"Tzafon Medical Center named after Baruch Padeh" at Poriya,Tzafon Medical Center at homepage. Retrieved 15 Jan 2025. lit. Northern Medical Center, formerly simply Baruch Padeh Medical CenterTzafon Medical Center (previously Baruch Padeh), at website of Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University. See also here (, Beit Holim Barukh Padeh), generally known as Poriya Hospital, is a rural general hospital located just south of Tiberias, in the Galilee region of Israel. It is affiliated with the Safed-based of Bar Ilan University.
History Poriya Medical Center was founded in 1955, replacing the (1930-1931 and 1934-1955)Ilana Vered, טבריה או פוריה (in Hebrew), 'Tiberias or Poria', Maariv, January 28, 1952. Retrieved 15 Jan 2025 via Israel National Library website. and the Scots Mission Hospital, both from Tiberias.About the Medical Center at homepage. Retrieved 15 Jan 2025. 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. , 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, and Lower Galilee, including many kibbutzim and moshavim. In 2022, with its expansion and upgrading as a major hospital, it was branded as the "Tzafon Medical Center" ("Northern Medical Center").
See also Health care in Israel References
External links Tzafon Medical Center homepage (in Hebrew), active as of Jan. 2025