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Partially functional
Assahaba Medical Complex
Facility Type
Maternity Hospital
Ownership type
NGO (
Sahaba Medical Complex Association
)
Governorates / District
Gaza
Address
Al-Daraj neighborhood – Al-Sahaba Street, behind Al-Tabaeen Mosque
Founding Year
2004
Facility director
Naeem Ayoub
Beds Capacity
15
List of medical specialties and services
Ear, nose and throat
Orthopedics
Surgery
Dentistry
Emergency medicine
Pre-natal care
Postnatal services
Child health
Family planning
General medicine
Rehabilitation
Physiotherapy
Diabetes services
Ear, nose and throat
Psychological services
Internal medicine
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Equipment and facilities
Pharmacy
Radiology
Laboratory services
4D Ultrasound
X-ray
4D Ultrasound
Description (About the Facility)

Established in 2004, Al-Sahaba Medical Complex was the first hospital in Gaza exclusively for women and children under the age of 10. All its staff are women[1]. The hospital is administered by the Sahaba Medical Complex Association, a non-profit charitable and social organization founded in 1998[2].

At its establishment, the complex consisted of two floors and two main sections, the obstetrics department, which operates 24 hours a day, including on holidays and the outpatient department, which includes a gynecology clinic, a dental clinic, a pediatric clinic, an internal medicine clinic, a surgery clinic, a laboratory, and a pharmacy.

The complex was later expanded to consist of five floors: The ground floor which includes the reception, information, accounting department, radiology department, and pharmacy, the first floor which includes the laboratory, gynecology clinic, dental clinic, endoscopy clinic, and men's department with a separate entrance, the second floor which includes the operating department, the third floor which includes the maternity department, a meeting room, and a large chapel, and the fourth floor which includes laundry and sterilization rooms and a restroom[3].

Development

In 2010: Al-Sahaba Medical Complex opened a fully equipped operating room on the second floor to perform minor and major operations.

narrative during this war

On November 12, 2023: A nurse from the maternity department at Al-Sahaba Hospital stated that the department had been closed for a week due to lack of fuel, and was the last maternity department operating in Gaza City[4].

On November 29, 2023: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the delivery of 3,500 liters of fuel to the hospital[5].

On December 9, 2023: Occupation forces bombed an inhabited house in the vicinity of the hospital compound[6].

On December 16, 2023: Occupation forces fired artillery at hospital during its ground incursion into al-Daraj neighborhood[7].

On December 17, 2023: The WHO announced that three hospitals remained minimally operational in the northern Gaza Strip, including Al-Sahaba Medical Complex and Al-Ahli Hospital, which are partially operational[8].

On March 11, 2024: A WHO mission arrived at the hospital, delivering 12,000 liters of fuel[9]. 

On March 24, 2024: The hospital received medical packages from the Agricultural Development Association and CARE International, which were distributed to citizens in northern Gaza[10].

On April 4, 2024: WHO crews were able to deliver medical equipment for about 1,000 patients to Al-Sahaba Hospital[11]. 

On April 13, 2024: WHO teams were able to deliver 20,000 liters of fuel to Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital and Al-Sahaba Hospital[12].

On April 19, 2024: A UN Population Fund representative announced at a press conference that the hospital was one of three hospitals still partially providing maternity care services[13]. 

On June 23, 2024: WHO crews delivered fuel and medical supplies to the hospital[14].

On July 1, 2024: Occupation forces targeted Al-Quds Tower 2, in the vicinity of the hospital, resulting in injuries[15][16].

On July 9, 2024: The hospital continued to operate despite being located near areas threatened with evacuation by the occupation forces[17].

On July 15, 2024: The WHO reported that the hospital reduced its operational capacity due to the occupation’s military operation in its vicinity. The hospital's services were limited to emergency obstetrics and deliveries, and services resumed after the withdrawal of the military forces[18].

The main targeting and assaults During the genocide

Targeting Assahaba Medical Complex

Occupation forces fired artillery at hospital during its ground incursion into al-Daraj neighborhood.

Sources
  1. Al-Sahaba Medical Complex, Facebook.
  2. Al-Sahaba Medical Complex Association, Website.
  3. Al-Sahaba Medical Complex, Facebook.
  4. Al-Quds Newspaper, News release.
  5. World Health Organization – Occupied Palestinian Territory, Twitter.
  6. Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, News release.
  7. Palestine Dialogue Network, Twitter.
  8. World Health Organization – Regional Office for the Middle East, Twitter.
  9. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ,News release.
  10. Agricultural Development Association(PARC) ,Website.
  11. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Report.
  12. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Report.
  13. United Nations Office in Geneva, Press conference.
  14. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Platform X, formerly Twitter.
  15. Quds News Network, Telegram.
  16. Palestinian Media Center, News release.
  17. Palestinian Media Center, News release.
  18. World Health Organization, Report.
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