The new hospitalization tower in downtown Jerusalem is underway: At a meeting held last week in the office of Minister of Construction and Housing Yitzhak Goldknopf, with the participation of Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon, Israel Land Authority Director Yanky Quint, and Shaare Zedek Medical Center Director General Prof. Ofer Merin, it was decided to establish a joint team to quickly advance the planning of a new hospitalization tower at Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
At the meeting, it was agreed that the project promotion team, which would include senior officials from all the entities involved, would be established within a month in order to carry out a rapid planning process of the new hospitalization tower adjacent to the existing building of Shaare Zedek Medical Center, in an area that was the Beitar Jerusalem team's training ground.
This is an 18-story hospitalization tower, which includes protected emergency hospitalization wards and a helipad, in order to provide a medical response to the great demographic development that Jerusalem and its environs have undergone in recent decades – Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Givat Ze'ev, Beitar Illit, Gush Etzion, Binyamin, Hevel Modi'in and more.
Rabbi Yitzchak Goldknopf, Photo: Askaf
Goldknopf: "The number of residents in Jerusalem has increased significantly, and we must also provide a response to the infrastructure aspects of the residents' health needs. The war taught us about the importance of armored medical structures and the need for a helipad that can allow the wounded to fly quickly and save lives."
Director General of Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Prof. Ofer Merin: "The construction of the hospitalization tower is critical so that we can provide a solution for the residents of the entire Greater Jerusalem area in the coming years, and continue to develop the medical excellence and humane and dedicated care that have characterized Shaare Zedek for 122 years."
Moshe Leon, Photo: Uri Lenz
Mayor Moshe Leon: "Shaare Zedek Hospital is a veteran Jerusalem institution. We intend to continue developing all the infrastructure for the benefit of all the residents of Jerusalem."
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