The Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital
For the first-time ever, Israel’s largest Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital was fully activated with patients aboveground moved belowground during wartime.
Northern Israel has been confronting a perilous and heartbreaking reality since the beginning of Swords of Iron. Rambam Health Care Campus’ three level underground parking structure – the Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital – was fully operational and receiving patients from unfortified area hospitals in the fall of 2024. This 2,000-bed facility is designed to operate under the threats of conventional, biological and chemical attacks, and is the designated care provider for injured IDF soldiers and civilians.
Rambam is a vital national security resource and is home to the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the region. Rambam stands ready, but we need your support to ensure our operating rooms can run 24/7.
The hospital still needs additional, portable medical equipment, such as:
- Ventilators,
- X-Ray machines,
- Ultrasound machines,
- Patient monitors,
- Infusion pumps and more.
We cannot do meet the challenges ahead without your help.
