - After Dominique Baldwin's death in 1993, Scott Baldwin donates some of his inheritance money to assist in funding GH's Pediatric A.I.D.S. Unit in his late wife's name. Lucy Coe also presented the idea of a The Nurses' Ball to raise the much needed funds for the center.
- Steve Hardy Memorial Library - After Dr. Hardy's death in 1996, General Hospital dedicates a Memorial Library on the second floor in his honor.
- Stone Cates Memorial A.I.D.S. Wing - In 1996, Sonny Corinthos donates the money inherited to him from his late wife, to fund an entire AIDS wing in honor of his friend who died from the disease.
- Sub-basement Laboratory - In 2000, it was revealed Starvos Cassadine was being kept cryogenically frozen in a secret lab built thirty floors beneath General Hospital, thanks to the mastermind of Helena Cassadine. The laboratory (now abandoned) was said to be only accessible from an out of service elevator on the roof of the building.
- Michael Corinthos III Pediatric Head Trauma Center - In 2009, Carly Jacks funds the Michael Corinthos III Pediatric Head Trauma unit on the fourth floor, in honor of her son Michael who was put into a coma after being shot in the head.
- Jessie Brewer Wing - In 2014, Elizabeth Webber states that there is a wing named after late Nurse Jessie Brewer.
- General Hospital Chapel - A chapel in the hospital where relatives of patients go to pray, located on the first floor.
Floors[]
According to the professional center directory, the hospital houses the following:
- First Floor - Main Entrance, Emergency Room, Medical Lounge, Patient Rooms, Administrative Offices, Meeting Rooms, Board Room, Cafeteria, Library, Gift Shop, Chapel, Records Room, Book Storage.
- Second Floor - Steve Hardy Memorial Library, Social Services (including AA & NA Meetings), Patient Rooms, Patient Services, Patient Relations, Purchasing/Receiving, Public Safety Offices, Public Conference Rooms, Auxiliary Offices, Doctor's Offices, Nursing Supervisor, Medical Surgical Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Material Services, Chaplain.
- Third Floor - Orthopedics, Cardiac Pulmonary Rehab, CT Scan, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Rehabilitation Therapy, Neuro Diagnostic, Bio Med Lab.
- Fourth Floor - Tania Jones Memorial Daycare Center, Pediatrics, Labor and Delivery, Maternity/Nursery, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Patient Rooms, Employee Health Education, Human Resources, Social Services, Michael Corinthos III Pediatric Head Trauma Center.
- Fifth Floor - Urology, Pathology Lab, Environmental Services, Patient Rooms, Auxiliary Offices, Infectious Diseases.
- Sixth Floor - Patient Rooms, Central Nurses Station for the East Wing.
- Seventh Floor - Cardiology, Cardiac Catheterization, Endoscopy, Pharmacy, Internal Medicine.
- Eighth Floor - Neurosurgery, Nuclear Medicine, Burn Injury Ward, Respiratory Therapy, Psychiatric Ward, Patient Rooms, Auxiliary Offices.
- Ninth Floor - Geriatrics and Physical Therapy
- Tenth Floor - Operating Rooms, Surgery, Pre-Op Admissions, Post-Op/Recovery Rooms, Intensive Care Units, Triage, Patient Rooms, Art Therapy Room, Auxiliary Offices, Laboratory, Memorial Wall.
Memorial Wall[]
In 2013, the General Hospital board commissioned a photo of Dr. Steve Hardy on what is now considered his 50th anniversary. Since then, General Hospital has created a Memorial Wall on the 10th floor, commemorating some of the characters (and cast) that have passed over the years.
