"Unfortunately, in the medical world one always has to be ready for the worst-case scenario," said the director of Shamir's emergency underground facility.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday paid a visit to Shamir Medical Center (formerly Assaf Harofeh Medical Center) in Be’er Ya’akov, where they met with wounded victims of recent Iranian missile barrages.
As part of the wartime tour of the hospital, the president and his wife also visited fortified surgical theaters and spoke with the medical staff about the pressures of operating under fire, according to Herzog’s office.
Isaac and Michal Herzog visited Shamir’s emergency hospital, which was erected inside an underground parking lot, on Friday, as well as the fortified maternity ward, which until recently served as a fitness center.