1st rocket-proof kids' hospital in works

The Center for Children's Health, to be part of the Ziv Medical Center in Safed, will be Israel's first rocket-proof hospital for children - and the first children's hospital in the periphery and will be ready in three years. The complex will include an intensive care unit, pediatric emergency room, children's inpatient units and clinics. Ziv Medical Center Director Dr. Oscar Ambon said the new Center for Children's Health would coordinate all medical services for children under one roof and provide pediatric services at the highest standard to the entire population of the Galilee and the Golan Heights and will come at a cost of NIS 83 million. The new facility will be built in accordance with Home Front Command-standard. In addition, the building will feature an emergency ventilation system that will automatically seal the windows and provide filtered air to the unit, in the event of an outbreak of chemical warfare.