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The origins of this medical institution date back to a design by
HaEmek Medical Center
(official site) {{Authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1930 Hospitals in Israel Hospitals established in 1930 Buildings and structures in Northern District (Israel) 1930 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...
: מרכז רפואי העמק, ''Merkaz refu'i ha-Emek'', lit. "The Valley Medical Center") is a hospital in the northern 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 ...
i city of Afula
Afula ( he, עפולה Arabic: العفولة) is a city in the Northern District of Israel, often known as the "Capital of the Valley" due to its strategic location in the Jezreel Valley. As of , the city had a population of .
Afula's ancient ...
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Located in the central part of the Jezreel Valley
The Jezreel Valley (from the he, עמק יזרעאל, translit. ''ʿĒmeq Yīzrəʿēʿl''), or Marj Ibn Amir ( ar, مرج ابن عامر), also known as the Valley of Megiddo, is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the Northern Distr ...
(Emek Yizrael), the hospital is one in a network of hospitals owned and operated by Clalit Health Services
Clalit, ( he, שירותי בריאות כללית, General Health Services; previously – , General Sick Fund), is the largest of Israel's four state-mandated health service organizations, charged with administering health care services and fund ...
, and is affiliated with the Technion's Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine is a medical school that operates in Bat Galim, Haifa and is part of the Technion's Faculty of Medicine.
The faculty was established in the late 1960s by a group of physicians who found the need f ...
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History
The origins of this medical institution date back to a design by Alexander Baerwald
Alexander Baerwald (1877–1930) was a German Jewish architect best known for his work in Haifa, today in Israel, during History of Palestine#Ottoman period, Late Ottoman and Mandate Palestine, British rule.
Life and career
Baerwald was born i ...
in 1924. The hospital was opened on April 29, 1930. In 1932 it was temporarily closed due to lack of funds. Through the years the hospital gradually grew into one of the biggest medical facilities in Israel. Nowadays the hospital serves about 700,000 residents of the adjacent region. The hospital has about 1,900 employees.
The hospital is located at an altitude of about 500 meters northeast of Afula, off of Highway 65.
The hospital is said to be a place of Arab-Israeli co-existence, and the two peoples work closely together.
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
External links
HaEmek Medical Center
(official site) {{Authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1930 Hospitals in Israel Hospitals established in 1930 Buildings and structures in Northern District (Israel) 1930 establishments in Mandatory Palestine