- (Top: L to R) Edward Quartermaine, Dr. Steve Hardy, Lila Quartermaine
- (Middle: L to R) Dr. Rick Webber, Dr. Tony Jones, Dr. Alan Quartermaine, Dr. Gail Baldwin, Dr. Britt Westbourne)
- (Bottom L to R) Jessie Brewer, Lucille March, Amy Vining, Epiphany Johnson and Bobbie Spencer
Endowments[]
An Endowment tree adorns one hospital wall honoring families who have donated to GH over the years including:
- The Cassadine family Endowment
- The Edward and Lila Quartermaine family Foundation
- Sonny Corinthos Charitable Trust
- Morgan Corinthos Foundation
- Jane and Jasper Jacks
- The Richard and Jennifer Maynes Trust
- Rice family
- Scorpio/Devane family Trust
- Spencer family Memorial Trust
- Webber family
History[]
ะกrises[]
1970s[]
- February 1979, Dr. Steve Hardy was forced to place General Hospital under quarantine due to an outbreak of a rare and mysterious disease known as Lassa Fever. Audrey Hardy, Gail Baldwin, Rick Webber, Jeff Webber, Alan and Monica Quartermaine were among the hospital staff, employees and even visitors who were quarantined within the walls of the hospital for weeks. After weeks of exhaustive work, Dr. Hardy fell ill with the potentially-fatal disease. Flushed and weak, he continued to treat the sick patients before passing out. A cure was eventually formulated using Dr. Hardy's notes and all parties afflicted by the disease were restored to health.
1980s[]
- June 1983, Dr. Monica Quartermaine tries to persuade a distraught Vince Larrick to allow heart surgery for his critically ill wife, Gertrude, who has a heart ailment. Monica performs the surgery and does her best but the Larrick's waited too long as they did not listen to their doctors' advice in the past. Consequently Gertrude dies and her fanatic husband takes Monica, nurse Bobbie Spencer and Bryan Phillips hostage in the hospital cafeteria. In an attempt to grab the gun Brian is shot and Larrick agrees to have him released for surgery. Robert Scorpio later becomes a hostage when he tries to reason with Larrick but he too is shot after Luke Spencer botches a rescue attempt. Both Robert and Luke are eventually able to subdue Vince, when Luke rushes in on an operating gurney taking Larrick by surprise.
- May 1987, A DVX hit man named Roger Barrett holds several hostages in the cafeteria threatening to unleash the deadly MOX-36 virus which would wipe out the entire town. Among the hostages were Duke Lavery, Felicia Jones, Sean Donely, Steve Hardy, Audrey Hardy, Alan Quartermaine, Amy Vining and Bobbie Spencer. Ultimately the hit man is taken down by Sean, Frisco Jones and the PCPD but not before Bobbie is stabbed with a syringe filled with the virus. An antidote was found, but Bobbie became temporarily paralyzed from the waist down.
1990s[]
- October 1990, The president of Santo Moro, Commargo, arrives at GH after being poisoned in an assassination attempt. It is revealed that the president's entourage lead by Rico Chacone and General Stark planned a mutiny to kill Commargo so Stark can take over the country. Stark has carbon monoxide switched with oxygen canisters for Commargo's surgery and just as Commargo is about to give Stark his swiss bank account number, he loses consciousness. As Commargo cannot die until he gets it, Stark blames the private nurse for the canister switch and takes the entire eighth floor hostage. Among the hostages were Alan Quartermaine, Monica Quartermaine, Tony Jones, Anna Devane, Amy Vining and Tom Hardy. When Commargo regains consciousness Alan and Monica try to warn him about Stark but they're discovered and Monica is shot in the leg as a result. Commargo is forced to surrender, however after Rico is killed by Carla Greco in self defense, General Stark and his men attempt to escape but are thwarted by the PCPD led by Robert Scorpio and Colton Shore.
- By October 1996, General Hospital was in a financial crisis, thanks to Stefan Cassadine, who masterminded its downfall as an excuse to stay in Port Charles. The stress of the crisis caused chief of staff Dr. Steve Hardy to have a fatal heart attack and after a massive lawsuit, GH was forced to close. This led the board at Mercy Hospital to plan a hostile takeover. However when Stefan stepped in with an influx of Cassadine money, General Hospital reopened with Stefan as the new CEO. Dr. Alan Quartermaine took over as chief of staff respectively. The Cassadine money was also used to renovate the hospital interior in February 1997.
- June 1997, Greg Cooper, a former applicant as an intern who was turned down by the hospital board takes interns Joe Scanlon, Eve Lambert, Matt Harmon, Julie Morris, Jake Marshak, Chris Ramsey and Karen Wexler hostage on the sixth floor. When nurse Audrey Hardy attempts to help the hostages she is severely injured when Greg knocks her unconscious with his gun. Audrey's life was later saved by emergency surgery from Joe who used a power drill to relieve the pressure in Audrey's head. (Note: This was the pilot episode of Port Charles.)
