Tzafon Medical Center
Tsafon Medical Center, Poriya | |
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Geography | |
Location | Tiberias, ![]() |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public |
Funding | Public hospital |
Type | District General |
Services | |
Beds | 318 |
History | |
Opened | 1955 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.poria.health.gov.il/
Building details |
![]() The hospital in 2014, before the latest expansion | |
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General information | |
Coordinates | 32°45′08″N 35°32′25″E / 32.7523°N 35.5403°E |
Tzafon Medical Center Baruch Padeh at Poriya,[1], lit. Northern Medical Center, formerly Baruch Padeh Medical Center[2] (Hebrew: בית חולים ברוך פדה, Beit Holim Barukh Padeh), generally known as Poriya Hospital, is a rural general hospital located just south of Tiberias, in the Galilee region of Israel. It is affiliated with the Safed-based Azrieli Medical Faculty of Bar Ilan University.[1][2]
History
[edit]Poriya Medical Center was founded in 1955, replacing the Schweitzer Hospital (1930-1931 and 1934-1955)[3] and the Scots Mission Hospital, both from Tiberias.[4] The center incorporates a maternity hospital owned by the Scottish Church that was previously located in Tiberias.[4] In 2005, the center was renamed for Prof. Baruch Padeh , former director-general of the Ministry of Health, who headed the hospital in 1974–1976.[4] Located on Poriya Ridge above Tiberias, it serves the population of Tiberias, Golan Heights, Jordan Valley, and Lower Galilee, including many kibbutzim and moshavim.[4] In 2022, with its expansion and upgrading as a major hospital, it was branded as the "Northern Medical Center."
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Tzafon Medical Center at homepage. Retrieved 15 Jan 2025.
- ^ a b Tzafon Medical Center (previously Baruch Padeh), at website of Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University. See also here
- ^ Ilana Vered, טבריה או פוריה (in Hebrew), 'Tiberias or Poria', Maariv, January 28, 1952. Retrieved 15 Jan 2025 via Israel National Library website.
- ^ a b c d About the Medical Center at homepage. Retrieved 15 Jan 2025.
External links
[edit]- Tzafon Medical Center homepage (in Hebrew), active as of Jan. 2025