Herzog and Lapid inaugurated the hospital for emergency medicine in Ichilov: "combines all the best in Israel"

The Sylvan Adams hospital will be the first in Israel to be dedicated to emergency medicine, and as such will be one of the largest in the world.

Among other things, it will include a short-term hospitalization department, a psychiatric emergency room and an acute room for sexual victims.

"Constitutes a showcase for every medical center"

Uri Sela

07/28/2022

Thursday, July 28, 2022, 11:41 am Updated: 12:51 pm

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The Sylvan Adams Hospital for Emergency Medicine was inaugurated today (Thursday) at the Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv.

The hospital will be the first in Israel to be dedicated to emergency medicine and will be spread over four floors.

The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Yair Lapid, President Yitzhak Herzog, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz and Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai.

MK Israel Katz, MK Yaakov Litzman and MK Eidit Silman also came to the ceremony at the hospital.

The area of ​​the new hospital will be 8,000 square meters, one of the largest in the world in terms of emergency rooms, and it will also include a short-term hospitalization department, emergency Psychiatric and acute room for sexual victims.

"An emergency room, by its very nature, is on the front line of medical treatment," President Yitzhak Herzog said at the ceremony.

"It is a showcase for every medical center. Even when we are inaugurating the largest and most sophisticated emergency room in Israel, one thing is clear beyond any doubt: the real advantage will be the emergency room personnel. I am convinced that it will provide an excellent medical response."

Inauguration of the hospital, today (photo: Flash 90, Avshalom Sassooni)

Gemzo at the inauguration of the hospital, today (Photo: Niv Aharonson)

Lapid also spoke at the inauguration of the building.

"I'm happy to be here when I'm healthy," he said.

"Congratulations on the establishment of the largest emergency room in Israel, which will serve not only the residents of Tel Aviv. It integrates all the best of Israel - the doctors, the high-tech and the tradition that leaves no one behind. A model of coexistence that should inspire pride in every citizen of Israel. All of these are realized every day at home the patients and in the medical system.

"But even today, the cry that comes from the medical teams who deal with violence every day cannot be ignored," added Lapid. "I have instructed to take an iron hand against this rampant violence.

I pledge that we will support and encourage any proposal aimed at protecting you.

The doctors' blood will not be in vain."

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