- June 1997, Stefan Cassadine manages to gets his hands on a Cassadine Faberge egg with a computer chip that would enable him to control the world's finances. Stefan's intention was to add to Nikolas Cassadines' vast inheritance by using the chip. With the help of Alexis Davis, in a trial run Stefan uses the chip to shut down the computers at General Hospital and the virus causes a total blackout. Dr. Tony Jones is forced to improvise on his surgery with Audrey, who was still healing from injuries inflicted by Greg Cooper. Simultaneously Dr. Pierce Dorman was murdered in the Hospital Morgue after being stabbed in the heart with a scalpel. Multiple members of the Quartermaine family became prime suspects however the killer was revealed to be a man known as "The Tin Man", who was one of Pierce's South American contacts. Tin Man had been hired by vengeful drug kingpin Hernando Rivera to take Dorman out.
- November 1998, the General Homicide killer detonates a bomb placed in the hospital elevator shaft trapping Lucy Coe, Mary Scanlon, Joe Scanlon, Karen Wexler, Dr. Ellen Burgess, Julie Morris-Devlin and Eve Lambert inside. GH is evacuated while Scott Baldwin, Kevin Collins and Victor Collins stay behind to search for loved ones. When a second bomb is discovered Scott successfully manages to disable it with help from Victor and the bomb squad. The killer was revealed to be Greg Cooper who brainwashed Julie into helping him. (Note: This storyline played out entirely on Port Charles.)
2000s[]
- February 2006, When Luke Spencer returned from the Markham Islands carrying a deadly mutant strain of encephalitis, the virus quickly spreads through out Port Charles forcing the hospital to be quarantined. Several fatalities occur which include Dr. Tony Jones, Courtney Matthews, and Danny McCall. After a month of quarantine, a cure was discovered and delivered to GH by Jason Morgan and Carly Corinthos.
- October 2007, Two rival street gangs bring their turf war into the hospital resulting in a deadly shootout in the Emergency Room. Dr. Leo Julian is injured and student nurse Jolene Crowell is left in a coma. (Note: This was the season one finale of General Hospital: Night Shift.)
- January 2008, Months after the death of Dr. Alan Quartermaine, new chief of staff Dr. Russell Ford implements a new policy of sending patients without good insurance to the county hospital. When a man named Joe Smith and his pregnant wife arrive for treatment at GH and are turned away by Dr. Ford, Joe instead returns with a bomb strapped to him and takes the Emergency Room hostage, threatening to detonate unless his wife is given medical attention. Among some of the hostages were Sam McCall, Jason Morgan, Elizabeth Webber, Jake Spencer, Epiphany Johnson, Edward and Monica Quartermaine. The bomb turned out to be fake.
- July 2008, A drunk driver plows into the Emergency Room, injuring Dr. Robin Scorpio. The impact of the crash also leads to the death of Dr. Russell Ford. After Dr. Ford's death, Dr. Patrick Drake stepped in as chief of staff until Dr. Monica Quartermaine was chosen as a permanent replacement. (Note: This was the season two premiere of General Hospital: Night Shift.)
- October 2008, When a member of a white supremacy clan is found dead after being thrown out of GH by Dr. Patrick Drake, the clan retaliates by planting two bombs in the hospital parking lot. One explosion leaves Dr. Saira Batra and several patients injured, while Dr. Drake manages to disable the second bomb with help from Jagger Cates. (Note: This was the season two finale of General Hospital: Night Shift.)
- In January 2009, A terrorist named Earl Bragg steals five spheres of bio toxin from a government owned truck, planning to kill millions. In an attempt to smuggle the spheres to their next destination Bragg swallows them but instead ends up at General Hospital for emergency surgery. During surgery Dr. Matt Hunter, accidentally cuts one of the spheres open, releasing the toxin into the hospital air vents. As a result, GH is quarantined. Among the poisoned people were Matt Hunter, nurse Elizabeth Webber and Dr. Monica Quartermaine. Claudia Zacchara, Kate Howard and Tracy Quartermaine were also infected while attending a fundraiser in the board room. The incident caused the deaths of Dr. Andy Archer and nurse Leyla Mir. Just a few hours later, an oxygen leak in the surgical suite leads to an explosion which set the hospital on fire. While GH is being evacuated Trevor Lansing attempts to escape with the remaining poison, however he is killed when he falls off the roof of the hospital during a struggle with Sam McCall. After the fire, General Hospital is interally remodeled using money donated from the Quartermaine and Cassadine families and reopens in April of 2009.
