Zvulun medical center was founded in 1984 in the city of
Kiryat-bialik . The center serves a population of 330,000
residents who are ensured by “Clalit Health Services” (The
biggest HMO in Israel and the second HMO in the world).
In 1996 the center was relocated and extended its activities,
offering the patients a wide range of services close to their
neighborhood, and collaborating with the community in
diversified projects for all ages.
Zvulun medical center aimed to the 21 century medicine
focusing on ambulatory medicine: surgery, Extensive
Ambulatory investigations and treatments, and ambulatory
surgery.
General information
• 4000 clients a day.
• 350 workers including: doctors , nurses, technicians etc.
• 120 doctors, some of them working part time in the hospital and
part time in the medical center.
• The center works in close contact and relationship with Carmel
medical hospital, a university hospital with 450 beds.
• 40 volunteers .
• 30 national service girls (girls from low socioeconomic
background who work in medical services instead of
compulsory military service)
General information
• Open 6 days a week from 07:00-21:00.
• Fully computerized including clients medical records, links to
intranet medical web sites.
• Facilitating for handicap persons.
• Education site for students nurses.
• Infusion site (ivig, venofer, aclasta etc..)
Clinical wards
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Trauma center
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Rheumatology
Hematology
Nephrology
Infectious diseases
Allergology
Oncology
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Gastroenterology
Roentgenology
Ophtalmology
Plastic surgery
General surgery
Dermatology
Ob/Gyn
Urology
Neurology
Breast clinic
Oncology ward
A community ward with a setup for
chemotherapy and adjuvant treatments,
A multidisciplinary staff which gives the
patients the benefit of close to home
treatments. The ward is part of the ward in
“Carmel” medical hospital based in Haifa.
research
A number of researches are in progress:
1. Blood test for breast cancer associated anibodies
(breast clinic)
2. Pre veiw php preferential hyperactivity for the
detection of chroidal neovascularization (eye
clinic)
3. Comparing two sedating pre medication drugs
(operating ward).
4. Is thyroid test needed in the management of hair
loss.
Five Operation Theaters
fully equipped for ambulatory operations, giving
the client an homely atmosphere without the need
to travel far or stay overnight in the hospital.
• Cataract (1300 per year)
• Hernia (children & adolescence)
•E.N.T. operations (child &adolescence)
• Hysteroscopy and Ob. procedures
•Urology
•Breast surgery – breast biopsy and lumpectomy.
Operation Theaters (4 & 6 floors)
Five Operation Theaters
Continuing Education Program to family practitioners
(120 doctors a year)& nurses given by the centers experts.
Educational programs to high school students in
preventive medicine (smoking ,drugs ,alcohol) ,safe sexual
behavior, guidance of students in medical & science
projects.
Health promoting lectures open to the public in diverse
topics.
Workshops: preparing for childbirth, breastfeeding
promotion, rehabilitation program after heart attack,
smoking cessation, healthy nutrition etc.
The Friends of Zvulun
association
• Volunteer from the community who raise contributions
for new medical technologies and equipment . In the
last 6 years the association has donated :
• ultrasound for the breast clinic.
• Two colonoscopies &video monitor for
gastroenterology.
• Television sets for waiting rooms.
• Monitors for the operating theaters.
• Helman diathermia to plastic surgery.
• Money for the oncology department.
• new cardiac Echocardiography
Thank you!