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Health & services
Emergency numbers, the city's hospital, choosing a kupat cholim, and where to find the government offices you will need after moving to Tzfat.
Photography: Yitzhak Ponte
In an emergency
Police 100 · Ambulance (Magen David Adom) 101 · Fire & Rescue 102. From a foreign phone, 112 also works. The municipal hotline is 106 for non-emergency city problems such as water, streetlights or rubbish.
Ziv Medical Center
Tzfat's public hospital, on HaRambam Street, has a 24-hour emergency department and is a designated trauma centre. It serves Tzfat, the Upper Galilee and the northern Golan.
Choosing a kupat cholim
Every resident joins one of the four health funds: Clalit, Maccabi, Meuhedet or Leumit. All four have clinics in Tzfat. Choose by how close the clinic is to your home, which specialists you need, and whether you want an English-speaking family doctor. Each fund's website lists its local branches.
Evenings and Shabbat
Call your kupat cholim's hotline first: each one directs members to its own or contracted urgent-care centres, and hours vary. The nearest Terem urgent-care centre is in Karmiel. For anything serious, call 101 or go to Ziv.
Government offices in Tzfat
Population Authority (Misrad HaPnim): 4 Weizmann Street, by appointment only. National Insurance (Bituach Leumi): 100 HaPalmach Street. Ministry of Aliyah and Integration: Sha'arei Ha'ir Mall, 1 HaGdud HaShlishi Street, 2nd floor, tel. 073-397-3702. Opening hours change, so check before you go.
Arnona, post and banks
For arnona (municipal tax) and other city payments, call the municipal hotline 106. Israel Post and the main banks have branches in the city centre, along Jerusalem Street and HaPalmach Street.
Details checked November 2026. Hours and rules change — confirm before you go.
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Questions residents ask
Where is the hospital in Tzfat?
Ziv Medical Center is on HaRambam Street in Tzfat and has a full emergency department.
Which kupat cholim should I join?
All four have clinics in Tzfat. Compare how close the clinic is, the specialists you need and whether English-speaking doctors are available.
What are the emergency numbers in Israel?
Police 100, ambulance (Magen David Adom) 101, fire 102. 112 also works from foreign phones. The municipal hotline is 106.
Is there a Misrad HaPnim office in Tzfat?
Yes, at 4 Weizmann Street. Service is by appointment only.
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