History of Healthcare By alinaks 412 BCE Hippocrates Father of Medicine 1543 Andreas Vesalius Father of modern day anatomy May 14, 1796 Edward Jenner Developed small pox vaccine 1856 Florence Nightingale Improved nursing 1881 Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross 1883 Joseph Lister Father of sterile surgery Nov 8, 1895 Wilhem Roentgen He discovered the X-ray 1928 Alexander Fleming Discovered penicillin
