Martyr Dr. Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital

Martyr Dr. Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital or Tulkarm Governmental Hospital is a government hospital in Tulkarm, West Bank, Palestine. It is under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Ministry of Health. It was built in 2004 and has 158 medical beds. It employs 317 staff, including a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, physiotherapist, laboratory technician, radiologist and others.[1][2]

Martyr Dr. Thabet Thabet Government Hospital
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Geography
LocationTulkarm, Tulkarm Governorate, West Bank, Palestine
Organisation
Care systemPublic
FundingPublic hospital
TypeCommunity
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds158
History
Opened2004

The hospital is named after Dr. Thabet Thabet, a prominent Palestinian doctor, university lecturer, and Fatah member, who was assassinated by Israeli undercover units in December 2000.[3]

The hospital was repurposed for treating coronavirus cases in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic after an infected man entered the facility.[4]

In 2022 the hospital debuted its newly upgraded operating room.[5]

On 26 July 2024, clashes between Palestinian Authority security forces and Palestinian protestors occurred at the hospital after the security forces encircled the building, allegedly in an attempt to arrest Abu Shujaa, leader of the Tulkarm Brigade.

References

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  1. ^ "مستشفى طولكرم الحكومي، حصاد 2016". وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية. Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  2. ^ مسيرة عطاء وزارة الصحة 2013 - 2017 Archived 20 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "PASSIA - THABET, THABET (-)". www.passia.org. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  4. ^ Rasgon, Adam. "PA repurposes West Bank hospital for virus cases after infected man visits site". The Times of Israel.
  5. ^ "Opening Of The Newly Rehabilitated Operating Room At Thabet Thabet Hospital". PCRF. Retrieved 2024-07-31.