Lonye Rasch, Communications Chair; Patricia Levinson, Communications Co-Chair; Karen Lustig, Communications Team
Tamar Davis, Director of Operations; Rebecca Rafelson, Development & Marketing Associate
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Dr. Avi Benshushan, Director of the Gyneco-Oncology Unit at Hadassah, carried out the operations together with Dr. Jacob Tangir, an expert in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic cancer and pelvic surgery from the Center for Gynecologic Oncology in
Hadassah was the first hospital in
 Participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony
(foreground, left to right): Esti Katz, Hadassah's
Director of Patient and Family Welfare; Prof. Shlomo
Mor-Yosef, Hadassah Medical Center Director General;
Michael Dayan, Chief Executive Officer, Tambur
Painting; Ilan Shaul, Artist; and Dr. Yuval Weiss, Director,
Hadassah Hospital-Ein Kerem. Rear (left to right): Ehud
Shauloff, Administrative Director; Amitai Rotem,
Marketing Director; and Sami Alcalay, Director of
Special Projects at Hadassah. |
Dr. Shoham, a lecturer in information sciences at
When Snunit was discharged after a two-month hospitalization, she was completely recovered, able to return to her work, four children, and eight grandchildren.
During the course of each 24 hours, the
- 25,000 people will come to Hadassah Hospital-Ein Kerem--including staff, patients, and visitors.
- 29 babies will draw their first breath in Hadassah's delivery rooms.
- 119 operations will be performed by Hadassah surgeons.
- 127 patients will undergo life-saving hematology or oncology day care treatments.
- 368 people will visit Hadassah's emergency room, many rushed in by ambulance.
- 392 dental treatments will be provided.
- 11,455 laboratory tests will be done.
- 1.3 research papers, emanating from Hadassah's physician scientists, will be published.
- During each 10-hour shift, 3,500 hours of construction work will take place on the
- 100 cubic meters of concrete will be poured at the
- 16 tons of reinforcement steel will be used for the
"I looked around the department," the father said, "and I saw there are things you need. I spoke to the Head Nurse and together we made a list. Things like strollers to transport the children and certain toys that would help them during their stay. I am going to fundraise for you," he said emphatically. "I am going to make sure the children who are lucky enough to be treated here have everything they need."
Mrs. Moskowitz notes: "During these days, when the relationship between
At two a.m. on a recent Friday morning, the "It was very dramatic, seeing our new cyclotron suspended above us in the night sky," says Prof. Eyal Mishani, Director of Cyclotron Radiochemistry in Hadassah's Medical Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine Department. "It was, however, also a long and nerve-wracking project," he reports, since getting the cyclotron into its bunker was only the first stage of a complicated installation. Since the particle accelerator is a mini-nuclear reactor which accelerates charged particles to high energies, the roof of the bunker had to be hermetically plugged with a concrete radiation shield. "The roof-plug weighs 75 tons," says Prof. Mishani. "No crane could bear this weight, so the plug went on in three 25-ton layers, each nail-bitingly winched up and eased into place."
Comprising two D-shaped disks linked by a giant magnet, the cyclotron manufactures radio-labeled molecules which are injected into patients, enabling the PET scan to provide visualizations of organs and bodily tissues. Because it picks up not only the anatomical information shown by other imaging methods but also metabolic and biochemical activity, PET enables physicians to diagnose and evaluate cancers and other disorders with extreme precision.
The new system is Hadassah's second cyclotron. The first arrived 13 years ago and remains the only hospital-based cyclotron in the country. In 2009 alone, the most common of the radioactive pharmaceuticals the cyclotron produces was used in 3,200 PET scans, some at Hadassah and some at other hospitals in
With the new cyclotron safely inside its radiation-proof bunker, its roof in place, adjacent to the Radiochemistry Lab--balancing the original cyclotron and its bunker on the other side of the Lab--the next step is to connect it to the computer system and complete the radiation system. Before the end of summer, it will be in operation.
Prof. Mishani explains, "Once the new cyclotron is up and running, we'll begin upgrading the original machine. We'll then connect the two cyclotrons so they are controlled by one computer system, which will allow us to be very flexible in production." Connecting two cyclotrons to one another and to the production robot in the biochemistry lab is very rare, Prof. Mishani reports. "There are only a handful of such systems in the world."