- September 2009, A carnival comes to the GH parking lot as a charity for the Michael Corinthos Foundation. During this, a poisoned Edward Quartermaine suffers a massive heart attack, causing him to lose control of his car crashing it into the crowd and killing Andrea Floyd; who ironically was responsible for poisoning Edward herself. Among the other injured were Dante Falconeri, Max Giambetti, Kristina Corinthos-Davis, and Jake Spencer.
2010s[]
- July 2010, Franco kidnaps newborn Aiden Cassadine the child of Elizabeth Webber and Lucky Spencer (although at the time, it was believed he was the son of Nikolas Cassadine) from the hospital nursery, causing the hospital to go into lock down. Later that same day, Warren Bauer shoots down Ethan Lovett and Mac Scorpio on the sixth floor. He then attempts to kill Kristina Corinthos-Davis and Michael Corinthos before being shot and killed by Mac.
- June 2011, GH once again goes into lock down when Dr. Lisa Niles takes Dr. Patrick Drake, Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake, Dr. Steve Webber, Damien Spinelli and Maxie Jones hostage in the hospital conference room. In an attempt to protect Maxie, Spinelli gets shot and Lisa ends up in a coma after she injects herself with a syringe filled with drain cleaner.
- February 2012, a chemical lab explosion on the tenth floor seemingly kills Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake, although she is later revealed to be alive and being held captive. It is subsequently revealed that the explosion was orchestrated by Dr. Ewen Keenan on the orders of Jerry Jacks, who in turn was working for Cesar Faison.
- June 2012, after Heather Webber and Todd Manning switched Tea Delgado's stillborn son with Sam McCall's son, Danny Morgan, Heather breaks out of Ferncliff Asylum and kidnaps the baby with the intent to raise him as her own. The baby required special medication so Heather snuck into GH with the child and planned to steal the medicine. After Heather assaulted Olivia Falconeri in the stairwell, Sam and Jason Morgan found her on the roof of the hospital holding the baby hostage. With the police closing in, Heather jumped and Jason snatched the baby just in time. Heather survived the fall from the roof but slipped into a coma, she was later recommitted to Ferncliff when she awoke.
- From May to September 2016, a serial killer terrorized the hospital. The killer was eventually revealed to be Paul Hornsby who believed he was avenging his daughter, Susan. Susan was a patient at GH years earlier, following a sexual assault. However the attending physician Dr. Matthew Mayes, mishandled Susan's rape kit. Dr. Monica Quartermaine was forced to inform Susan that without a proper rape kit the hospital could not help with a police investigation. The incident left Susan traumatized and Paul vowed revenge on General Hospital. Over the course of months, Paul managed to drug everyone who was involved with Susan's case. Once the victims arrived at the hospital, he hoped to make GH appear incompetent by killing patients with a drug called Derisifol. Paul's reign of terror also included pushing nurse Elizabeth Webber down a flight of stairs, the murders of Dr. Mayes and nurse Sabrina Santiago and the attempted murder of Monica Quartermaine. The mysterious deaths at GH forced the hospital to close for almost two months.
- In March 2017, Comr. Jordan Ashford ordered General Hospital into lock down when Olivia Jerome committed multiple kidnappings. In an insane attempt to resurrect Duke Lavery from the dead, Olivia kidnapped Duke's son, Dr. Griffin Munro, attempting to use him as Duke's 'vessel'. Anna Devane later found Olivia and Dr. Munro in the sub-basement laboratory beneath the hospital. The lockdown was lifted after Olivia escaped, however when Robin Scorpio-Drake was discovered tied to a bomb in the hospital elevator, an emergency evacuation of GH began. Dr. Hamilton Finn and Hayden Barnes were sealed behind the hospital fire doors trapping them in the locker room corridor, while Dr. Munro chose not to evacuate and returned to his patient's side. Robin was eventually rescued by Drew Cain (believed to be Jason Morgan), who took her place on the pressure sensitive bomb. Curtis Ashford was then able to aid Drew to the roof where they managed to disarm it.
