Medical Corps (Israel)

Medical Corps

The Israeli Medical Corps (Hebrew: חֵיל הָרְפוּאָה‎‎, Heil HaRfu'a) is an Israel Defense Forces corps responsible for providing healthcare services and medical treatment and instruction to all levels of the IDF. During wars or emergencies, it also assumes authority over the civilian healthcare system in Israel. The corps attends to the planning, organization, and supervision over the preparedness of the healthcare system to face crises. As of 2007, the corps is headed by Brigadier General Dr. Nachman Ash. Its headquarters are located in Tel HaShomer.

Structure

The Medical Corps is divided into six brigade- or battalion-level units:

• Medical Organization Division
• Medical Division
• Bahad 10 - The training base and Military Medicine Academy
• Mental Health Division
• Dental Health Division
• Medical Services Center

The Medical Services Center, headed by a colonel, is the corps's main operational unit, consisting of four regional medical service centers.

Commanders

Name	Term
Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Chaim Sheba	1948–1949
Colonel Dr. Avraham Atzmon	1949–1956
Colonel Prof. Baruch Padeh	1956–1962
Brigadier General Dr. Elyahu Gilon	1962–1967
Brigadier General Dr. Reuven Alder	1967–1972
Brigadier General Dr. Moshe Cordoba	1972–1975
Brigadier General Prof. Dan Michaeli	1975–79
Brigadier General Prof. Eran Dolev	1979–83
Brigadier General Dr. Moshe Revach	1983–87
Brigadier General Prof. Yehuda Danon	1987–91
Brigadier General Dr. Michael Weiner	1991–94
Brigadier General Dr. Yehoshua Shemer	1994–97
Brigadier General Prof. Aryeh Eldad	1997–99
Brigadier General Dr. Giora Martinovich	1999–2002
Brigadier General Dr. Hezi Levi	2002–07
Brigadier General Dr. Nachman Ash	2007–date

See also

• Technological and Logistics Directorate

External links

• Official site