Gaza European Hospital
| European Gaza Hospital مستشفى غزة الاوروبي | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Al-Fukhari near Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Coordinates | 31°18′14.44″N 34°19′11.48″E / 31.3040111°N 34.3198556°E |
The European Hospital (Arabic: مستشفى غزة الاوروبي) is a public hospital in Al-Fukhari near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine. It was founded by the UNRWA with a grant from the European Union in 1989.
Initial construction costs for the 232-bed European Hospital were estimated at $45 million. The goal was providing primary and secondary healthcare for Gaza residents. [1] The hospital was still under construction in 1999.[2]
In 2019, the hospital served an estimated 17,500 patients a month. It is one of the three main referral hospitals in the Gaza Strip. According to a UNDP report, the hospital provides laboratory services, imaging services (CT, MRI, X-ray), intensive care units, and specialised surgeries.[3]
2023 Israel-Hamas war
On 31 October 2023, Israeli air raids targeted the vicinity of the European Hospital.[4] On 13 November Tom Potokar, chief Red Crescent surgeon at the hospital, wrote on Twitter that he was treating many patients for shrapnel wounds. [5]
On 19 November, after the Al-Shifa Hospital siege ended with Israeli forces controlling Al-Shifa Hospital, the World Health Organization stated it was planning missions to transport the remaining Al-Shifa patients to the European Hospital and Nasser Medical Complex in the next 2-3 days.[6] On 23 November, the head of the Medical Emergency Rescue Committee at the Indonesia Hospital stated that patients and staff at Indonesia Hospital had been evacuated to the European Hospital.[7]
See also
- List of hospitals in the State of Palestine
- Attacks on health facilities during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
References
- ^ Brynen, Rex (2000). A Very Political Economy: Peacebuilding and Foreign Aid in the West Bank and Gaza. United States Institute of Peace Press. p. 196. ISBN 9781929223046.
- ^ Barghouthi, Mustafa; Lennock, Jean; Shaban, Radwan A. (1999). "Managing the Growth of the Health Sector". In Diwan, Ishac; Shaban, Radwan A. (eds.). Development Under Adversity: The Palestinian Economy in Transition (PDF). The World Bank. p. 174.
- ^ "Solar Electrification of the Health System in the Gaza Strip: Opportunities & Challenges" (PDF). UNPD.org. United Nations Development Programme. June 2019. p. 31-32. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Stepansky, Joseph; Najjar, Farah. "Dozens killed in Israeli air attack on refugee camp, Gaza officials say". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Surgeon Dr. Tom Potokar shares on the situation from European Hospital, Gaza". X. International Committee of the Red Cross. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Diaz, Jaclyn. "31 premature babies are evacuated from Al-Shifa Hospital to southern Gaza". NPR. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Chao-Fong, Léonie; Yang, Maya; Belam, Martin; Livingstone, Helen (23 November 2023). "Al Jazeera is reporting that the Indonesia hospital in Gaza has been evacuated". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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