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Hospitals, health funds and pharmacies

Healthcare in Ashkelon

The nearest general hospital to Ashkelon is Barzilai in Ashkelon, about 1.7 km in a straight line.

The largest health fund in Ashkelon is Clalit, with 50.1% of residents (50.4% nationally). The map shows 10 clinics and 5 pharmacies in Ashkelon.

  1. BarzilaiAshkelon · Government
    1.7 km
  2. Assuta AshdodAshdod · Public
    14.5 km
  3. KaplanRehovot · Clalit
    32.1 km

Health funds in Ashkelon

Share of residents in each fund · National Insurance, September 2026

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50%
29%
All Israel
Clalit 50(Israel: 50%)Maccabi 29(Israel: 28%)Meuhedet 11(Israel: 14%)Leumit 10(Israel: 8%)
  • Clalit50.1%Close to the national average
  • Maccabi29.3%Close to the national average
  • Meuhedet10.9%Below average (14.2%)
  • Leumit9.7%Above average (7.6%)

Clinics and pharmacies in Ashkelon

From OpenStreetMap

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Names are shown in Hebrew, as the official source lists them.

Maccabi 4Meuhedet 3Clalit 2Other 1

0.3 mapped pharmacies per 10,000 residents, against 0.4 in the median town of a similar size. 2 dental clinics are also mapped.

Questions about healthcare in Ashkelon

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What is the nearest hospital to Ashkelon?

Barzilai in Ashkelon, about 1.7 km in a straight line. Next is Assuta Ashdod in Ashdod (14.5 km).

Which health fund (kupat holim) is largest in Ashkelon?

The largest health fund in Ashkelon is Clalit, with 50.1% of residents (50.4% nationally). Next come Maccabi (29.3%), Meuhedet (10.9%) and Leumit (9.7%).

How many pharmacies are there in Ashkelon?

5 pharmacies are mapped in Ashkelon, including 2 Maccabi Pharm and 1 New Pharm.

Which health fund clinics are there in Ashkelon?

The map shows 2 Clalit clinics, 3 Meuhedet clinics and 4 Maccabi clinics. The full list with locations is on this page.

Hospitals are general hospitals with an emergency room, and distances are in a straight line from the town centre. Clinics and pharmacies are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers, so the list is incomplete, mostly missing small clinics in small towns. The split of residents between health funds is from the National Insurance Institute.

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