The Edith Wolfson Medical Center was founded with the generous assistance of the Wolfson Family Foundation. |
Sir Isaac Wolfson, who dedicated himself to philanthropy, established the Wolfson Foundation to support worthy causes in health, education and science in Britain, the Commonwealth and Israel.
He was knighted in 1962 by the Queen of England in recognition of his contributions. |
| The Edith Wolfson Medical Center is named after Lord Isaac's wife, Lady Edith. Lady Edith Specterman Wolfson was raised with a strong tradition of communal service.
She served as president of Emunah and Vice President of the Jewish Welfare Board, as well as co-chairman and President of the Youth Aliyah Aid Society. |
| The memory of Lady Edith Wolfson has been immortalized in this medical center which bears her name. |
The Wolfson Medical Centre opened in 1980 in the municipality of Holon which is on the southern Tel Aviv / Jaffa border.
The Medical Center has since grown from 342 beds to over 650 beds in 2007 with an additional 30 outpatients beds. Over 60 wards and departments serve the public in most areas of modern medicine.
Recently growth and development has been spurred by demand, with 120,000 patients being catered for annually and up to 450 patients cared for daily in the casualty ward |
Over 100 doctors employed by The Wolfson Medical Center also hold posts at the Tel Aviv Medical University, ranging from instructors to professors.
Most departments at the Medical Center are affiliated with the University and tutor students during their housemanship years. The students include foreign students from United States, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ecuador, Bulgaria, Honduras and Georgia.
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