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Soroka Medical Center

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Soroka Medical Center

Soroka University Medical Center (Hebrew: המרכז הרפואי סורוקה, HaMerkaz HaRefu'i Soroka), a part of the Clalit Health Services Group, is the general hospital of Beersheba, Israel, it serves as the central hospital of the region and provides medical services to approximately one million residents of the South, from Kiryat Gat and Ashkelon to Eilat. Soroka has 1,191 hospital beds, and is spread over 286 dunams (0.286 km2; 0.110 sq mi) in the center of Beer-Sheva. Soroka provides medical care to all communities in the region, including Negev Bedouins. It is a teaching hospital affiliated with the faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, whose campus is adjacent to the hospital. During times of conflict in the South (such as the October 7th 2023 attack on Israel), Soroka has served as an emergency center for casualties.

Infobox

Location
Beersheba, Negev, Israel
Coordinates
mw- 31°15′32″N 34°48′05″E / 31.25889°N 34.80139°E / 31.25889; 34.80139
Care system
Public hospital
Type
Teaching hospital
Affiliated university
Ben Gurion University
Standards
Tertiary care
Emergency department
Level I Trauma Center
Beds
1,191
Opened
1959
Website
www.soroka.org

Tables

· Directors
1960
1960
Years
1960
Years
1978
Director General
Prof. Yosef Stern
1978
1978
Years
1978
Years
1983
Director General
Dr. David Ronen
1983
1983
Years
1983
Years
1987
Director General
Prof. Yair Shapira
1987
1987
Years
1987
Years
1989
Director General
Dr. Yitzhak Romem
1989
1989
Years
1989
Years
1995
Director General
Prof. Haim Reuveni
1995
1995
Years
1995
Years
1997
Director General
Dr. Yitzhak Peterburg
1997
1997
Years
1997
Years
2001
Director General
Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef
2001
2001
Years
2001
Years
2007
Director General
Dr. Eitan Chai-Am
2007
2007
Years
2007
Years
2013
Director General
Prof. Michael Sherf
2013
2013
Years
2013
Years
2018
Director General
Prof. Ehud Davidson
2018
2018
Years
2018
Years
present
Director General
Prof. Shlomi Codish
Years
Director General
1960
1978
Prof. Yosef Stern
1978
1983
Dr. David Ronen
1983
1987
Prof. Yair Shapira
1987
1989
Dr. Yitzhak Romem
1989
1995
Prof. Haim Reuveni
1995
1997
Dr. Yitzhak Peterburg
1997
2001
Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef
2001
2007
Dr. Eitan Chai-Am
2007
2013
Prof. Michael Sherf
2013
2018
Prof. Ehud Davidson
2018
present
Prof. Shlomi Codish

References

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