Medical News
5-May-2008
Thanks to a study conducted by Operating Room Head Nurse Miriam Avraham, all linens and clothes the surgeons and nurses wear in Hadassah’s operating rooms, are now disposable.
5-May-2008
Hadassah Hospital-Ein Kerem is now home to a “Medical Cinemateque”—the first movie theater in the world within a hospital setting, where patients view movies that deal with various medical issues.
5-May-2008
A Jerusalem street has been named in memory of Former Hadassah Medical Center Director-General Dr. Haim Yassky, who was murdered along with 78 other Hadassah health professionals when their convoy was ambushed on its way up to Hadassah-Hospital-Mount Scopus in April 1948 as it attempted to bring medical supplies to the hospital.
5-May-2008
Hadassah’s recently opened Bearman Intermediate Respiratory Care Unit (IRCU) has already enhanced the quality of life for two children with lung problems, one an Israeli, the other a Palestinian from the Gaza Strip.
5-May-2008
The Hadassah Medical Center will be hosting its second International Congress on Chronic Disorders and Disabilities in Children, December 3-5, 2008 in Jerusalem.
5-May-2008
Knowing that fasting on religious holidays poses specific health risks for diabetics, Hadassah Hospital-Mount Scopus Pediatrician Dr. David Zangen and his colleagues decided to study whether prolonged fasting--over 25 hours--is safe for individuals with Type I diabetes. They found that it can be, if the insulin dosage is lowered as needed, and they published the results in the prestigious medical journal, Diabetic Medicine, which led to requests for more information from Jews and Muslims around the world.
5-May-2008
The Hadassah Medical Center has chosen Yael Castiel, Nurse Coordinator of the Eli Douer & Family Center for Pediatric Genetic and Chronic Diseases, as the most outstanding employee of 2008. In addition to running the Center, Yael was involved in planning the renovation of Eliahou Zilkha Ward A, which was recently completed. Congratulations, Yael!
30-Apr-2008
Hadassah physicians have discovered a new approach to repair injured hearts by growing heart cells in culture from a segment of the heart’s left atrium, often removed during open-heart surgery.
30-Apr-2008
Prof. Chaim Lotan, head of Hadassah’s Heart Institute, and his colleague, Dr. David Planer, have just published the long-term results from the Israeli e-Cypher Registry’s assessment of stent safety and efficacy in the April 1, 2008 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
30-Apr-2008
Hadassah International was pleased to present the 2008 Nancy Falchuk Nursing Scholarship Awards during its recent Conference in Jerusalem to four leading nurses from Hadassah Hospital-Ein Kerem: Pnina Sharon, Head Nurse, Department of Internal Medicine C; and Megy Ben-Hayim, Orit Winograd, and Nilli Harari, Head Nurses, Department of Obstetrics, the Charlotte R. Bloomberg Mother and Child Center.
