EPH Sisters Bedj

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]

EPH Sisters Bedj
Ministry of Health, Algeria[1]
Main entrance of EPH Sisters Bedj
Geography
LocationBensouna, Chlef, Chlef Province, Algeria
Coordinates36.159351549552845°N 1.321252624058324°E / 36.159351549552845; 1.321252624058324 (EPH Sisters Bedj)
Organisation
FundingPublic hospital
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityCHU Blida
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds240
History
OpenedNovember 21, 2013[2]
Links
Websitewww.eph-soeursbedj-chlef.dz
ListsHospitals in Algeria

History

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

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
Images of EPH Sisters Bedj
  • Main building
  • Emergency services entrance
  • Parking lot

References
  1. "Ministry of Health". Ministry of Health.
  2. "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.
  3. "Public Health Structures". Chelf Province Public Health. 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. "The fight of the bedj (unblemished) sisters". Elwatan News. November 3, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  5. "Bedj sisters". Soeurs Bedj.
  6. "Sisters in the war". July 5, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  7. "The sisters Bedj, martyrs of the revolut9ion in algeria". Anciens Sportifsdelaghouta. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  8. "BEDJ Messaouda (1933-1959)". Health in the Maghreb. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  9. "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.
  10. "Chlef: réalisation avec succès d'une première opération de cathétérisme vasculaire". Aps.dz. May 24, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  11. "إجراء زهاء 45 عملية معقدة في جراحة الشرايين منذ بداية السنة". Djazairess (in Arabic). December 12, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  12. "Le projet de reconversion du nouvel hôpital de Chlef". Press Reader (in French). October 27, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  13. "Chlef : Dysfonctionnements dans le secteur de la santé". Elwatan (in French). November 21, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  14. "EPH Sisters Bedj"., Archive.
  15. "Chlef : Le projet du centre anti-cancer relancé". djazairess.com. March 5, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2019. Unknown parameter |langue= ignored (|language= suggested) (help)
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