Tuesday
2/3/15
After a delightful morning of working with the students , we did an afternoon tour of the Rambam hospital. This medical center includes a 1500 car parking garage, which can be converted to a 2000 bed hospital, at times of war. It includes a 94 machine dialysis unit, Ebola isolation rooms, day care center for staff and medical and support staff with a total capacity of 6000 people! The conversion from garage to hospital takes 72 hours!
We met with one of the hospital administrators and one of the physicians. As you can imagine, the cost and manpower it took to complete this project was enormous and took about 4 years. Some of the other above ground, regular buildings looked over crowded and shabby. I think they have made some tough decisions about where to concentrate their resources...
The weather continues to be sunny and beautiful, though rain may surface next week. Tomorrow is my 1/2 way point . The days are going quickly. The journey is remarkable.
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