Hospital expansion The cornerstone laying ceremony for the National Institute of Forensic Medicine

At the beginning of the month, a cornerstone laying ceremony was held for the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, at the Shamir Medical Center campus (Assaf Harofeh). For the first time since it was established, the National Institute of Forensic Medicine will be moved to a new building suitable for the needs of the State of Israel on the premises of the Shamir Medical Center, as part of a strategic plan designed to strengthen the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and as part of a process that will transform the Shamir Medical Center into the largest hospital in Israel within ten years.

In recent years, extensive staff work has been done at the Ministry of Health, in order to strengthen the National Institute, within which all aspects related to strengthening the Institute are examined, including the issue of manpower as well as improving the physical conditions of the Institute in cooperation with the Shamir Medical Center. The cost of phase one of the project is about NIS 150 million and it will be completed in about three years

The ceremony was held in the presence of Health Minister Uriel Bosso, Director General of the Ministry of Health Moshe Bar Siman Tov, Director General of the Ministry of Religion Yehuda Avidan, Head of the Medicine Division at the Ministry of Health Dr. Hagar Mizrahi, Head of the Government Hospitals Division Dr. Dodo Dagan, Deputy For planning and construction in the Ministry of Health Uri Goldstein, Director of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine Dr. Chen Kogel and Director of the Medical Center Shamir Assaf Harofeh Dr. Asnat Levzion-Korah, Director General of Zaka Tel Aviv Zvi Hasid and Deputy Chief of Police Department Yoav rut.

In the photo: Minister of Health Uriel Boss, Director of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine Dr. Chen Kugel, Director of the Medical Center Dr. Asnat Levzion-Korah and CEO of Zaka Tel Aviv Zvi Hasid.