Israel's largest hospital operates underground as Iranian missiles fall

The Manila Times

Israel's largest hospital operates underground as Iranian missiles fall  Israel's largest hospital, Sheba Medical Center, has shifted critical operations to a fortified multi-level underground facility, to shelter patients during ongoing missile strikes from Iran, the hospital said on Monday, June 23.  The subterranean space under several buildings in the complex, used mainly as a car park, is now equipped with medical gear and other installations to allow the continuation of treatment even as as daily air raid sirens send Israelis to shelters across the country.  Located in Ramat Gan, near the city of Tel Aviv, the hospital says it treats over one million patients a year.  REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #WorldNews #Israel

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00:00Let's get started.

00:04I don't know why people are like,

00:05Iosta,

00:06I guess you should have gone through a year

00:08since I was so old.

00:11Yeah,

00:12I feel like I was so old,

00:13that was the last time.

00:13I have a lot of years,

00:14that was so cool

00:16because I'm feeling like,

00:18I haven't had to go.

00:19It's really good.

00:21I'm not sure if I was talking to them,

00:22I was wondering what was the most awesome?

00:23I don't know how to do this thing.

00:24I don't know how to do this.

00:26I'm not gonna be so funny

00:26but I'm not sure if I go to China either,

00:28but I'm not sure where I go.

00:29I'm not sure what it is.

00:29There is 261 beds here underground, a mixture of surgery and telemedicine, ENT and pediatrics

00:42that all stay together here and getting the treatment underground and safe and sheltered.

00:59One of our responsibilities is to make sure and protect our patients.

01:09So this basement is protected and sheltered from missile attacks and there is a cement behind us

01:18and buildings behind us that support the protection of the staff and the patient from missile attacks.

01:29So we can be here as much as we need.

01:39We have the supply coming from the Shiba, the personnel is here, the patients are here,

01:45so we can stay here as long as needed.

01:48There is no limitation or any obligation that we can operate underground.

01:59I actually also have to do it.

02:02He did one.

02:03He apparently went well.

02:05I actually might, I should be even going home today, which is wonderful.

02:09And here in general, like in the parking lot, so they moved everyone down here for safety

02:16so that way none of us have to move if there's an attack.

02:20And it's really, it's been an unbelievable experience.

02:24Everyone's been very, very supportive of one another.

02:27And it's really, it feels like one big family here.

02:31And everyone, we're all like laughing about it.

02:33Like, look, it's a war.

02:35This is what we have to do.

02:37And thank God, it's been good.

02:41We'll see you next time.

03:11Bye.

03:12Bye.

03:13Bye.

03:14Bye.

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