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Yoseftal Medical Center

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Location
  
Eilat, Israel

Emergency department
  
yes

Phone
  
+972 8-635-8011

Hospital type
  
General hospital

Founded
  
1968

Number of beds
  
68

Yoseftal Medical Center

Address
  
Derekh Yotam 2, Eilat, 88104, Israel

Hours
  
Open today · Open 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMonday(First day of Passover)Open 24 hoursHours might differTuesday(First day of Passover)Open 24 hoursHours might differWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit

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Yoseftal Medical Center (Hebrew: הַמֶּרְכָּז הָרְפוּאִי יוֹסֵפְטַל‎) is a hospital in Eilat, Israel.

Yoseftal Hospital, founded in 1968, is the southernmost hospital in Israel and the only hospital covering the southern Negev desert. It is named after Giora Yoseftal. It is Israel's smallest general hospital with 65 beds. Economic problems led to proposals for the hospital's closure; however, after protests from area residents and local government officials, who argued that not having a hospital within a 3-hour radius would be highly dangerous, it was decided to keep the hospital open.

The hospital is run by the Clalit health maintenance organization. It has a fully equipped recompression chamber for treating diving accidents. The hospital also has kidney dialysis facilities open to vacationers and local residents.

References

Yoseftal Medical Center Wikipedia