Baruch Padeh Medical Center

Baruch Padeh Medical Center
Geography
Location	Tiberias, Israel
Organisation
Care system	Public
Funding	Public hospital
Type	District General
Services
Beds	318
History
Opened	1955
Links
Website	http://www.poria.health.gov.il/ Building details
General information
Coordinates	32.7523°N 35.5403°E / 32.7523; 35.5403

Baruch Padeh Medical Center (Hebrew: בית חולים ברוך פדה, Beit Holim Barukh Padeh), also known as Poriya Medical Center, is a rural general hospital located just south of Tiberias, in the Galilee region of Israel.

History

Poriya Medical Center was founded in 1955, replacing Schweitzer Hospital. The center incorporates a maternity hospital owned by the Scottish Church that was previously located in Tiberias. In 2005, the center was renamed for Prof. Baruch Padeh, former director-general of the Ministry of Health, who headed the hospital in 1974–1976. Located on Poriya Ridge above Tiberias, it serves the population of Tiberias, Golan Heights, Jordan Valley, Lower Galilee, kibbutzim and moshavim.

See also

• Health care in Israel

External links

• Baruch Padeh Medical Center (in hebrew)