Soroka Medical Center

Soroka Medical Center
Clalit Health Services
Soroka Medical Center, Beersheba
Geography
LocationBeersheba, Negev, Israel
Coordinates31°15′32″N 34°48′05″E / 31.25889°N 34.80139°E / 31.25889; 34.80139
Organisation
Care systemPublic hospital
TypeTeaching hospital
Affiliated universityBen Gurion University
Services
StandardsTertiary care
Emergency departmentLevel I Trauma Center
Beds1,191
History
Opened1959
Links
Websitewww.soroka.org

Soroka University Medical Center (Hebrew: המרכז הרפואי סורוקה, HaMerkaz HaRefu'i Soroka), a part of the Clalit Health Services Group, is the general hospital of Beersheba, Israel, it serves as the central hospital of the region and provides medical services to approximately one million residents of the South, from Kiryat Gat and Ashkelon to Eilat. Soroka has 1,191 hospital beds, and is spread over 291 dunams (0.291 km2; 0.112 sq mi) in the center of Beer-Sheva.

Soroka provides medical care to communities in the region, including Negev Bedouins. It is a teaching hospital affiliated with the faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, whose campus is adjacent to the hospital. During times of combat in the South (such as Operation Protective Edge), Soroka has served as an emergency center for military casualties.