Assuta Medical Center
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Assuta Medical Center is a private medical center in Israel
that offers innovative surgeries and diagnostic procedures in all fields of medicine, including cardiology, oncology, gynecology and urology. Assuta Medical Center, established in 1936, is located in the Ramat HaHayal neighborhood in north Tel Aviv
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, a physician who later became a Member of Knesset.It had a staff of 34 doctors and 74 beds. The architect was Joseph Neufeld, a leading proponent of the International Style
in Israel.
In 2009, Assuta moved to a new building in Ramat Hahayal. With floor space of 90,000 sq. meters (970,000 sq. feet), it is the largest private hospital in Israel. The building was designed by a Canadian firm and the Israeli architectural firm Moore Yasky Sivan. Assuta is owned by the Maccabi Health Care Services Group.
Assuta is one of seven Israeli hospitals that received accreditation from the Joint Commission International, an organization that sets safety standards for medical care.
In 2011, Assuta won the tender for building a new medical center in Ashdod. Assuta operates four hospitals and four outpatient medical centers in Israel.
Assuta Hospital's IVF clinic is a world leader, performing 7,000 cycles a year. In 2002, the journal Human Reproduction Update reported that 1,657 IVF procedures per million people per year were performed in Israel, compared with 899 in Iceland, which was second in line.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
that offers innovative surgeries and diagnostic procedures in all fields of medicine, including cardiology, oncology, gynecology and urology. Assuta Medical Center, established in 1936, is located in the Ramat HaHayal neighborhood in north Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
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History
The hospital was founded in Tel Aviv in 1936 by Ben-Zion HarelBen-Zion Harel
Ben-Zion Harel was an Israeli doctor and politician, who served as a member of the Knesset for the General Zionists between 1951 and 1959.-Biography:...
, a physician who later became a Member of Knesset.It had a staff of 34 doctors and 74 beds. The architect was Joseph Neufeld, a leading proponent of the International Style
International style
International style may refer to:*International style , the early 20th century modern movement in architecture*International style , the International Gothic style in medieval art...
in Israel.
In 2009, Assuta moved to a new building in Ramat Hahayal. With floor space of 90,000 sq. meters (970,000 sq. feet), it is the largest private hospital in Israel. The building was designed by a Canadian firm and the Israeli architectural firm Moore Yasky Sivan. Assuta is owned by the Maccabi Health Care Services Group.
Today
The hospital has nine operating rooms and is certified for surgical procedures in all specialty areas. Some 17,000 operations are performed every year, including complicated surgical procedures such as open-heart surgery, neurological procedures and kidney transplants. The hospital operates a cardiac catheterization laboratory and performs all types of angiography procedures, including diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and stent insertion during angioplasty.Assuta is one of seven Israeli hospitals that received accreditation from the Joint Commission International, an organization that sets safety standards for medical care.
In 2011, Assuta won the tender for building a new medical center in Ashdod. Assuta operates four hospitals and four outpatient medical centers in Israel.
Assuta Hospital's IVF clinic is a world leader, performing 7,000 cycles a year. In 2002, the journal Human Reproduction Update reported that 1,657 IVF procedures per million people per year were performed in Israel, compared with 899 in Iceland, which was second in line.
See also
- Health care in IsraelHealth care in IsraelHealth care in Israel is universal and participation in a medical insurance plan is compulsory. Health care coverage is administered by a small number of organizations, with funding from the government...
- Medical tourism in IsraelMedical tourism in IsraelMedical tourism in Israel is a subset of the medical tourism industry in which patients travel to other countries to have procedures performed at a lower cost. Israel is emerging as a popular destination for medical tourists...
- List of hospitals in Israel
- Architecture in Israel