"The cyclotron has enormous potential for therapy," says Prof. Mishani. "With the facilities and expertise we have at Hadassah, we're well positioned to help develop this future."
 Photo: Debbi Cooper |
During his first six months at the pediatric emergency unit of a busy Tel Aviv-area hospital, Dr. Yoram Ben Yehuda saw not one instance of child abuse. "I had just got back from a two-year fellowship at the Children's
He checked with neighboring hospitals and found they, too, seldom saw child abuse. "Are we Israelis really so exemplary?" he recalls musing. "I wanted to believe it, but it made no sense. With one third of Israel's population under 18, and abuse and neglect of children occurring at all social, economic and educational levels, and especially in stressed populations, it seemed more likely it was there, but undiagnosed."
Today, Dr. Ben Yehuda is head of the pediatric emergency unit at the
"A pretty young blond woman brought in a toddler covered in livid bruises," he says. "Suspecting a blood-clotting disorder, the ER team ran blood counts and coagulation function tests. The child was sent to his primary-care physician for further testing. Abuse was not considered. All results were negative. 'Had the hospital team thought of abuse?' asked the primary-care physician. The physician was a woman, working in a community practice and had a foreign accent," says Dr. Ben Yehuda. (She was, in fact, Israeli.) "Her suggestion was discarded."
Two weeks later, the child was in pediatric intensive care. Scans showed multiple fractures and hemorrhages, old and new--irrefutable evidence of shaking and battering. "Three weeks later, this little boy died," says Dr. Ben Yehuda. "His tragedy indelibly taught me that damage deliberately inflicted on children by adults must always be considered in the differential diagnosis."
Dr. Ben Yehuda returned to
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 A "culinary tour" was a highlight of the day's
activities. |
"Where better to hold a healthy cooking demonstration by a Hadassah chef than in the middle of colorful Machane Yehuda, where the freshest and healthiest produce can be found?" asks Tal Atzmon, Coordinator of the Fleischman Women's
 Prof. Neri Laufer (far left) and Hadassah Medical
Center Director General Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef
attended the fair and worked their way around to the different activities. |
Hadassah International leaders from around the world witnessed the progress at the Sarah Wetsman Davidson construction site, during their Assembly in
Young Hadassah The pieces of art ranged in mediums from photo portraits to works of graffiti and "street art," but all shared the common theme of the street and the city. Sandrine Asseraf, member of the Young Hadassah France team, explained that, "The idea of this exceptional art exhibit was to celebrate and promote local artists who are right down the road, while supporting healthcare at Hadassah and around the globe."
Guests meandered through the exhibition halls and had the opportunity to mingle with the artists as the artists presented their work and their visions. The auction generated over 19,000 euros in total.
A diverse group of participants of varying ages, religions, and backgrounds came together to walk along the canals of The 15-euro registration fee, in addition to the raffle and individual sponsorship by friends and family, resulted in over 1700 euros raised that day for Pediatrics at Hadassah. 
From Chanel to Prada, Christian Dior to Louis Vuitton, Young Hadassah Vienna gathered vintage clothes, jewelry, and handbag samples from top-designer brands for its vintage party and sale. 
Young Hadassah Holland hosted a comedy workshop, facilitated by Dutch Comedian Gregory Shiro, with 25 Young Hadassah participants.
 The YH Holland Committee |
Hadassah, Komen for the Cure, and the 
 Prof. Eitan Kerem, Director of Pediatrics at
Hadassah Hospital-Mount Scopus |
Prof. Eitan Kerem, Director of Pediatrics at Hadassah Hospital-Mount Scopus and head of its
Hadassah
 Left to right: Former French Minister of Human Rights Nicole
Guedj,
of Hadassah France Michelle Israel,
France HE Daniel Shek, Harpist Marielle Nordman, and Violinist
Patrice Fontanarosa |
The comedy soirée, co-sponsored by the France-Israel Foundation, included a raffle, featuring airline tickets, hotel stays in
Hadassah 
Prof. Sir John Bell, President of the
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