Beit Jala Hospital Entrance

Project Name: Beit Jala Hospital Main Entrance
Location: Beit Jala
Date: 2010

Description: Beit Jala Government Hospital, located in the city of Beit Jala in the Bethlehem District, was established in 1908 by a Swedish NGO called the Swedish Jerusalem Society. The Hospital is the only general hospital in the Bethlehem District, providing services to 170,000 people. It is also a referral hospital, mainly for cancer patients who need chemotherapy treatment. Indeed, many of the patients who used to receive treatment in hospitals in Jerusalem are now being treated at Beit Jala Hospital due to the difficulty of accessing Jerusalem. The Hospital also has the only oncology center and mammography unit serving the districts of Hebron and Ramallah. With so many patients coming through and a lack of funding for much needed maintenance, the Hospital’s facilities became severely deteriorated over time.