Barzilai Medical Center

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. 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.

Barzilai Medical Center
  • מרכז רפואי ברזילי
  • مركز برزيلاي الطبي
Barzilai Medical Center
Geography
LocationHa-Histadrut, Ashkelon, Israel
Coordinates31°39′43″N 34°33′35″E
Organisation
Care systemMinistry of Health
FundingPublic hospital
TypeDistrict General, Teaching
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds617
History
Former name(s)Ashkelon Hospital
OpenedJuly 1961
Links
Websitebmc.gov.il/eng
ListsHospitals in Israel

The grounds contain the site of the former Shrine of Husayn's Head, a Shia pilgrimage site before its destruction by the Israeli Defense Forces under Moshe Dayan in 1950.

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