The World’s

Largest Fortified

Underground

Emergency

Hospital

In Haifa!

Program

Who we are

Hospital under fire

The world’s largest

underground emergency

fortified hospital

3

4

2

Whoweare

1938

Established by the British

Mandatory authorities in

1948

Transferred to Israel

1948–date

Playing a major role in

health care both in Israel

and worldwide

1952

Named after the Rambam

Beginnings…

Tertiary referral center

for:

• 12 district hospitals

• IDF Northern

Command

• UN Forces Stationed

in the Region

• United States 6th Fleet

Rambam Today

To make a meaningful global impact on the advancement of medical care and research across the disciplines—placing people at the heart of every medical endeavor.

Our Vision

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Rambam HCC is proud to

bear the name of 12th

century physician-

philosopher Rabbi Moshe

ben Maimon, whose ethical

and medical legacy inspires

us daily.

“There is no separation between body and mind.”

Level 1Trauma Care

Northern Israel’s exclusive provider of comprehensive trauma care

Treating more trauma victims than any other hospital in Israel

Highest percentage of trauma survivors in the nation

HospitalUnderFire Second Lebanon War

Summer 2006

34 days under fire

60+ rockets strike within a half mile radius of the hospital

2006: Hospital Under Fire

Rambam

The Reality of the Second Lebanon War

Second Lebanon War

792 casualties admitted

538 civilians

254 soldiers

Rambam during the

outpatient visits

247

1,587

2,000

7,000

26,000

births

surgeries

inpatient admissions

emergency room visits

Second Lebanon War

Rambam during the

In the Basement!?

Postwar Priorities

Fortified Emergency Department

Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital

Partially Fortified Children’s Hospital

Emergency Medical Equipment Acquisitions

Emergency Preparedness Planning

The World’s

Largest

Underground

Emergency

Fortified Hospital

In Haifa!

Rambam’s Response Assure the safety and security of patients and personnel

New buildings to accommodate increasing patient load

Renovate existing facilities

New West Campus

Fortified Emergency

Department1

Joseph Fishman

Oncology Center5

Sammy Ofer

Fortified Underground

Emergency Hospital

6

Sammy Ofer Tower

Technion’s

Rappaport

Faculty of

MedicineRuth Rappaport

Children’s Hospital2

Biomedical

Discovery Tower3

Cardiovascular

Hospital4

Unprecidented Faith

Each in their own way has

exhibited faith in the future

of Israel and in the work of

Rambam HCC

It took amazing people to

make it happen

Prof. Rafi Beyar,

Director of Rambam

Sammy Ofer Joseph Fishman Ruth Rappaport

Fortified Emergency DepartmentIsrael’s first emergency medical facility fortified against conventional and chemical warfare

Able to accommodate over 100,000 patients annually

Opened 2009

Did you know…

• Noah built an ark ( )

• Moses was hidden in a

basket ( )

•

• Place of refuge

• Place of safety

TRANSA 1,340-vehicle parking lot

FORMto a 2,000-bed fortified hospital

Within 72 hours!

against missile attack

and biological and

chemical warfare

Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital

The largest

of its kind

in the world

Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital

Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital

Emergency

Peace

Sammy Ofer Fortified

Underground

Emergency Hospital

Three levels

Extending16.5 meters

underground

Level 1

Triage

Decontamination

Decontamination

Post

TraumaERLogistics

Level 2 (8,200 m2)

757 Beds

Generators

Staff and Hospital Services

Double Space

for Generators

Access to Lower Level

757 BedsStaff and

Services

Level 3 (14,800 m2)

880 Standard beds and

more

OR (4)

85

ICU

Beds

Labor Rooms (20 + 16)

Nursery (120)

HQ

94 Dialysis

BedsLinear

Acc (4)

880

Beds

Water: 2400 m3

Diesel: 30,000 m3 Fully Sheltered Area

Where are the children?

Only children’s hospital in

the north of Israel

Bottom three floors fortified

for emergencies

ER

Pediatric ICU

NICU

Opening by end of 2014

Ruth Rappaport

Children's Hospital

How did we get there?

Rambam: The day before

construction began

An amazing effort!

The Sammy Ofer Fortified

Underground Emergency

Hospital|Opening March/April 2014