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Life-Saving Breakthrough For Heart Disease at Hadassah Medical Center

The first case, on an elderly man at high risk of death, was performed in May without official Health Ministry approval on compassionate grounds. There have been two more cases since then. Instead of performing open-heart surgery, with all its risks, to repair a defective aortal arch that has an aneurysm – a bulge in […]

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 Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofeh) emergency teams.  The Director General of the Hospital, Dr. Osnat Levzion-Korach, guided the Minister through the state-of-the-art Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit that are currently treating an influx of patients injured during […]

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.

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

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.

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