European Gaza Hospital
مستشفى غزة الاوروبي
Geography
LocationKhan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Coordinates31°18′14.44″N 34°19′11.48″E / 31.3040111°N 34.3198556°E / 31.3040111; 34.3198556

The European Hospital (Arabic: مستشفى غزة الاوروبي) is a public hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine. It was initially founded by the UNRWA with a grant from the European Union in 1989.

Initial construction plans for the European Hospital were estimated to cost $45 million, with 232 beds, to provide for the primary and secondary healthcare of 400,000 people in the surrounding area of Gaza.[1] The hospital was still under construction in 1999.[2]

The hospital served an estimated 17,500 monthly patients as of 2019, and is one of the three main referral hospitals in the Gaza Strip. According to a UNDP report, the health services provided at the hospital include laboratory services, imaging services (CT, MRI, X-ray), intensive care units, and specialised surgeries.[3]

2023 Israel-Hamas war

On 31 October 2023, Israeli air raids targeted the vicinity of the European Hospital.[4] On 13 November Tom Potokar, chief Red Crescent surgeon at the hospital, described the situation in southern Gaza as "just relentless."[5]

On 19 November, after the Al-Shifa Hospital siege ended with Israeli forces controlling Al-Shifa Hospital the World Health Organization stated it was planning missions to transport the remaining Al-Shifa patients to the European Hospital and Nasser Medical Complex in the next 2-3 days.[6] On 23 November, the head of the Medical Emergency Rescue Committee at the Indonesia Hospital stated that patients and staff at Indonesia Hospital had been evacuated to the European Hospital.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brynen, Rex (2000). A Very Political Economy: Peacebuilding and Foreign Aid in the West Bank and Gaza. United States Institute of Peace Press. p. 196. ISBN 9781929223046.
  2. ↑ Barghouthi, Mustafa; Lennock, Jean; Shaban, Radwan A. (1999). "Managing the Growth of the Health Sector". In Diwan, Ishac; Shaban, Radwan A. (eds.). Development Under Adversity: The Palestinian Economy in Transition (PDF). The World Bank. p. 174.
  3. ↑ "Solar Electrification of the Health System in the Gaza Strip: Opportunities & Challenges" (PDF). UNPD.org. United Nations Development Programme. June 2019. p. 31-32. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Stepansky, Joseph; Najjar, Farah. "Dozens killed in Israeli air attack on refugee camp, Gaza officials say". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. ↑ "Surgeon Dr. Tom Potokar shares on the situation from European Hospital, Gaza". X. International Committee of the Red Cross. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Diaz, Jaclyn. "31 premature babies are evacuated from Al-Shifa Hospital to southern Gaza". NPR. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Chao-Fong, Léonie; Yang, Maya; Belam, Martin; Livingstone, Helen (23 November 2023). "Al Jazeera is reporting that the Indonesia hospital in Gaza has been evacuated". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 November 2023.


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