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Background

The Radiotherapy Institute, which includes (the average patient needs approximately
the existing linear accelerator (for radiation 20 treatments), together with a family
therapy), was established in the basement member or caregiver, but currently there is
of the old wing of the hospital in 1988. no comfortable waiting area for them.
At the time of the construction of the
institute, waiting areas for patients and Sometimes it is necessary to transfer

families were not taken into consideration. patients who require radiation therapy to
institutes in the center of the country, which
In the past 20 years, the number of involves additional burdens being placed
annual visits increased significantly from on patients and their families.
approximately 600 to approximately 14,000.
In 2020, The Radiotherapy Institute
Patients are required to arrive for radiation at Soroka, received honors for most
treatments five days a week in accordance outstanding outpatient service among all
with the number of treatments required Clalit hospitals.

The Need

Each year, approximately 1,000 cancer patients come to Soroka for radiotherapy. The current
working and treatment conditions are outdated and cannot support appropriate solutions
in terms of care for the patients and their families and with the growth of the population in
general and the expanding number of patients in particular, the need for an appropriate
facility is more urgent than ever.