page_title: Bikur Cholim Hospital
hierarchical_section_title: Bikur Cholim Hospital
caption_attribution_description: Bikur Cholim Hospital, Jerusalem
context_page_description: Bikur Cholim Hospital is a 200-bed general hospital in Jerusalem, Israel established in the 19th century. It is the oldest hospital in the country.
  Bikur Cholim is known for its obstetrics and cardiac departments. The hospital also operates a modern neonatal intensive care unit, a pediatrics department, and bariatric and plastic surgery units. Bikur Holim treats some 60,000 patients annually. With 700 administrators, doctors, nurses, technicians and cleaners, it is one of Jerusalem's largest downtown employers. One-third of the doctors are Israeli Arabs, many of whom choose Bikur Holim for their residencies.
  As of December 2012 the hospital has been taken over by Shaare Zedek Medical Center and will continue to function as a branch of Shaare Zedek.
context_section_description: Bikur Cholim Hospital (Hebrew: בית החולים ביקור חולים) is a 200-bed general hospital in Jerusalem, Israel established in the 19th century. It is the oldest hospital in the country.
  Bikur Cholim is known for its obstetrics and cardiac departments. The hospital also operates a  modern neonatal intensive care unit, a pediatrics department, and bariatric and plastic surgery units. Bikur Holim treats some 60,000 patients annually. With 700 administrators, doctors, nurses, technicians and cleaners, it is one of Jerusalem's largest downtown employers. One-third of the doctors are Israeli Arabs, many of whom choose Bikur Holim for their residencies.
  As of December 2012 the hospital has been taken over by Shaare Zedek Medical Center and will continue to function as a branch of Shaare Zedek.
caption: Bikur Holim Hospital in downtown Jerusalem
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