Eitanim ( he, אֵיתָנִים) is a
psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociative ...
in central
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. Located near
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Mateh Yehuda Regional Council
Mateh Yehuda Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית מטה יהודה, ''Mo'atza Azorit Mateh Yehuda'', ar, مجلس إقليمي ماتيه يهودا ) is a regional council in the Jerusalem District of Israel. In 2008 it was home to 3 ...
. In it had a population of .
Etymology
The name of the village is from a verse in the Bible, prophet : "Listen, you enduring foundations of the earth".
History
In 1942 an agricultural school was established in the area (then known as
Dayr 'Amr
Dayr 'Amr was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jerusalem Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on July 17, 1948, by the Fourth Battalion of the Har'el Brigade, during the second stage of Operation Dan. It was located ...
) for Arab orphans of the
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
The 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, later known as The Great Revolt (''al-Thawra al- Kubra'') or The Great Palestinian Revolt (''Thawrat Filastin al-Kubra''), was a popular nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine a ...
. In 1950 a hospital for people with
tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...
was founded on the site.
Today Eitanim is a psychiatric hospital that specializes in acute emergency cases. It operates as a branch of
Kfar Shaul
Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center ( he, בית החולים כפר שאול), established in 1951, is an Israeli public psychiatric hospital located between Givat Shaul and Har Nof, Jerusalem. It is affiliated with the Hadassah Medical Center and th ...
and the Jerusalem Mental Health Center. The compound has separate facilities for men and women. Eitanim is the only psychiatric hospital in Israel with an entire ward dedicated to the treatment of severe autism in adults.
Healing Gardens Planned for Eitanim Psychiatric Hospital
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Broadcasting station
On Etamin, there is also a broadcasting station with multiple towers. The tallest of them is 110 metres (360 ft) tall and additionally guyed. It is among other used for broadcasting the following radio programmes in the FM-range.
See also
*Health care in Israel
Healthcare in Israel is universal and participation in a medical insurance plan is compulsory. All Israeli residents are entitled to basic health care as a fundamental right. The Israeli healthcare system is based on the National Health Insurance ...
References
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Hospitals established in 1950
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