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	Israel: Israeli Underground Hospital to Open for Emergency
	Jerusalem: The 2,000-bed Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital is the largest of its kind in the world, designed to protect the patients of northern Israel in times of war.The underground hospital, attached to Rambam Health Care Campus, will operate as a 3-level parking lot for 1,500 vehicles in peace time. In an emergency, it can be converted into a hospital within 72 hours, fortified against conventional and non-conventional weapons, and sustain itself for 72 hours without support from outside. During a drill before the facility opens, staff members practice operating ventilation and electrical systems, deployment of necessar
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	Israel: IDF Paramedic Honoured for Saving Syrians' Lives
	The paramedic, St-Sgt Noga Erez, was given the President’s Award for Excellence by President Shimon Peres at an event held in honour of outstanding soldiers on May 06 Tuesday, Israel’s 66th Independence Day. In a video produced by the IDF for the occasion, Erez, an amateur seamstress when off-duty and a medical worker responsible for saving lives when on base, can be seen telling her story, and that of the wounded Syrians she treated at the hospital. “His name was Tariq. He was 25 years old, and they shot him in both legs,” she said of one of her patients, with whom she developed a tentative friendship. “He cam
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	Israel: Health Ministry not Ready for Big Emergencies, Says Report
	More than 7 years after the Second Lebanon War and 22 years after the IDF Home Front Command was established, there is still no comprehensive law that sets down the responsibilities of the various authorities involved in dealing with emergencies, according to a section of the State Comptroller Report on the Health Ministry. During major emergencies, whether natural or man-made, large numbers of people could be expected to move to unaffected parts of the country or to seek help, but no serious plans were made to cope with this possibility, he continued. The responsibilities of the 4 public health funds in an emergency have not been
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	Israel: Israeli Satellites to be Eyes in the Sky for International Disaster Aid
	Israel Space Agency joins forces with ImageSat, which operates the EROS A and B satellites. Data can now be immediately transferred to the relevant authorities via the U.N. Science Minister Yaakov Peri: This will improve Israel's image in the world.
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	Israel: Most advanced' Children's Hospital Opens at Rambam
	What Rambam Medical Center calls “the most advanced and sophisticated children’s hospital in the country” opened on June 18 at its Haifa campus. The first 3 stories, meant for urgent care of infants and children, are reinforced against missile attacks. The first unit to be transferred to the new premises was the emergency department, which moved on June 15. It replaces a small and crowded pediatric emergency department with a child-friendly, spacious facility and advanced equipment.The emergency department is now the biggest in the North and covers 600 sq.
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Israel: Israeli Underground Hospital to Open for Emergency

Israel: IDF Paramedic Honoured for Saving Syrians' Lives

Israel: Health Ministry not Ready for Big Emergencies, Says Report

Israel: Israeli Satellites to be Eyes in the Sky for International Disaster Aid

Israel: Most advanced' Children's Hospital Opens at Rambam

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