Located near the southwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee,[2] it falls under the jurisdiction of Emek HaYarden Regional Council.

That year a group of settlers (kvutza) affiliated with the socialist-Zionist Noar HaOved (Working Youth) movement, Alumot, settled in the area.

They renovated the original basalt stone houses, naming the village Poria Alumot.

The center incorporates a maternity hospital owned by the Scottish Church that was previously located in Tiberias.

In 2005, the center was renamed for Prof. Baruch Padeh, former director-general of the Ministry of Health, who headed the hospital in 1974–1976.