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- Lisa Colter
Life-Saving Breakthrough For Heart Disease at Hadassah Medical Center
- Lisa Colter
Israeli Health Minister visits Shamir Medical Centre (ASSAF Harofeh) Emergency Department
- Lisa Colter
Prof. Yoram Weiss of Hadassah Hospital Discusses the COVID-19 Delta Variant
Prof. Yoram Weiss of Hadassah Hospital Discusses the COVID-19 Delta Variant
Prof. Yoram Weiss of Hadassah Hospital was recently quoted in the Washington Post about the COVID-19 Delta variant and how even though infection rates in Israel are increasing, very few of them are becoming seriously ill.
- Lisa Colter
Israeli Health Minister Visits Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofeh) Emergency Department
BREAKING NEWS: Israeli Health Minister Visits Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofeh) Emergency Department
Following an evening of heavy rocket fire across southern and central Israel, Health Minister, Yuli Edelstein, visited the state-of-the-art Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit at Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofeh).
- Lisa Colter
The CHW Debbie Eisenberg and Gary Levene Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Shamir Medical Centre – Alma’s Story
Weekly Story: The CHW Debbie Eisenberg and Gary Levene Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Shamir Medical Centre - Alma’s Story
Little Alma woke up in the middle of the night crying with severe stomach pains. Her mother, Jana, tried everything to soothe her cries. As her condition worsened, Jana rushed her to the emergency room at Shamir Medical Centre.
- Lisa Colter
Flooded with Thank You Letters
Weekly Story: Flooded with Thank You Letters
The Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofeh) has been flooded with Thank You letters from patients and families affected by COVID-19. Read more for a letter to the hospital staff from Galia, a patient who was recently treated for a severe respiratory condition caused by COVID-19.
- Lisa Colter
Hadassah Experts Advise Vienna Nursing Home on Vaccination Protocols
Weekly Story: Hadassah Experts Advise Vienna Nursing Home on Vaccination Protocols
On January 11, 2021, Hadassah Medical Center, along with Hadassah International, offered a webinar on optimum vaccination protocols for nursing home residents to the director and medical director of Maimonides Zentrum home for the aged, located in Vienna, Austria
- Lisa Colter
Hadassah Medical Centre reported success in the first phase of the Israeli COVID-19 Vaccine trial
Weekly Story: Hadassah Medical Centre reported success in the first phase of the Israeli COVID-19 Vaccine trial
The first clinical phase of testing the Israeli Biological Institute’s corona vaccine was completed at Hadassah Ein Kerem when the final dose was given to the 40th trial participant. Read more to learn about the first phase, and learn about one of the trial participants.
- Lisa Colter
Angels in White
Weekly Story: Angels in White
“Angles in White” were the words Israel’s Minister of Health, Yuli Edelstein, used to describe the dedicated medical team he met at Shamir Medical Centre (Assah Harofeh’s) Coronavirus Unit. As Israel deals with a 2nd wave of COVID-19, officials reached out to the hospital for insights and access to the critical work being done on the frontlines.
- Lisa Colter
Hadassah Hospital Helps Parents and Children Cope With the Fallout From COVID-19
Weekly Story: Hadassah Hospital Helps Parents and Children Cope With the Fallout From COVID-19
Dr. Fortunato Ben-Arroch, senior physician at the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress at Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus and staff have been busy working with families to cope with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
