Nephrology & Hypertension Unit

Younis Bathish, MD
Director

Hamza Hamza, MD, Senior physician
Sarah Ezry, Head Nurse
Hekmeya Yaseen, Social worker
Lior Chadshi, Dietician

The unit treats ambulatory and hospitalized patients suffering from kidney related conditions, such as chronic kidney failure requiring regular dialysis or in- patients with non-severe renal insufficiency often only temporary, who are hospitalized in the different departments of the Ziv Medical Center. Patients with diverse kidney diseases in varying degrees of severity visit the predialysis clinic regularly.

There are 15 dialysis stations in the unit and one station for peritoneal dialysis treatment.

Dialysis patients come from all over the north; Karmiel, Golan Heights and settlements in the Galilee. There is a branch of the dialysis unit located in Kiryat Shmona with seven dialysis stations.

Location:

The unit is located in the new emergency wing, main floor

Telephone:

Director: 04-6828095, 077-6828095
Nurse's station: 077-6828097, 04-6828097
Kiryat Shmona Branch: 04-6997385, 077-6997385
Fax: 077-6828095, 04-6828095

Email:

Gery.r@ziv.health.gov.il

Hours:

Sunday-Thursday: 07:00-19:00, Friday: 06:00-16:00
Kiryat Shmona Branch: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday: 07:00-19:00