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THE STAFF RESIDENCES PROJECT
STIMULATING DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEGEV REGION
Establishing a rehabilitation hospital will encourage medical students and those studying assistive medical care to remain in or move to the Negev , specialize in rehabilitative care and be assured of quality employment opportunities . Additionally , an educational center will offer professional training programs in healthcare fields including physiotherapy , hydrotherapy , occupational therapy and communication therapy . Thus the hospital will provide a solution to the severe shortage of these professionals in Israel in general , and particularly in the Negev .
This goal will be enhanced with the establishment of housing for professional staff adjacent to the new hospital . Simultaneous to the construction of the new hospital , four staff family residences and 16 student units will be built , to house professional staff , students of the paramedical disciplines and volunteers . The staff residences are critical to ensuring recruitment of high quality staff for the hospital , providing the added benefit of living adjacent to their workplace and enabling around-the-clock accessiblity .