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Herzog Hospital Closes Last Covid Unit In Israel

We are happy to inform you that at the request of Israel’s Ministry of Health we have closed the last open Covid 19 unit in Israel. The Ministry originally asked us to convert our Sheltered Underground hospital to a sterile Covid Isolation Unit at the height of the Covid pandemic. At one point, we had 120 people hospitalized in the unit. During the pandemic we cared for over 2,000 patients. Because of our expertise in respiratory care and treating the…

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A Special Visit to The Wailing Wall

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…

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A Rosh Hashanah Message From Dr. Yehezkel Caine

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…

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Welcome Dr. Michael Gordon

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…

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President Isaac Herzog Visits Herzog Medical Center

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…

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A message from Dr. Yehezkel Caine regarding the Current Situation in Israel

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

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President Isaac Herzog Hosts Herzog Hospital Leadership

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…

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Herzog’s Community Mental Health Center moves to a new location

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…

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A Rosh Hashanah Message From Dr. Yehezkel Caine

Dear Friends, As the current Jewish Year draws to a close and we prepare to greet the New Year, it is only natural to reflect on the year gone by, the events both great and small, the friends we have made and, unfortunately, those we have lost. This past year has been very challenging, especially for those of us in the health care profession. COVID-19, which has ravaged the globe, has “reorganized” our priorities, sending us careening on a rollercoaster…

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The 3rd Vaccine & Herzog Hospital & Social Media

Dear Friend of Herzog Hospital, HERZOG HOSPITAL continues to be one of the leaders in the battle against Covid, as well as the new Delta variant. When the Delta stream hit, we were seeing a high percentage of elderly patients who already had received two vaccinations. This was because the effectiveness of the vaccine given over six months ago was wearing off, although the cases were not as serious as in previous waves. As well, we found that 26% of…

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