The Evolution of Medical Facilities By Addi D 3000 BCE The Discovery of Plant Based Medicine 1543 Discovery of Anatomy 1796 Smallpox Vaccine 1846 The Introduction of Anesthesia by William T. G. Morton 1870 Germ Theory of Disease 1882 Rabies Vaccine 1895 The Invention of X-rays 1917 First Plastic Surgery 1922 The First Use of Insulin to Treat Diabetes 1928 The Discovery of Antibiotics 1940 The First Metal Hip Replacement 1950 The First Organ Transplant 1950 The first LASIK Surgery 1960 The First Artificial Heart 1968 The Founding of The First Hospital Chain in America