Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

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The logo of the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center combines the Hebrew words הלל יפה in a Star of David (a symbol of Jewish healing; see Magen David Adom), along with the snake of the Rod of Asclepius.

The main building - view from east-northeast toward the emergency room

The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center (Hebrew: מרכז רפואי הלל יפה‎) is a major hospital on the western edge of Hadera, Israel. It serves a population of about 380,000 residents in an area ranging from Zikhron Ya'akov in the north to Netanya in the south, from the Mediterranean coast in the west to Umm el-Fahm and the Green Line in the east. The center is named after Hillel Yaffe, a pioneering Israeli doctor who worked in nearby Jewish settlements in the land of Palestine during the First Aliyah in the early 20th century.

History

• 1957 – The hospital was founded in a number of small wooden shacks that were erected on the sand dunes to the west of Hadera.
• 1967 – The academic school named after Pat Matthews was founded.
• 1970–1975 – The hospital was the national center for organ transplants, under the leadership of Dr. Erwin Ya'akov, the manager of the surgery division.
• 1980 – The modern building for patients was populated. It continues to serve the majority of units at the hospital.

Buildings

As of 2006 the operations of the hospital are centralized in two main buildings:

• The main building was designed by the architect Ilya Belzitzman and was dedicated in 1980. North of this building, facing the entrance to the emergency room, stands a statue of the professor and doctor Rafi Karso, who was the manager of the neurology division, the institute for alternative medicine, and the institute for alleviating pain.
• The "building of the institutes" was designed by the architect Alex Shohet.

There is also a new multipurpose building, which was designed by the office of the architect Uzi Gordon.

Diverse population and staff

A diverse group of doctors and nurses works at the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center: Arabs and Jews, natives and immigrants. The patients also reflect the diversity of the region's population: urban people alongside rural farmers, natives and immigrants, Jews and Arabs. The hospital thus serves as an example of peaceful coexistence between Arabs and Jews, and of absorbing immigrants from the Soviet Union, Ethiopia and other lands.

Divisions and units

Urology Orthopedics 1 Orthopedics 2 Endocrinology and diabetes Ear, nose and throat Day hospitalization The unit for fertility and assisted reproductive technology Anesthesia and operating rooms General intensive care Cardiac intensive care

General pediatrics Neonatology Plastic surgery Surgery 1 Surgery 2 Pediatric surgery Vascular surgery Emergency room Neurology

Gynecology and obstetrics Ophthalmology Internal medicine 1 Internal medicine 2 Internal medicine 3 Psychiatry Cardiac catheterization Rehabilitation

Institutes

• Gastroenterology and hepatology
• Pediatric development and rehabilitation
• Nephrology and high blood pressure
• Radiology
• Cardiology
• Pathology
• Sexual health
• Hematology
• Dermatology
• Holistic (alternative) medicine
• Mental health

See also

• List of hospitals in Israel

References

• This article was translated from the Hebrew Wikipedia on 10 March 2008.

External links

• Hillel Yaffe Medical Center homepage (Hebrew)
• Hillel Yaffe Medical Center homepage (English)