Is there a hospital in Eilat?

Yes: Yoseftal Medical Center, with an emergency department and a hyperbaric chamber.

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Health care in Eilat

Yoseftal Medical Center, with a hyperbaric chamber for divers, plus the health funds' clinics and pharmacies.

2 min readChecked 11 November 2026

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Yoseftal

Yoseftal Medical Center, opened in 1968, is Israel's southernmost hospital and the only one covering the southern Negev. With 65 beds it is Israel's smallest hospital; it has a hyperbaric chamber for diving accidents and kidney dialysis open to tourists.

Health funds and pharmacies

Use each health fund's branch finder for its Eilat clinics and English-speaking doctors. See pharmacies.

Emergencies

Ambulance (Magen David Adom) 101, police 100, fire 102.

Common questions

Source

Wikipedia: Eilat

Checked 11 November 2026

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