About Us

The Nazareth Hospital is a district general hospital (146 beds), accredited by the Israel Ministry of Health and is part of the network of health care for the Galilee region. The hospital serves the city of Nazareth and the surrounding area, with a population of about 150,000.

The Hospital is located in the historic city of Nazareth, which claims as it most famous citizen, Jesus of Nazareth. Following the example of Jesus, the Nazareth Hospital aims to extend health care to all, in a spirit of reconciliation between peoples: Arabs and Jews, Christian, Moslem and Druze. All of these groups are represented in the staff and patients.   Languages spoken include Arabic, Hebrew, English and Russian.

Often called the “English Hospital” by local residents, Nazareth Hospital is owned and operated by EMMS Nazareth, a successor to the Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society (Scotland) and receives support from people and organizations around the world

A new member of the Galilee community, with his mother and nurse. Each month an average of 235 babies and their mothers receive care in the busy maternity ward	Patients with a variety of ailments come to the physiotherapy department. A team of four physiotherapists offers individualized programs of treatment.	Students learn practical nursing skills from dedicated nursing instructors in the School of Nursing.
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