Dr Kaloost Vartan heads to Nazareth to set up a medical clinic.
An eight-bed hospital and dispensary are opened.
Mary Anne departs Edinburgh for Nazareth with her husband Dr Kaloost Vartan. A larger complex is found, and an 18-bed hospital and dispensary are opened.
The Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society grants funds the purchase of 25 acres of land on a hill west of the city for the building of a new hospital.
The first hospital building is completed.
New buildings are established to accommodate new services and the increasing patient load.
The School of Nursing is founded, the vision for which was pioneered by Dr William Bathgate.
The Israeli government agrees to pay for the clinical services provided by the hospital.
The hospital consists of a male and a female ward. Under the new administrator, the hospital is developed to provide specialised departments and existing departments are refurbished. New departments include..Read More
New maternity facilities are created at the hospital in addition to dialysis and physiotherapy services.
Universal National Health Insurance is introduced in Israel. New legislation is introduced requiring medical practitioners to be able to read and write in Hebrew, having an impact on many of..Read More
Work on the Nazareth Village development project begins.
Nazareth Village officially opens. Over a million tourists and pilgrims have visited in the two decades since.
SERVE Nazareth Volunteer Programme established The School of Nursing is officially academized EMMS Nazareth begins operating under the name ‘The Nazareth Trust’. SERVE Nazareth launches short-term missions programme.
• First Jesus Trail walk takes place to bring supporters to Nazareth and raise funds for the hospital. • The School of Nursing celebrates 90 years of providing nursing education.
The Nazareth Village fully moves under the jurisdiction of The Nazareth Trust.
The School of Nursing launches a new BA Nursing programme.
The Hospital’s Neonatal Unit is recognised as being one of the best in Israel.
International Pastoral Care Programme launched. Nazareth Hospital serves as the primary care facility for COVID-19 patients in Nazareth during the global pandemic. Dr Amal Khazin retires after 25 years as..Read More
The Nazareth Hospital and Nazareth Trust celebrate 160 years of service.
The Nazareth Trust celebrates 160 years of medical provision in Nazareth at Holyrood, sponsored by Jackson Carlaw MSP.
On Monday, 20th June, we gathered at the Nazareth Hospital Bernath Auditorium to celebrate the opening of the new Dialysis Department named after the Reverend Canon Shafiq A. Farah (1923-2002).
At the beginning of July 2022, construction works began towards the expansion of the Nazareth Academic School of Nursing.
The Nazareth Academic School of Nursing celebrates 100 years of providing nursing education.
