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'''Baruch Padeh Medical Center''' ({{lang-he|בית חולים ברוך פדה}}, ''Beit Holim Barukh Padeh''), also known as '''Poriya Medical Center''', is a general [[hospital]] located in the region of [[Galilee]], in the state of [[Israel]].
'''Baruch Padeh Medical Center''' ({{lang-he|בית חולים ברוך פדה}}, ''Beit Holim Barukh Padeh''), also known as '''Poriya Medical Center''', is a general [[hospital]] located in the region of [[Galilee]], in the state of [[Israel]].


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.<ref>[http://www.poria.health.gov.il/?CategoryID=2168&ArticleID=3288 Poriya Medical Center]</ref>
The hospital was established in 1955. It replaced the Schweitzer [[Hospital]] and the Maternity Hospital of the [[Church of Scotland|Scottish Church]] in [[Tiberias]].


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Revision as of 11:20, 8 March 2020

Baruch Padeh Medical Center
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Geography
LocationTiberias,  Israel
History
Opened1955
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Websitehttp://www.poria.health.gov.il/

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

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.[1]

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