Foundation Laying Stone Ceremony for the New National Center of Forensic Medicine
A ceremony of laying the foundation stone for Israel’s new National Center of Forensic Medicine facility on the Shamir Medical Center campus was held earlier this month. For the first time since its foundation, the center will move into a new facility, designed to best accommodate the state’s overall requirements in terms of forensic investigation. The transition is made as part of a strategic government plan to bolster the National Center of Forensic Medicine, in conjunction with the transformation of Shamir Medical Center into Israel’s largest medical facility over the next decade.
The Ministry of Health has conducted extensive research work in recent years with a view to improve the National Center of Forensic Medicine, surveying such aspects as the Institute’s personnel, equipment and facilities. Phase 1 of this project has an estimated cost of NIS 150 million, and should be completed within three years.
Israel’s Health minister, Uriel Buso
Ceremony participants included Israel’s Health minister Uriel Buso, Ministry of Health General Director Moshe Bar Siman Tov, Ministry of Religious Services General Director Yehudah Avidan, Head of the General Medicine Division at the Ministry of Health Dr. Hagar Mizrahi, Director of the Department of State Hospitals in the Ministry of Health Dr. Dudu Dagan, Director of the Planning, Development and Construction Administration in the Ministry of Health Uri Goldstein, Director of the National Center of Forensic Medicine in the Ministry of Health Dr. Chen Kugel, Director General of Shamir Medical Center Dr. Osnat Levtzion-Korach, ZAKA Tel Aviv Director General Zvi Hasid, and Head of the Department of Criminal Investigation in the Israel Police, Deputy Superintendent Yoav Telem.
Health Minister Uriel Buso, Director of the National Center of Forensic Medicine in the Ministry of Health Dr. Chen Kugel, Director General of Shamir Medical Center Dr. Osnat Levtzion-Korach, and ZAKA Tel Aviv Director General Zvi Hasid