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About Tel Aviv Medical Center
Opened in 1961 as Ichilov Hospital, the Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center is one of the largest
hospitals in the country. It has the major task of
serving the 360,000 inhabitants of Tel Aviv, in
addition to the more than one million people who
enter the city every day for work and pleasure.
The Tel Aviv Medical Center is spread out over an
area of 150,000 m² and incorporates three hospitals:
Ichilov General Hospital and Ida Sourasky
Rehabilitation Center, Lis Maternity Hospital, and
Dana Children's Hospital. The Tel Aviv Medical
Center also serves as a teaching and research center
affiliated with the Sackler Medical School and Tel
Aviv University's Sheinborn Nursing School.
The Medical Center has 1100 hospital beds,
approximately 60 departments and institutes, and
approximately 150 outpatient clinics. In addition to
services provided by the hospitals, the Institute
for Special Medical Examinations ("Malram"), within
the framework of some 30 clinics, offers unique
treatments that are not covered by the national
health insurance program.
The Tel Aviv Medical Center functions as the
hospital for the city of Tel Aviv, however, it is
also the national referral center for various
specialties. These include trauma, adult
neurosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery, orthopedic
oncology, surgical oncology, kidney-pancreas
transplants and liver transplants, and microsurgery
on the nervous system.
The Medical Center also treats Israel Defense Force
soldiers during times of war and peace, receiving
both injured citizens and army personnel.
One of the difficult and unforgettable events
involving the Medical Center was the assassination
of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was brought to
the Medical Center after he was shot during a peace
rally, at the "Kings of Israel" Square in Tel Aviv.
Despite the heroic medical efforts to save his life,
Prime Minister Rabin died of his wounds. Subsequent
to this tragic event, the Trauma Center of the Tel
Aviv Medical Center was renamed in his memory.
The Arison Medical Tower was built to meet the
standards and requirements of the 21st century, and
it houses the Center's surgical specialties. The
Tower comprises 13 floors which contain all of the
surgical and oncological services, on top of which
rests the new helicopter pad that enables the speedy
and life-saving reception of patients.
The Medical Center plans to continue in the coming
years with the aim of constantly improving the
quality of its care, and of nurturing excellence for
the welfare of its patients.
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