Inside the War Zone: Galilee Medical Center Prepares for Conflict With Hezbollah

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The Nahariya hospital moves its critical units underground to ensure patient safety during increased tensions.

Period27 Jun 2025

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  • TitleInside the War Zone: Galilee Medical Center Prepares for Conflict With Hezbollah
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Medialine
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryIsrael
    Date27/06/25
    DescriptionThe Nahariya hospital moves its critical units underground to ensure patient safety during increased tensions.

    Dr. Uriel Trahtemberg, head of the General Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Galilee Medical Center, keeps a change of clothes and some underwear in his office. He and his wife, a teacher, have planned for a significant escalation between Israel and Hezbollah. If it happens, Trahtemberg will sleep on his office couch and shower at the Nahariya hospital while his wife will leave the city with their children.


    “My concern is when the war is coming and when the intensive work is coming, will I be able to get all the doctors and nurses to the hospital?” asked Prof. Masad Barhoum, the medical center’s CEO. “I ask myself, ‘What if they won’t be able to reach the hospital?’”
    Producer/AuthorMaayan Hoffman
    URLhttps://themedialine.org/by-region/inside-the-war-zone-galilee-medical-center-prepares-for-conflict-with-hezbollah/
    PersonsMasad Barhoum, Uriel Trahtemberg