History
The Beersheba Hospital of Kupat Holim (later Soroka Medical Center), designed in 1955 as a 250-bed hospital, grew into a 1,200-bed medical facility serving the south of the country and the Negev desert. It is a pavilion-type hospital with medical facilities and wards concentrated in one multi-storey block. Climate considerations led to the adoption of a loose grid design of patio gardens and pavilions connected to the main building by pergolas. The hospital area was surrounded by a green belt of pepper trees and sycamores to protect the complex from sand and dust storms.
The state of the art pediatric facility at Soroka was funded by Haim Saban, who donated $14 million.
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