2020s[]
- March 2020 - September 2020, Wiley Corinthos, who has a congenital heart defect inherited from his father and biological grandfather was admitted to the hospital for labored breathing; the hole in his heart had not closed on its own and he needed elective surgery. His mother, Nelle Benson refuse to sign off on the surgery, even with Wiley's grandmother Carly Corinthos and great-grandmothers Dr. Monica Quartermaine (a cardiologist) and nurse Bobbie Spencer urging her to consent. Nelle claimed they were bullying her, and that she wanted to explore non-invasive options. She refused to sign the consent form, much to Michael and Carly's anger. Carly in turn ended up locking Nelle on the hospital roof overnight, while she and her mother Bobbie forged her signature on the documents. Bobbie also secretly shredded the consent form which Monica knew about. Wiley had the surgery to correct the hole in his heart and Monica announced the procedure was successful but in six months he would need more surgery to have a device implanted into his heart to help it develop properly. When Nelle discovered that Carly and Bobbie had apparently forged her signature, she became angry and litigious. As a result of Nelle's lawsuit against the hospital, the board came to a crossroads over funding and leadership. ELQ has always funded the board, but with Cyrus Renault coming forward with money, a foundation for social justice, and the request to become chairman of the board, ELQ's position came into question. The Quartermaine family voted, along with Valentin Cassadine (who had secretly bought up 50% of their shares) and decided to stop funding the hospital, due to the current litigation. Cyrus got his demands, and became the main financier of the hospital, as well as head chairman. Shortly after, Cyrus removes Epiphany Johnson as head nurse and got the board to fire Monica and Bobbie from the hospital. He then hires Dr. Britt Westbourne as the new chief of staff.
- September 2020 - July 2021, With Cyrus Renault now running the hospital as an "alleged" former drug kingpin, he put resources towards pain management applications. Britt and Dr. Portia Robinson (Chief of Internal Medicine) were weary and reticent of his aspirations, having both witnessed the dramatic increase of opioid addictions and overdoses (such as Sasha Gilmore's overdose and heart attack, which became public as she is the public face of a well-known company). Renault claims to have been inspired by Dr. Hamilton Finn's cure for a niche disease, "Blackwood Syndrome", and his generous donation of its patent to GH in 2016. The lab at GH, under Renault's orders created an extremely addictive pharmaceutical grade narcotic, which he presented to the board of directors as a financial windfall for the hospital. Cyrus hoped for them to approve it, and then send it to the FDA while Dr. Lesley Webber attempts to use her influence on the board to vote against Renault. Britt verified the scientific research with seemingly impressive findings, but makes clear that this is not her area of expertise - to which Portia implores that Renault's decade in prison on drug charges should make their findings need exceeding peer review and oversight. Renault eloquently delivers veiled threats to Portia and Britt, and Portia tells him that the new drug seems like it could be very addictive, and if prescribed wrong or too casually by doctors trying to turn a profit - it leaves the hospital open to lawsuits. Britt in-turn begins secretly informing Renault's doings to Jason Morgan. Mayor Laura Collins, Lesley and Monica, are able to meet with the board before Cyrus and when an article interviewing Cyrus' mother Florence Grey is revealed, the board opted not to submit the new drug to the FDA. After Cyrus is exposed and sentenced to jail for his crimes, the board announces Dr. Monica Quartermaine as Cyrus's replacement and new head chairman. Monica quickly undoes Cyrus's staff changes to the hospital and rehires Bobbie Spencer along with restoring Epiphany to head nurse. Monica also allowed Britt to keep her job as chief of staff but only if she agreed to share the position with Dr. Terry Randolph. The chief of staff position has been since been shared by two doctors.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Beginning in April 1975, General Hospital began using the Los Angeles General Medical Center for its exterior shots, appearing primarily in the show's opening and closing sequence. In 1996, the entrance to the show's studio in Los Angeles was modeled after the actual hospital's emergency department, allowing for the show to shoot outdoor scenes in their own parking lot. In recent years, the upper floors have been edited in digitally to fit on top of the show's studio entrance, creating a computer-generated image modeled after the LAC+USC exterior.
- The hospital cafeteria was a frequently seen location from the seventies to early nineties. In 1993, the set was retired on the 30th anniversary of General Hospital which coincided with Steve Hardy's 30th anniversary at GH. An Outdoor Cafeteria set began being used in 2021.
