Barzilai Medical Center
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Barzilai Medical Center (Hebrew: מרכז רפואי ברזילי, Merkaz Refu'i Barzilai; Arabic: مركز برزيلاي الطبي) is a 600-bed district general hospital in Ashkelon, Israel opened in 1961.[1] The hospital serves a population of 500,000, including a large number of Ethiopian and Russian immigrants, and has more than 100,000 admissions annually.
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Barzilai Medical Center
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Geography | |
Location | Ha-Histadrut, Ashkelon, Israel |
Coordinates | 31°39′43″N 34°33′35″E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Ministry of Health |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | District General, Teaching |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 617 |
History | |
Former name(s) | Ashkelon Hospital |
Opened | July 1961 |
Links | |
Website | bmc |
Lists | Hospitals in Israel |
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