Meet Viktor Yekuti, an Engineer in Cementcal, leader of the Rambam Medical Center project
The Rambam Medical Center Project is one of the most innovative, important and complex projects of its kind worldwide. In times of emergency, Rambam’s huge public parking lot transforms into a regional underground hospital serving 2,000 patients, protected from conventional, chemical and biological warfare. The hospital’s essential medical systems and mechanisms are embedded in the walls of the parking lot.
In this project, we led all foundation work while planning and constructing a brackish water pumping system consisting of 125 pumping wells at a frequency of 20,000 cubic meters per hour.
Due to sea proximity and various unexpected land conditions, our greatest challenge was to deal with huge quantities of groundwater. Our meticulous planning and skilled workforce helped us to successfully complete the mission.
I’m proud and thankful for the opportunity Cementcal has given me to lead such an innovative, groundbreaking and life-saving project.
Facts and Figures:
Time Frame: 2009-2010
Client: Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
