Rabin Medical Center
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The Rabin Medical Center is a medical center in Petah Tikva
, Israel
. It is currently the second largest medical center in Israel after Sheba Medical Center
, having lost the title of largest in 2006. The medical center is owned and operated by Clalit Health Services, Israel's largest HMO
It cosists of two main hospital
s (campuses): The Beilinson Hospital and the Golda-HaSharon Hospital.
The medical center has 1,383 beds, 4,500 staff members, 9,000 annual births, 37 operating rooms, and 34,000 annual operations. In 2007, 8,519 babies were born in the Beilinson and Golda-HaSharon hospitals, of them 4,400 boys and 4,119 girls, including 254 pairs of twins and 5 instances of Multiple birth
. 165,005 patients went through the emergency ward in the same year.
The Beilison Hospital was founded in 1936 for pioneer settlers
in the area. All Jewish workers in then-central Palestine agreed to donate two days' worth of wages toward its construction. The hospital originated with 70 beds.
The hospital was named after one of its founders, Dr. Moshe Beilinson and was designed by architect Arieh Sharon
.
In 1938, the first blood bank
in Israel was founded in Beilinson, and in 1968, the first heart transplant in Israel was performed there. Beilinson Hospital was the first in Israel to have a dermatology department, a nephrology institute, and a dialysis unit. The first implantation of an artificial heart in Israel was performed at Beilinson in 1995.
According to its official website, the Beilinson Hospital currently has 900 beds.
The hospital is located on a block between the streets Kaplan, Rabin and Jabotinsky.
It was named after two of its major benefactors - Irving and Helen Schneider. It was designed by Marvin Bostin and Jerry Switzer.
In 2007, over 52,000 children were treated at the emergency ward of the center, over 15,000 staying for prolonged treatment. 21 children underwent organ transplants, including a heart transplant. 8,360 children underwent miscellaneous operations, of which 450 were heart and blood system operations.
s from the Beilinson Hospital as a satellite surgical unit. It was originally established in a 1-floor building, and named Beilinson II. It originally had 28 beds. Beilinson II was renamed to HaSharon Hospital several years later.
In 1982, Golda was appended to the hospital's name, after the late Israeli prime minister, Golda Meir
.
According to its official website, the Golda-HaSharon Hospital currently has 400 beds.
, the prime minister who had been assassinated in the previous year. This newer name is not widely used by the general public however, which often refers to the entire main hospital complex simply as "Beilinson Hospital".
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It is currently the second largest medical center in Israel after Sheba Medical Center
Sheba Medical Center
The Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer , also Tel HaShomer Hospital, is the largest hospital in Israel.-Overview:The hospital was named after Chaim Sheba, the founding director. It was established in 1948 as the country's first military hospital to treat casualties of Israel's War of...
, having lost the title of largest in 2006. The medical center is owned and operated by Clalit Health Services, Israel's largest HMO
Health maintenance organization
A health maintenance organization is an organization that provides managed care for health insurance contracts in the United States as a liaison with health care providers...
It cosists of two main hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
s (campuses): The Beilinson Hospital and the Golda-HaSharon Hospital.
The medical center has 1,383 beds, 4,500 staff members, 9,000 annual births, 37 operating rooms, and 34,000 annual operations. In 2007, 8,519 babies were born in the Beilinson and Golda-HaSharon hospitals, of them 4,400 boys and 4,119 girls, including 254 pairs of twins and 5 instances of Multiple birth
Multiple birth
A multiple birth occurs when more than one fetus is carried to term in a single pregnancy. Different names for multiple births are used, depending on the number of offspring. Common multiples are two and three, known as twins and triplets...
. 165,005 patients went through the emergency ward in the same year.
Beilinson Hospital
Hehalutz
Hechalutz was an association of Jewish youth whose aim was to train its members to settle in the Land of Israel, which became an umbrella organization of the pioneering Zionist youth movements....
in the area. All Jewish workers in then-central Palestine agreed to donate two days' worth of wages toward its construction. The hospital originated with 70 beds.
The hospital was named after one of its founders, Dr. Moshe Beilinson and was designed by architect Arieh Sharon
Arieh Sharon
Arieh Sharon was an Israeli architect and winner of the Israel Prize for Architecture in 1962—the first in this discipline. Sharon was a critical contributor to the early architecture in Israel and the leader of the first master plan of the young state, reporting to then Prime Minister, David...
.
In 1938, the first blood bank
Blood bank
A blood bank is a cache or bank of blood or blood components, gathered as a result of blood donation, stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusion. The term "blood bank" typically refers to a division of a hospital laboratory where the storage of blood product occurs and where proper...
in Israel was founded in Beilinson, and in 1968, the first heart transplant in Israel was performed there. Beilinson Hospital was the first in Israel to have a dermatology department, a nephrology institute, and a dialysis unit. The first implantation of an artificial heart in Israel was performed at Beilinson in 1995.
According to its official website, the Beilinson Hospital currently has 900 beds.
The hospital is located on a block between the streets Kaplan, Rabin and Jabotinsky.
Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel
On October 29, 1991, the Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel was founded on the hospital grounds - by far the largest such facility in Israel. It was opened to the public in April 1992. It spans an area of 35,000 sq. meters.It was named after two of its major benefactors - Irving and Helen Schneider. It was designed by Marvin Bostin and Jerry Switzer.
In 2007, over 52,000 children were treated at the emergency ward of the center, over 15,000 staying for prolonged treatment. 21 children underwent organ transplants, including a heart transplant. 8,360 children underwent miscellaneous operations, of which 450 were heart and blood system operations.
Golda-HaSharon Hospital
The HaSharon Hospital was founded in 1942 by a team of surgeonSurgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
s from the Beilinson Hospital as a satellite surgical unit. It was originally established in a 1-floor building, and named Beilinson II. It originally had 28 beds. Beilinson II was renamed to HaSharon Hospital several years later.
In 1982, Golda was appended to the hospital's name, after the late Israeli prime minister, Golda Meir
Golda Meir
Golda Meir ; May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was a teacher, kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel....
.
According to its official website, the Golda-HaSharon Hospital currently has 400 beds.
Merger
While physically separated, the two hospitals were officially merged in 1996 in a budget saving consolidation and the umbrella organization renamed the Rabin Medical Center, in memory of Yitzhak RabinYitzhak Rabin
' was an Israeli politician, statesman and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–77 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
, the prime minister who had been assassinated in the previous year. This newer name is not widely used by the general public however, which often refers to the entire main hospital complex simply as "Beilinson Hospital".