Israeli Medical Center for Gazans Opens

March 25, 2009

At the opening ceremony, MDA CEO Eli Bin told reporters, “The logistics in establishing a facility like this is very complicated especially with such short notice.” In fact, the government decision to open the center came only on January 15, after which MDA was selected to implement and operate the project.

“We started building within 24 hours,” says Dr. Zvi Feigenberg, in charge of MDA’s medical section, sounding remarkably calm in the face of the impossible deadline. “We already resuscitated one man today, he collapsed at the gate, and aided a woman who was crossing into Israel for diabetes treatment. But the main focus of the center is to deal with the wounded.”

Excerpts from an article by Rachel Neiman, www.Israel21c.org