On September 25, 1763, by the order of Catherine II, the Pavlov Hospital—the first public hospital in Russia—was opened in Moscow. Pavlov Hospital was the first in a series of hospitals that Moscow became known for. In 1762, Catherine II arrived in Moscow with her heir, Pavel. He suddenly became seriously ill, and the best doctors were called to treat him. Everything turned out well, and in memory of Pavel Petrovich’s recovery, a decree was issued to open a hospital for the poor in Moscow. The estate of General Glebov, who was deeply in debt to the state, was chosen for the hospital’s construction. On September 25, 1763, the hospital, named Pavlov, began admitting patients. To commemorate the event that led to the hospital's creation, a medal was minted with an image of the future tsar and the inscription: "Having recovered from illness himself, he thinks of the sick."