Healthcare Impact Stories

Healthcare Impact Stories

CHW receives the largest transformative endowment gift in CHW history of $6.5 Million from Marla & Aubrey Dan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW) announced that it has received the largest transformative endowment gift in CHW history from Marla and Aubrey Dan of $6.5 million to be used in Israel. Read more for the full Press Release.

A four-month old baby girl had her eyesight saved at Hadassah Hospital!

Weekly Story: A four-month old baby girl had her eyesight saved at Hadassah Hospital! Read about how Hadassah Hospital saved the life of a four month old baby who was suffering from congenital Ptosis, a condition that can cause severe vision, head, and neck problems. 

Welcoming the New Year

Weekly Story: Welcoming the New Year In light of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, Dr. Osnat Levtzion-Korach, Director-General of Assaf Harofeh Medical Center hosted a special ceremony for all of the hospital staff!

A First in Israel: Hadassah Uses Innovative Technology to Treat Cancer in the Spine

Weekly Story: A First in Israel- Hadassah Uses Innovative Technology to Treat Cancer in the Spine A multidisciplinary team at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem recently employed an innovative technology to treat cancer metastases near the spinal cord--a first for Israel.

Hadassah Hospital to use the world’s most advanced microscope

Weekly Story: Hadassah Hospital to use the world's most advanced microscope Recently, Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, acquired the world’s most advanced microscope (the KINEVO 900,) that will change the face of detection, diagnoses, and treatment in patients.

Hadassah Hospital hosts the Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem

Weekly Story: Hadassah Hospital hosts the Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Hadassah Hospital recently hosted Mr. Dov Kalmanovitz, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, on a special visit of its facilities. Mr. Kalmanovitz received a private tour of Hadassah’s world renowned Shock Trauma Unit.

Saving Lives at the Assaf Harofeh Medical Center PICU

Weekly Story: Saving Lives at the Assaf Harofeh Medical Center PICU Read about how the medical team in the PICU at Assaf Harofeh Medical Center fought to save 7 year old Aviners life after it was discovered that he was suffering from a flesh eating bacteria.

Hadassah Surgeons Saving Syrian Children

Weekly Story: Hadassah Surgeons Saving Syrian Children Pediatric surgeons from Hadassah Hospital have come together in a joint project with Baruch Padeh Poriya Hospital in Tiberias (northern Israel) to help save Syrian children who are suffering from heart abnormalities that are life-threatening.

Israeli Doctors Save Lives In Ethiopia

Weekly Story: Israeli Doctors Save Lives In Ethiopia Featured on ILTV.tv, a team of physicians from Hadassah Hospital traveled to Ethiopia where they performed spinal surgeries on children in need of immediate care. Keep reading to learn more about this amazing team of physicians.

Hadassah Performs Rare Operation on Unborn Baby

Weekly Story: Hadassah Performs Rare Operation on Unborn Baby Hadassah Hospital recently saved the life of a baby that had not yet been born. Doctors worked together as they performed a tracheostomy to save the infant’s life after it was discovered that he had Stickler Syndrome, a congenital disorder.

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