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Health care in Be'er Sheva

Soroka University Medical Center, Assuta Be'er Sheva, the mental health centre, health fund clinics, pharmacies and emergency numbers.

2 min readChecked 11 November 2026

In the directoryDoctors & clinics (5)Health fund branches (2)Urgent care, hospitals & emergency (4)Pharmacies (4)Opticians & eyewear (4)

Soroka University Medical Center

Soroka is Be'er Sheva's general hospital and the central hospital of the whole south, serving about a million people from Kiryat Gat and Ashkelon to Eilat. It is part of Clalit, has 1,191 beds and opened in 1960. It sits in the centre of the city next to Ben-Gurion University and the North–University train station.

Other hospitals

OpenStreetMap also shows Assuta Be'er Sheva and the Be'er Sheva Mental Health Center. See hospitals.

Health fund clinics and pharmacies

Every resident belongs to a health fund (kupat holim): Clalit, Maccabi, Meuhedet or Leumit. Choose a family doctor at a clinic near home; see health fund clinics, doctors and pharmacies. Our list of clinics is still thin, so also use your fund's own branch finder.

Emergencies

  • Ambulance (Magen David Adom): 101
  • Police: 100
  • Fire: 102

Common questions

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