- The Port Charles Police Department and Port Charles Courthouse are also located on Central Avenue.
- The original Floating Rib and The Recovery Room were said to be directly across the street from GH, while Harborview Towers is said to be located ten blocks away. [14]
- The spinoff Port Charles featured patients and staff in the East Wing. While the characters on GH frequented the Hospital's West Wing.
- Stefan Cassadine became CEO of GH in 1996, after Dr. Steve Hardy's death. Following Stefan's death in 2003, Nikolas Cassadine took over and was CEO until 2011 when he departed Port Charles. When Nikolas returned a few years later he was said to now only be a board member.
- In 1978, the hospital received its first makeover when executive producer, Gloria Monty, brought in Broadway set designer, William Mickley, to improve the dreary blue walled hospital look, modernizing the set.
- A 1997 storyline saw the hospital receive its second renovation. The updated set premiered February 6, 1997. Audrey Hardy dedicates the renovation to the memories of Laura Spencer and Lesley Webber, both of whom were believed to be dead at the time.
- In 2009, under executive producer Jill Farren Phelps, the decision was made to redesign the long running nurses' station. The finished result saw several sets that had been created for Season 2 of the spinoff, General Hospital: Night Shift, repurposed into a new main hub. The change was facilitated by a storyline that had portions of the hospital damaged in an explosion. Phelps explained: This story really became an opportunity to take a shot at revising the look of the hospital and refreshing it. It felt like the right time to update it. The style of the nursesโ station has been the same for 45 years. In daytime, space is money. This new version will incorporate a lot of usable new space. It will have a very different look. We want it to feel like you are walking into a place that feels fresh and modern. It will still be inside the same hospital. It will have the same architecture, but it will no longer be that big round nursesโ station weโve become nostalgic about over the years. [15] The new set created by production designer Chip Dox, premiered April 23, 2009.
- There have been some inconsistencies with the age of the Hospital itself. The opening episodes in 1963 made it clear that General Hospital had been established for some time. Steve Hardy and Jessie Brewer had worked there for a few years, but the 30th anniversary in 1993 retcons April 1, 1963 as Steve Hardy's first day on staff. Furthermore, the 50th anniversary is based around the idea that GH itself opened up in 1963 (which allows everyone to use the phrase "the 50th anniversary of General Hospital" in-universe.)
- In 2015, the GH production team faithfully recreated the original 1960s nursesโ station for the 52nd anniversary episode.
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- โ Revealed on March 9, 2017.
- โ On 4/6/22, Stella & T.J. discuss his work at GH
- โ On 6/14/23, Stella mentions T.J. is shadowing a neurologist as an intern
- โ On 4/7/22, he cared for Stella at GH
- โ On 9/26:2033, Diane's surgeon
- โ Officially promoted 6/7/23
- โ There has been some debate as to whether if Jessie was a head nurse. However a 1983 episode confirms Jessie had been head nurse for at least 8 years at the point meaning she took over from Lucille in 1976. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB_Xkap7Y8A Furthermore, a 1981-Newsweek article, refers to Jessie as head nurse at General Hospital. https://www.newsweek.com/general-hospital-televisions-hottest-show-207044
- โ When talking to Alexis, Elizabeth states that Behar operated on Alexis' nephew Nikolas
- โ On 2/21/19, Dr. Cohen unwrapped Dr. Cabot's eye bandages after his blindness
- โ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWtNifVam1k introduced as doctor who operated on Brook Lynn in the 8/26/20 episode, after Nelle slashed her throat
- โ Seen as Franco's doctor when Silas was looking at Franco's chart
- โ Per 2/18/21, Britt confirmed that Dr. Roberts conducted trials for a highly addictive prescription grade pharmaceutical for Cyrus Renault, to make money for the hospital - but with falsified results|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLhJ7ckQFdU
- โ Per 9/27/10, Patrick questions Karen about Dr. Lisa Niles actions recently, to try to find his wife Robin Scorpio-Drake, until Dr. Steve Webber asks her to check on a patient.
- โ https://youtu.be/LuzZ6xFzZX0
- โ http://www.twincities.com/2009/01/29/abcs-general-hospital-getting-a-makeover/