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The staff at Herzog Hospital’s Children’s Chronic Respiratory Care Department continues to find new ways to help improve the health and quality of life of each childin the department. Ten-year-old Yosef has been hospitalized in the Department since his birth.  His family wanted to find some way to take their son to visit the Kotel – the Western Wall – for special prayers to celebrate his birthday, even though he was hooked up to a respirator and could not get out…

A Rosh Hashanah Message from Dr. Yehezkel Caine Dear Friends, As we enter the final preparations for the coming New Year, it is customary to look back on the year that was. For the hospital, this has been a very busy year. On the one hand, the continuation of the Covid pandemic, although less virulent than at the beginning, is no less prevalent – especially in the older population. HERZOG, which has been at the forefront of Covid care in…

Dear Friend of Herzog Hospital, We are delighted to announce that Dr. Michael Gordon has recently joined the Board of Directors of Canadian Friends of Herzog Hospital! Dr. Gordon is well-known to many of you from his years as Chief of Medicine at Baycrest, Head of Geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital, and Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He was also, for years, a frequent columnist for The Canadian Jewish News. Dr. Gordon has extensive experience and knowledge in Geriatrics and…

Dear Friend of Herzog Medical Center,                         “I see my grandmother’s legacy in front of my eyes.” This was just one of the comments Israel’s President Isaac Herzog made during his recent official visit to Herzog Medical Center, which is named after his grandmother, Rabbanit Sarah Herzog. The President visited:  *The Emergency Underground Hospital, which was converted into a 120-bed Covid Isolation facility; *The new Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center located in the new Samson Pavilion, where the latest virtual reality equipment…

Please find below an update from Dr. Yehezkel Caine, President of HerzogHospital, regarding Herzog’s role in response to the missile attacks in the southof Israel. Sirens have also been sounded as far north as Holon, Rishon Lezion,and Tel Aviv. Herzog is admitting patients from hospitals in the south of Israel tofree up beds in those hospitals which might have to handle any casualties. PLEASE HELP US TO HELP   HERZOG HOSPITAL    GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH! Donate now

The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, recently hosted at his residence the leadership of Herzog Hospital. Dr. Yehezkel Caine, Herzog Hospital President, and Dr. Jacob Haviv, the Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, were invited by President Herzog to acknowledge the Herzog family’s long-standing relationship with the hospital. The Hospital is named after President Herzog’s grandmother Rabbanit Sarah Herzog, who served as President of the Hospital from 1943 to 1979. After her passing, the hospital, which was established in 1894 under the name “Ezrath…

Dear Friend of Herzog Hospital, Herzog’s Community Mental Health Center has moved from its long-time location in the  Sanhendria neighbourhood of Jerusalem to its new location in the Glassman Ambulatory Health Center on the Herzog Medical Center campus. The Mental Health Center treats the wide range of mental health challenges ranging from children with ADHD to adults suffering from depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and early-onset Alzheimer’s. It treats 2,000 people each month on an out-patient basis.  We are very proud to state that the five-storey Glassman Center was constructed entirely through donations from Canadian donors! The Glassman Center is also the new home of…