Israeli Medical Corps
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Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i Medical Corps is an Israel Defense Forces
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
corps responsible for providing healthcare services and medical treatment and instruction to all levels of the IDF. During wars or emergencies, it also assumes authority over the civilian healthcare system in Israel. The corps attends to the planning, organization, and supervision over the preparedness
Preparedness
Preparedness refers to the state of being prepared for specific or unpredictable events or situations. Preparedness is an important quality in achieving goals and in avoiding and mitigating negative outcomes...
of the healthcare system to face crises. As of 2007, the corps is headed by Brigadier General Dr. Nachman Ash. Its headquarters are located in Tel HaShomer
Tel HaShomer
Tel HaShomer is a district in Gush Dan in central Israel. It is located east of Ramat Gan, and is bordered to the north by Kiryat Ono, to the east by Yehud, and to the south by Or Yehuda...
.
Structure
The Medical Corps is divided into six brigade- or battalion-level units:- Medical Organization Division
- Medical Division
- BahadBahadBahad is a military training base in the Israel Defense Forces. Each Bahad deals with a certain field, such as law enforcement or logistics. Generally, each Bahad belongs to a certain corps and conducts all courses required by the corps in question...
10 - The training base and Military Medicine Academy - Mental Health Division
- Dental Health Division
- Medical Services Center
The Medical Services Center, headed by a colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
, is the corps's main operational unit, consisting of four regional medical service centers.
Commanders
| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Chaim Sheba Chaim Sheba Chaim Sheba was an Israeli physician.- Biography :Sheba was born as Chaim Scheiber in 1908 in Frasin, near Gurahumora, Bukovina, then in Austria-Hungary , to the well known Scheiber Hasidic family, a descendant of the Hasidic house of Roujin. He was enrolled as a young child in a school for... |
1948–1949 |
| Colonel Dr. Avraham Atzmon | 1949–1956 |
| Colonel Prof. Baruch Padeh | 1956–1962 |
| Brigadier General Dr. Elyahu Gilon | 1962–1967 |
| Brigadier General Dr. Reuven Alder | 1967–1972 |
| Brigadier General Dr. Moshe Cordoba | 1972–1975 |
| Brigadier General Prof. Dan Michaeli | 1975–79 |
| Brigadier General Prof. Eran Dolev | 1979–83 |
| Brigadier General Dr. Moshe Revach | 1983–87 |
| Brigadier General Prof. Yehuda Danon | 1987–91 |
| Brigadier General Dr. Michael Weiner | 1991–94 |
| Brigadier General Dr. Yehoshua Shemer | 1994–97 |
| Brigadier General Prof. Aryeh Eldad | 1997–99 |
| Brigadier General Dr. Giora Martinovich | 1999–2002 |
| Brigadier General Dr. Hezi Levi | 2002–07 |
| Brigadier General Dr. Nachman Ash | 2007–date |