Beilinson Hospital In Petach Tikvah, Israel, one of Israel’s largest medical centers, has opened a fortified underground hospital in anticipation of a further escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas.
The complex encompasses 53,819 square feet and two stories of underground hospital parking and accommodates 200 patient beds, an intensive care room, two patient rooms and a 20-station dialysis unit.
It was initially built a few years ago for $8.9 million and has since been used four times during large-scale military operations and to host various Israel Defense Forces simulations and training.
The wards were relocated from the upper floors of the hospital’s patient towers and moved underground at the beginning of the war.
Additionally, all above-ground hospital buildings, including the Davidoff Center for cancer treatment, the Gur Shasha Tower patient tower and the Women’s Hospital, have safe spaces and floors to continue caring for patients without having to move the most critical during an attack.
The hospital’s emergency department is located on an underground floor and includes a trauma center and more than 100 stations to treat outpatient and non-ambulatory patients.
