EPH Sisters Bedj
| EPH Sisters Bedj | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Health, Algeria[1] | |
 Main entrance of EPH Sisters Bedj | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bensouna, Chlef, Chlef Province, Algeria |
| Coordinates | 36°09′34″N 1°19′17″E / 36.159351549552845°N 1.321252624058324°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | General, Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Blida 1 University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 240 |
| History | |
| Opened | November 21, 2013[2] |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Algeria |
The EPH Sisters Bedj is a public hospital (French: établissement public hospitalier) in Chlef, Chlef Province, Algeria. It is the largest hospital in Chlef Province with 240 beds.[2][3][4]
History[edit]
The hospital was named after two young revolutionary women, named Messaouda (Mériem) (1933–1958) and Fatma (1935–1959) Lalia.[5] These Bedj sisters were from an honorable family and originally from Laghouat, Algeria and enlisted in the Algerian resistance (French: maquis) in Orléansville (currently Chlef). The two sisters took part in the war for the liberation of Algeria.[6][7][8]
The hospital was built in accordance with Executive Decree No. 11/357, October 17, 2011 and amending and supplementing Executive Decree No. 07/140, May 19, 2007, relating to the construction and operation of public hospitals and local public health establishments. A new hospital building with 240 beds was later built.
The hospital was inaugurated on November 21, 2013 by Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal, who was on a working and inspection visit to the Chlef Province.[9] The construction project cost 4 billion DA. The hospital is equipped with the necessary equipment for the care of patients, such as imaging equipment (scanner, MRI among others) and analysis laboratories. Tt also has 6 operating theaters, including one for emergencies.[9]
The May 24, 2017, the first vascular catheterization operation at the Sisters Bedj hospital, intervention performed by Dr Bounoua Cherif.[10]
In 2018, 320 artery surgeries were performed at Sisters Bedj hospital.[11]
The former Mayor of Chlef, M. Mostefa Sadek, expressed his willingness to work for the promotion of the Bedj Sisters hospital with a University Hospital Center (CHU) during the autumn session of the People's Assembly of the Province in October 2018.[12] The hospital was affiliated with the CHU Blida in November 2018.[13]
Medical services[edit]
The EPH Sisters Bedj offers the following medical servics: cardiology, internal medicine, anesthesiology, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, urologic surgery, neurosurgery, otorhinolaryngology, physical rehabilitation, and oncology.[14][15]
See also[edit]
Gallery[edit]
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Main building -
Emergency services entrance -
Parking lot
References[edit]
- ^ "Ministry of Health". Ministry of Health. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b "Le Premier ministre procède à la mise en service de l'hôpital 240 lits de Chlef". Premier-ministre.gov.dz. November 21, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "Public Health Structures". Chelf Province Public Health. 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "The fight of the bedj (unblemished) sisters". Elwatan News. November 3, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Bedj sisters". Soeurs Bedj.
- ^ "Sisters in the war". July 5, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "The sisters Bedj, martyrs of the revolut9ion in algeria". Anciens Sportifsdelaghouta. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "BEDJ Messaouda (1933-1959)". Health in the Maghreb. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "Le Premier ministre procède à la mise en service de l'hôpital 240 lits de Chlef". Premier-ministre.gov.dz (in French). November 21, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "Chlef: réalisation avec succès d'une première opération de cathétérisme vasculaire". Aps.dz. May 24, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "إجراء زهاء 45 عملية معقدة في جراحة الشرايين منذ بداية السنة". Djazairess (in Arabic). December 12, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "Le projet de reconversion du nouvel hôpital de Chlef". Press Reader (in French). October 27, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "Chlef : Dysfonctionnements dans le secteur de la santé". Elwatan (in French). November 21, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ "EPH Sisters Bedj"., Archive.
- ^ "Chlef : Le projet du centre anti-cancer relancé". djazairess.com (in French). March 5, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2019.