Carmel Medical Center

Carmel Medical Center (Hebrew: מרכז רפואי כרמל, romanized: Merkaz Refoí Camrel; formerly Carmel Hospital) is a hospital located in the Ahuzat Shmuel neighborhood in Haifa, Israel. The hospital belongs to Clalit Health Services.

Carmel Medical Center מרכז רפואי כרמל
Clalit Health Services
The main building of Carmel Medical Center
Geography
Location	Haifa, Israel
Coordinates	32.786356°N 34.980353°E / 32.786356; 34.980353
Organisation
Type	Medical Center
Services
Beds	442
History
Former name(s)	Carmel Hospital
Opened	1945
Links
Website	https://hospitals.clalit.co.il/carmel/en/Pages/default.aspx

History

The medical center was originally established in a building located at what is today Horev 2. The building was designed in 1935 by architect Moshe Gerstel, initially intended as a three-story hotel. However, due to unfolding events and the immigration of German Jews, it was repurposed as the 'German Immigrant Home' by the Association of Israelis of Central European origin. A large slipway for the defense forces was also planned on the site during construction.

During World War II, the immigrant home closed due to the cessation of immigration, and the site was purchased by Clalit Health Services with the intention of establishing a hospital for internal diseases. Dr. Gerhard Rosenkranz, who had immigrated to Israel from Germany in 1933, was the initiator of the hospital's establishment and served as its director for 25 years.

In 1976, the hospital's current main building, a 7-story structure on Michal Street designed by architect Yaakov Rechter, was inaugurated. Most of the hospital's departments relocated to this modern building, which has since served as the main facility. The old building continues to be utilized, housing departments such as geriatrics, dialysis, outpatient clinics, community medicine, epidemiology, the center for multiple sclerosis and brain research, and the national cancer control center.

Following the Second Lebanon War, Carmel Medical Center established a new emergency room with reinforced concrete walls (60cm) to provide protection from missiles. This secure emergency room was inaugurated in mid-December 2011.

In 2023, the Ministry of Health announced that the medical center will relocate to a new building in Kiryat Ata, a city near Haifa, and will be named Menachem Begin Hospital".

External links

• Carmel Medical Center official website
• Carmel Medical Center in Haifa in dramedical