Tzafon Medical Center
"Tzafon Medical Center named after Baruch Padeh" at Poriya, lit. Northern Medical Center, formerly simply Baruch Padeh Medical Center, generally known as Poriya Hospital, is a rural general hospital located just south of Tiberias, in the Galilee region of Israel. It is affiliated with the Safed-based of Bar Ilan University.History
Poriya Medical Center was founded in 1955, replacing the and the Scots Mission Hospital, both from Tiberias. The center incorporates a maternity hospital owned by the Scottish Church that was previously located in Tiberias. In 2005, the center was renamed for Prof., former director-general of the Ministry of Health, who headed the hospital in 1974–1976. Located on Poriya Ridge above Tiberias, it serves the population of Tiberias, Golan Heights, Jordan Valley, and Lower Galilee, including many kibbutzim and moshavim. In 2022, with its expansion and upgrading as a major hospital, it was branded as the "Northern Medical Center."