HaEmek Medical Center

HaEmek Medical Center is a hospital in the northern Israeli city of Afula.HistoryThe origins of this medical institution date back to 1924. The hospital was opened on April 29, 1930. In 1932 it was temporarily closed due to lack of funds. Through the years the hospital gradually grew into one of the biggest medical facilities in Israel. Nowadays the hospital serves about 500,000 residents of the adjacent region. The hospital has about 1,900 employees.The hospital is located at an altitude of about 1500 meters southeast of Afula next to Highway No. 65.The hospital is said to be a place of Arab-Israeli co-existence, and the two peoples work closely together.In 2016, imprisoned under “administrative detention” hunger striking Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq was transferred to HaEmek Medical Center. The hospital ethics committee recommended to continue forcibly treating al-Qiq, but at this point the medical team that had previously forcibly treated him, now decided to disregard the recommendation.