Facts & Figures

Herzog Hospital is the third largest hospital in Jerusalem, and is one of the few hospitals in Israel in its combination of Geriatric and Psychiatric health care.

The Hospital serves the health needs of the population of Jerusalem and other areas in Israel. The Hospital operates clinics, medical departments and research laboratories, offering medical support and hospitalization for the sick, and specialized nursing for the elderly.

The organization was established in 1894 as a voluntary body to take care of the incurable. The Hospital was the first psychiatric hospital in the Middle East.

Until the late 1960′s the Hospital specialized in psychiatric inpatient cases. Since then, it has become a general geriatric hospital, offering treatment for the elderly as well as the mentally ill, both within the Hospital and in an ambulatory setting. The Hospital also promotes basic and clinical research in Geriatrics and Psychiatry.

Herzog Hospital has 330 beds, organized in 13 departments. Seventy percent of the Hospital’s beds are for geriatric patients. The Community Mental Health Center operates in north Jerusalem, while the Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma Is situated in one of Jerusalem’s southern neighborhoods.

The Hospital has just broken ground for the Editha and Dr. Heinz E. Samson Medical Pavilion which will add 240 much needed beds.