The Bnai Zion Medical Center was on the frontline of battle when Haifa was attacked during the 2006 Second Lebanon War. Outstanding medical care was provided to more than 500 physically and psychologically wounded victims of Hezbollah terrorist rocket attacks.
The final rocket of the 34-day war exploded a few meters from the hospital. This clearly demonstrated how vulnerable our location is to enemy rockets and underscored the need to build a protected facility.
Emergency Appeal: Confronting the Challenges of War
During times of war the hospital must treat victims of the hostilities, while simultaneously providing medical care to several hundred in-patients and those seeking non-war related emergency care. Further, as a designated military hospital, the Medical Center is prepared at all times to treat soldiers wounded in battle.
Our hospital was built according to construction regulations of the 1980's and it doesn't include an Emergency Room that can withstand rockets and other weapons, or natural disasters like earthquakes and fires.
As part of our preparations for the future, we want to create reinforced facilities that could provide solutions to the residents of Haifa during times of war or disaster.
Israel is in a constant state of war and hostilities can erupt at any time.
This is why the hospital needs your immediate assistance. We see this as such a high priority that any funds that are contributed from abroad to this campaign will be matched by funds from the hospital.
Protected Hospitalization Facilities:
* Protected Emergency Room (ER)
* Underground Hospitalization Unit
Protected Emergency Room (ER):
Bnai Zion's Protected Emergency Room against Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical attack will be a 1,000 square meters (approx. 10,800 square feet) state-of-the-art facility with 30 beds, 2 trauma rooms and 6 professional clinics.
This is where terror attack victims will receive initial treatment.
After they are stabilized, they will be transferred to the protected hospitalization unit for ongoing care.
Protected ER Main Hall Nurses' Station
Underground Hospitalization Unit:
The underground hospitalization unit will include 90 beds offering a complete range of services, including: treatment rooms, doctors' offices, medication storage etc. Patients in this unit will likely require long-term care and their protection must be assured.This unit will be located on 4th floor on a consequent level to the hospital and with direct access to all elevators.
The Protected ER from outside as part of the hospital.
The protected emergency room and the underground hospitalization unit are connected and provide a total solution to our need to provide medical care at all times and to all kinds of threats.
The Need is Real, the Need is Now!
It is absolutely critical that both projects will be completed in the coming months.
The Medical Center has launched a $10 million world-wide fundraising campaign to finance these essential facilities.
According to military experts, we are literally in a race against the clock.
For contributions please contact your local Friends of Bnai Zion Medical Center:
In the United States:
Contact Bnai Zion Foundation
www.bnaizion.org
grunspan@bnaizion.org
Tel: +1-212-725-1211
In Canada:
Contact The Canadian Committee for the Haifa Foundation
Tel: +1-647-430-7743
lisa.haifafoundation@gmail.com
For all other countries:
Contact Friends of Bnai Zion Medical Center
www.b-zion.org.il
keren.wind@b-zion.org.il
Tel: +972-4-8371973