Nurses at Rambam’s Department of Infectious Disease have undergone training to work with the unique tents, which contain special low-pressure devices to keep the virus from spreading beyond the confines of the clear plastic rig.

“The Health Ministry chose Rambam Health Care Campus as the facility of choice to care for those suspected of the disease from Netanya and north; Sheba Hospital will care for patients from Netanya and south,” according to Rambam Director-General, Prof. Rafi Beyar.

“We have decided to place the special isolation tents in the lower level of the Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital. The location there makes it possible to isolate patients relatively far from other departments. In addition, due to our emergency preparedness, this facility has all of the electricity, communication lines, suction, and oxygen connections needed in a standard hospital,” Beyar said.

The special tents were produced by the “Bethel” factory in nearby Zichron Yaakov. The factory also produces the majority of protective equipment against chemical warfare that is installed in private Israeli homes and institutions, the hospital said.

On Friday, Israel held a test screening of arriving passengers at Ben-Gurion Airport, in accordance with the directives from two previous special meetings held in recent weeks by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and medical, border, and administrative agencies.

In a meeting held last Sunday, the Israeli government decided to tighten the screening of people entering Israel from countries most prone to Ebola: Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone.

The decision stipulates that every individual entering Israel from those countries by air, land, or sea will be screened with a questionnaire.

“The State of Israel is preparing to do everything possible to prevent Ebola patients from entering its territory,” Netanyahu said, according to Israel Hayom.