Hadassah Medical Center facts for kids

Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem neighborhood in Jerusalem

The Hadassah Medical Center (Hebrew: מרכז רפואי הדסה) is the largest hospital in Jerusalem. It is also one of the biggest medical centers in Israel. It was established in 1919 at 37 HaNevi'im Street in Jerusalem. In 1939, it moved to a new campus in Mount Scopus. After 1948, a new campus opened in the Ein Kerem neighborhood together with the campus of the Hebrew University including: the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, School of Nursing, School of Occupational Therapy, the National Library of Medicine, and hotel with a small shopping center.

Images for kids

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  The Beit Hadassah building in Hebron dates back to 1893 and was one of the first Hadassah clinics in the country.

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  Nurses and physicians from the American Zionist Medical Unit on camels in Egypt en route to Palestine in July 1918

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  1939 opening ceremony on Mount Scopus

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  Hadassah buildings on Mount Scopus under construction, 1938

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  Photo of the Mount Scopus campus from the 1930s showing the courtyard and domes

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  Hadassah nurses parade in Jerusalem, 1965

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  Davidson Tower, 2012

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  Aaron Ciechanover, Nobel Prize winner

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  Hadassah Medical Center in Skolkovo, Moscow.

See also

In Spanish: Centro Médico Hadassah para niños