Nowadays medical tourism to Israel is in demand among patients from all over the world. Its popularity is explained with professional treatment model, innovative low-invasive methods and progressive equipment that helps accurately diagnose numerous diseases even at early stages. Withing Halifa region one of the well-known and recognized clinics is Carmel Medical Center also known as Kupat Holim Clalit. It is one of Israel’s leading health service organizations that also serves for residents of Haifa, its suburbs, and other northern regions. Today it is the Carmel Medical Center is a part of The Lady Davis Hospital and considered to be the largest of four Clalit Health providers that counts 3.8 million insured members who in total represent 54 percent of the Israeli population. Carmel Medical Center closely collaborates with Emek Medical Center, Joseftal Medical Center, Kaplan Medical Center, Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center, Meir Medical Center, Rabin Medical Center, Schneider Children’s Medical Center and Soroka Medical Center.
Amenities
Carmel has outstanding cardiology, vascular surgery and thoracic surgery departments that treat thousands of patient per year. It offers vast emergency rooms, outpatient departments, and 4,400 hospital beds. That number represents one third of all acute hospital beds in Israel. Carmel Medical Center also focuses on community medicine by offering home dialysis and preventive screenings through professional and initial care clinics. Overall, Carmel treats 35,000 patients in its hospitals and 80,000 patients in its emergency rooms annually. The other important issues that attract patients from other countries are comfortable conditions, professional supervision for foreign visitors and reasonable prices in comparison with other advanced medical centers of Western Europe and US.
Achievements
Carmel Medical Center continues to discover and research new ways of advanced organ transplant operations while serving as a training center for students enrolled at Israel’s medical schools at the same time. It is considered to be a sufficient branch of the Technion’s Medical Faculty and Rappaport Research Institute and is constantly integrating various academic research activities with extensive clinical work.
