Under Iranian threat, Hadassah boasts underground hospitals with 240 inpatient beds, focused on healing and saving lives.
“Within a short time of the siren sounding early Friday morning, dozens of staff members mobilized to open both underground areas and transfer patients there in an orderly and professional manner,” said Prof. Yoram Weiss, Director General of the Hadassah Medical Organization, in a Sunday update.
Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus and Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem are operating underground units for patients transferred from all hospital departments. Most patients are in stable condition, but the units are fully equipped to care for critical patients on ventilators or in need of oxygen support.
Prof. Weiss emphasized that at Hadassah Mount Scopus, an underground hospital was established immediately at the start of the war, although it had not needed to be activated until recent days.
“Already on the night of October 7, we began building an underground unit in the new Gandel Rehabilitation Building, with a clear understanding that Israel would have to care for patients and wounded under serious threats and missile attacks. We independently coordinated with all authorities and suppliers, and thanks to determined work and the support of Hadassah’s Board of Directors, we succeeded in creating a fully equipped hospital, ready to operate at a moment’s notice.”
This large unit includes around 140 beds and is prepared to treat patients transferred from all hospital departments, including children and infants.
At Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, the hospital’s operating rooms are located four floors underground, allowing surgeries to continue even during missile attacks.
“In the underground area at Ein Kerem, where the operating rooms function optimally in emergencies, we prepared a comprehensive setup for treating patients and the wounded, including intensive care beds for severe cases,” Prof. Weiss explained, adding: “This space includes about 140 beds and allows us to transfer patients to the most protected and secure facility available.”
“We maintained these units throughout the war and kept them in full readiness,” Prof. Weiss noted.
“Shortly after the sirens sounded early Friday morning, dozens of staff members mobilized to open both underground units and transfer patients there.
This was a sensitive and professional team effort, carried out with precision — quickly, but always with patient and staff safety as the top priority. I thank each and every one of our partners for their work.
In the coming days, treatment will continue in these underground facilities, carried out by our teams with great care, given the national situation.”
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