Safeguarding national treasures isn’t a new concept for Israelis. But Magen David Adom’s brand-new blood center in Ramla takes security to a new level.
The center is an enormous facility with three underground, missile-proof levels and has been hailed as the most secure blood services center in the world….
If the “national dispatch center is the brain, the Marcus Center is the heart,” says Moshe Noyovich, the senior Israel representative for American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA). “For an organization that gets over a million calls every year, it’s difficult to overstate the facility’s importance, especially in the event of a war.”
The blood banking at the Marcus Center is done in three increasingly deep and secure underground levels, ranging from roughly 7-15 m. in depth, which are protected by thick walls of concrete and steel. Additionally, the facility is safeguarded by numerous security redundancies such as extra vehicle ramps, power supplies, exits, and blast doors.
