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Kaplan Medical Center
Kaplan Medical Center
Clalit Health Services
	Aerial view of the Kaplan Medical Center
Geography
Location	Rehovot, Israel
Coordinates	31°52′24.51″N 34°48′53.03″E / 31.8734750°N 34.8147306°E
Organisation
Affiliated university	Hadassah, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Services
Beds	625
History
Opened	1953
Links
Website	www.kmc.org.il
Lists	Hospitals in Israel

Kaplan Medical Center (Hebrew: מרכז רפואי קפלן, Merkaz Refu'i Kaplan) is a district general hospital in Rehovot, Israel, located in the south of the city next to Bilu Junction. It is owned and operated by Clalit Health Services.

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Kaplan Medical Center is a teaching hospital affiliated with Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Medical School. It also has a small branch in nearby Gedera, the Herzfeld Medical Center, which mainly serves as a geriatric hospital and nursing home.

In 2001, the hospital had 625 beds^[1] and in May 2007 was the tenth largest^[2] hospital in Israel. It was founded in 1953 and was named after Eliezer Kaplan, a well-known Zionist and the first Finance Minister of Israel.

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^ "Kaplan Medical Center - General Summary" (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
^ Hurwicz, Ayala (2007-05-07). "Sheba - Largest Hospital in Israel" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2007-09-14.

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Official website (in Hebrew)

[1] "Kaplan Medical Center - General Summary" (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2007-09-28.

[2] Hurwicz, Ayala (2007-05-07). "Sheba - Largest Hospital in Israel" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2007-09-14.

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