Kaplan Medical Center | |
Org/Group: | Clalit Health Services |
Coordinates: | 31.8735°N 34.8147°W |
Location: | Rehovot |
Country: | Israel |
Affiliation: | Hadassah, Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Beds: | 625 |
Opened: | 1953 |
Kaplan Medical Center (Hebrew: מרכז רפואי קפלן, Merkaz Refu'i Kaplan) is a district general hospital in Rehovot, Israel, located in the south of the city next to Bilu Junction. It is owned and operated by Clalit Health Services.
Kaplan Medical Center is a teaching hospital affiliated with Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Medical School. It also has a small branch in nearby Gedera, the Herzfeld Medical Center, which mainly serves as a geriatric hospital and nursing home.
In 2001, the hospital had 625 beds[1] and in May 2007 was the tenth largest[2] hospital in Israel. It was founded in 1953 and was named after Eliezer Kaplan, a well-known Zionist and the first Finance Minister of Israel.