Sheba Medical Center
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[[Image:Sheba_main.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The main hospitalization building at Sheba]]
The '''Chaim Sheba Medical Center''' ({{lang-he|המרכז הרפואי ע"ש חיים שיבא - תל השומר}}), often referred to as the '''Tel HaShomer Hospital''', is the largest hospital in [[Israel]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/16/ART1/578/331.html|accessdate=2007-09-14|author=Ayala Hurwicz|date=2007-05-07|language=Hebrew|title=Sheba - Largest Hospital in Israel}}</ref> world renowned for its medical services, research, and patient care. It was founded in 1948, one month after Israel was established.
The Sheba Medical Center also has a military wing serving the [[Israel Defense Forces]].
Sheba Medical Center is located in the east side of the city of [[Ramat Gan]] ([[Tel HaShomer]]) in the [[Tel Aviv District]], under the [[Israeli Medical Corps]].
Former Israeli prime minister [[Ariel Sharon]] was hospitalized in Sheba since [[May 28]] and [[November 6]], [[2006]].
==Image gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Sheba Medical Center, Main Hospitalization Tower.JPG|Sheba Medical Center
Image:Safra Children Hospital, Tel Hashomer.JPG|Safra Children's Hospital
Image:Sheba children.jpg|Safra Children's Hospital
Image:Padeh Geriatric Rehabilitation Center, Tel Hashomer.JPG|Padeh Geriatric Rehabilitation Center
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[List of hospitals in Israel]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.sheba.co.il/index.html Sheba Medical Center]
*[http://eng.sheba.co.il/main/siteNew/index.php Sheba Medical Center (English Site)]
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[[Category:Hospitals in Israel]]
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[[fr:Centre médical Chaim Sheba]]
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[[ru:Медицинский центр им. Хаима Шеба]]