Anest. intenziv. Med. 2009;20(6):335-337

The development of intensive care medicine in Israel from its creation until todayHistory

Singer Pierre
Director of the General Intensive Care Department, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva 49100 Israel
Affiliated to the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University
Past Chairman of the Israel Society of Critical Care Medicine (2000-2005)

Simon Bursztein was the founder of intensive care medicine in Israel. After the 6-day War, intensive care stations were created at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa and the practice of general intensive care was developed. Pr Bursztein with his colleague from Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, Pr Shamai Kotev, created a specialty which still exists today. The history of the specialty in Israel and worldwide is detailed in this article.

Keywords: intensive care medicine; history

Received: February 10, 2009; Accepted: September 16, 2009; Published: December 1, 2009  Show citation

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