GENERAL HOSPITAL Turns 61: A Celebration Of The Hospital Staff

As GH celebrates the 61st anniversary of its debut, which took place on April 1, 1963, we take a look back at some of the most iconic staffers of the show’s titular medical hub.

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When the show premiered in 1963, much of the action centered around Dr. Steve Hardy (John Beradino, l.), nurse Jessie Brewer (Emily McLaughlin) and her philandering husband, Dr. Phil Brewer (Roy Thinnes).

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The March sisters, Lucille (Lucille Wall, l.) and Audrey (Rachel Ames), pictured in 1966, were both dedicated nurses.

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Scott Baldwin's mother, Meg (Patricia Preslin), was hard at work in 1970.

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In 1976, the show introduced Terri (Bobbi Jordan), a doctor's wife; her younger brother, Jeff (Richard Dean Anderson), a doctor; and Dr. Monica Bard Webber (then-Patsy Rahn), Jeff's new wife.

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Nurse Bobbie Spencer (Jacklyn Zeman) swooned over Dr. Noah Drake (Rick Springfield) in 1981.

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Here's notoriously gossipy nurse Amy Vining (Shell Kepler) with Dr. Alan Quartermaine (Stuart Damon) in 1982.

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In 1987, neurologist Tony Jones (Brad Maule) wed future Nurses' Ball impresario Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring).

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Pictured in 2007, Elizabeth Webber (Rebecca Herbst) followed in her parents' (Jeff and Carolyn) and grandparents' (Steve and Audrey) footsteps by entering into the medical profession as a nurse. She is currently head nurse, taking over for the late, great Epiphany Johnson (Sonya Eddy.

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Robin Scorpio (Kimberly McCullough) wed fellow doctor Patrick Drake (Jason Thompson), Noah's son, in 2008.

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Felix (Marc Anthony Samuel) and Sabrina (Teresa Castillo) bonded as nursing students at G.H. in 2012.

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Dr. Britt Westbourne (Kelly Thiebaud) and lab manager Brad (Parry Shen) became unlikely besties when they teamed up in 2013.

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Fans cheered when Monica (Leslie Charleson, l.) was restored as the chief of staff, supplanting Dr. Obrecht (Kathleen Gati).

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Psychiatrist Kevin Collins (Jon Lindstrom, l.) treated the hospital's art therapist, Franco (Roger Howarth), in 2018.

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There are two Ashfords on staff at the hospital currently: TJ (Tajh Bellow), a doctor, and Stella (Vernee Watson), a social worker.

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Today, Portia (Brook Kerr, l.) and Terry (Cassandra James) serve as G.H.'s co-chiefs of staff.

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