Eitanim

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Eitanim
אֵיתָנִים
إيتانيم
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Eitanim is located in Jerusalem
Eitanim
Eitanim
Coordinates: 31°46′44″N 35°5′43″E / 31.77889°N 35.09528°E / 31.77889; 35.09528Coordinates: 31°46′44″N 35°5′43″E / 31.77889°N 35.09528°E / 31.77889; 35.09528
Country Israel
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
Founded1950
Population
 (2019)[1]
81

Eitanim Hebrew: אֵיתָנִים‎ is a psychiatric hospital in central Israel. Located near Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 81.[1]

Etymology[]

The name of the village is from a verse in the Bible,[clarification needed] prophet Micha 6:2:[2] "Listen, you enduring foundations of the earth".

History[]

In 1942 an agricultural school was established in the area (then known as Dayr 'Amr) for Arab orphans of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. In 1950 a hospital for people with tuberculosis was founded on the site.

Today Eitanim is a psychiatric hospital that specializes in acute emergency cases. It operates as a branch of Kfar Shaul and the Jerusalem Mental Health Center. The compound has separate facilities for men and women.[3]Eitanim is the only psychiatric hospital in Israel with an entire ward dedicated to the treatment of severe autism in adults.[4]

See also[]

  • Health care in Israel

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem, Carta, p.156, ISBN 965-220-186-3 (English)
    Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999, Carta, p.4, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
  3. ^ Inside Eitanim psychiatric hospital
  4. ^ Healing Gardens Planned for Eitanim Psychiatric Hospital
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