Full Article:Capital funding for The Merage Medical Center was provided by the David and Laura Merage Foundation & Andre and Katherine Merage Foundation. This up-to-date medical center will be an asset to Israel and will provide essential medical services for the citizens of Dimona, eastern Negev, and Arava. The facility opened for operation in June 2009. The large center includes a trauma room, x-ray and dialysis equipment, a dental clinic, hearing lab, gynecology unit, and doctors' clinics.