Wolfson Medical Center
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Wolfson Medical Center is a hospital
in Holon, Israel
.
Wolfson Hospital is located in southern Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area, Tel Aviv
district of Israel
in a vicinity abounded by a population of nearly half a million inhabitants. It ranks as the ninth largest hospital in Israel.
The medical center was founded with the assistance of the Wolfson Foundation
and named after Lady Edith Specterman Wolfson, Sir Isaac Wolfson
's wife.
and tutors students during their intern years. The center employs over 100 doctors that also hold posts, ranging from instructors to professors, at the university. The students come also from United States
, UK, China
, Ethiopia
, Ghana
, Ecuador
, Bulgaria
, Honduras
and Georgia
.
The Medical Center regularly publishes academic articles in local and foreign journals.
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....
in Holon, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Wolfson Hospital is located in southern Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area, Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv District
The Tel Aviv District is the smallest and most densely populated of six administrative districts of Israel with a population of 1.2 million residents...
district of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
in a vicinity abounded by a population of nearly half a million inhabitants. It ranks as the ninth largest hospital in Israel.
The medical center was founded with the assistance of the Wolfson Foundation
Wolfson Foundation
The Wolfson Foundation is a charity that awards grants to support excellence in the fields of science and medicine, health, education and the arts & humanities.- Overview :...
and named after Lady Edith Specterman Wolfson, Sir Isaac Wolfson
Isaac Wolfson
Sir Isaac Wolfson, 1st Baronet FRS was a businessman and philanthropist. He was managing director of Great Universal Stores 1932-1947 and chairman 1947-1987. He established the Wolfson Foundation to distribute most of his fortune to good causes. Great Universal Stores was a mail order business...
's wife.
History
The medical center in Holon was opened to the public in 1980 on the southern Tel Aviv-Jaffa border. The center has grown since from 342 beds to over 650 beds in 2007 with an additional 30 outpatient beds.Services
The Wolfson Medical Center departments are affiliated with the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
and tutors students during their intern years. The center employs over 100 doctors that also hold posts, ranging from instructors to professors, at the university. The students come also from United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, UK, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
and Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
.
The Medical Center regularly publishes academic articles in local and foreign journals.