Soroka Medical Center
Soroka Medical Center is a hospital in Beersheba, Israel. It is the largest medical center in southern region of the country, and the fourth largest in Israel with approximately 1000 beds.[1] It is owned by Clalit, the largest Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) in Israel. Soroka services diverse ethnic communities, including patients from Beduin communities throughout the Negev. It is the major teaching hospital affiliated with the faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University whose campus is located adjacent to the hospital.
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[edit] History
The Beersheba Hospital of Kupat Holim (later Soroka Medical Center), designed in 1955 as a 250-bed hospital, grew into a 1,200-bed medical facility serving the south of the country and the Negev desert. It is a pavilion-type hospital with medical facilities and wards concentrated in one multi-storey block. Climate considerations led to the adoption of a loose grid design of patio gardens and pavilions connected to the main building by pergolas. The hospital area was surrounded by a green belt of pepper trees and sycamores to protect the complex from sand and dust storms.[2]
The state of the art pediatric facility at Soroka was funded by Haim Saban, who donated $14 million.[3]
[edit] Treating Southern Israel
Given Soroka Medical Center's strategic location in the Negev region, it was the primary hospital that treated casualties during Operation Cast Lead[4]. During the Operation, President Shimon Peres visited the hospital to see the injured soldiers.
In September 2011, during a barrage of missiles from the Gaza Strip, Soroka also treated the casualties. Jon Voight visited patients at Soroka during this time to show his solidarity with Israel.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Ayala Hurwicz (2007-05-07). "Sheba - Largest Hospital in Israel" (in Hebrew). http://www.nrg.co.il/online/16/ART1/578/331.html. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ Soroka Health Centre, Beersheba 1959
- ^ Saban gives $14m. to Soroka hospital
- ^ IDF casualties stream into Soroka hospital
- ^ Jon Voight visits terror victims
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Coordinates: 31°15′31.67″N 34°48′5.44″E / 31.2587972°N 34.8015111°E
