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The Bnai Zion medical center is affiliated with the [[Rappaport Faculty of Medicine|Ruth & Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine]] of the [[Technion – Israel Institute of Technology]] and serves as a [[teaching hospital]] for its students. Many of the center's department heads and physicians are on the faculty and are associated with their various medical research initiatives. The hospital also operates one of the oldest nursing schools in Israel, which offers an [[academic degree]].<ref name="Bnai Zion"/>
The Bnai Zion medical center is affiliated with the [[Rappaport Faculty of Medicine|Ruth & Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine]] of the [[Technion – Israel Institute of Technology]] and serves as a [[teaching hospital]] for its students. Many of the center's department heads and physicians are on the faculty and are associated with their various medical research initiatives. The hospital also operates one of the oldest nursing schools in Israel, which offers an [[academic degree]].<ref name="Bnai Zion"/>


The Alwall type dialyzer was developed and first used at Bnai Zion Medical Center.<ref>{{Citation |last=Assady |first=Suheir |title=Nephrology in Israel |date=2021 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56890-0_24 |work=Nephrology Worldwide |pages=329–343 |editor-last=Moura-Neto |editor-first=José A. |access-date=2024-01-18 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-56890-0_24 |isbn=978-3-030-56890-0 |last2=Boner |first2=Geoffrey |last3=Davidovits |first3=Miriam |last4=Frajewicki |first4=Victor |last5=Rachamimov |first5=Ruth |last6=Landau |first6=Daniel |last7=Golan |first7=Eliezer |last8=Weinstein |first8=Talia |editor2-last=Divino-Filho |editor2-first=José Carolino |editor3-last=Ronco |editor3-first=Claudio}}</ref> Researchers from Bnai Zion Medical Center and Technion developed a novel molecule called semaphorin 3A that aims to treat inflammatory conditions, including lupus and asthma.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-06 |title=Chronic disease breakthrough found in Israeli lab- study |url=https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-711301 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Criticism ==

According to a report in 2022, Bnai Zion medical center turned away parents who came to the hospital with their child who was referred to the hospital with a life-threatening condition. The hospital refused to admit the baby and told her parents: “Bring a credit card. No credit card? Go home.”<ref>Hilo Glazer: No Credit Card? Israeli Hospitals Could Just Let You Die. In: ''Haaretz'', 16&nbsp;April 2022.</ref>
== Accolades ==
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Israel Khaled al-Jalahma met with Bnai Zion Medical Center's CEO Dr. Ohad Hochman in July 2022 as part of a collaboration between medical centers in Bahrain and Bnai Zion. Al-Jalahma was visiting the medical center as part of its 100th-anniversary celebrations that were being held by Bnai Zion's Friends Association, and established mutual delegations, conferences and knowledge exchange in recognition of excellence at the medical center.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-18 |title=Bahrain ambassador visits Bnai Zion Medical Center for new collaboration |url=https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-712385 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In a 2022 survey of 8,000 people at 29 general hospitals across the country, Bnai Zion Medical Center ranked first in pediatric patient satisfaction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-05 |title=Bnai Zion hospital ranks No. 1 in pediatric patient satisfaction |url=https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-703270 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

During the Covid-19 Pandemic, photographer Micha Brikman captured hundreds of pictures of daily life inside of Bnai Zion Medical Center.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Line |first=The Media |date=2020-10-17 |title=‘I discovered angels’: Israeli photographer documents heroes of pandemic |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/Byd3hnZvP |access-date=2024-01-18 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 23:42, 18 January 2024

Bnai Zion Medical Center
Map
Geography
LocationHaifa,  Israel
Coordinates32°48′22″N 34°59′33″E / 32.80611°N 34.99250°E / 32.80611; 34.99250
Organisation
TypeDistrict General
Religious affiliationJudaism
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds450
History
Opened1922

The Bnai Zion Medical Center was established in 1922 as the first Jewish founded district general hospital in Haifa, the center offers medical care, education, research and services to the diverse and growing population of northern Israel. In a recent survey in a national newspaper, the Bnai Zion medical center was voted the first hospital in the Haifa region of Israel.[1]

General data

The Bnai Zion medical center is a municipal public hospital with 450 beds. Attention is given to rehabilitation services that include: orthopedic, neurological, cardiological, physical and occupational therapy. It provides the area of northern Israel with a comprehensive rehabilitation program. The center has an average of 142,000 visits per year and the emergency department receives 65,000 visits. In the center, 14,000 surgical procedures are performed per year. There are 3,500 births per year. The center has a workforce of 1,800 employees.[1] In 2022, Bnai Zion established a specialized a established medical center capable of handling the potential medical sequelae of atomic, chemical and biological warfare.[2] In 2023, an integrative medicine treatment clinic was established at the Bnai Zion Medical Center for the purpose of providing a response to hospital employees exposed (directly or indirectly) to the wounded and patients expressing trauma, including symptoms of acute stress disorder, as a result of war and terrorism.[3] It is the only medical center in the region with a fortified facility capable of withstanding nuclear, biological and chemical attacks, as well as earthquakes and natural disasters.[4]  The hospital was founded in 1922, and later expanded with support from the Rothschild family.[5] [6] [7] It is widely regarded as one of the leading medical centers in the region.

Emergencies

The hospital is in a state of constant alert, and at any moment it is ready to receive the victims of terrorist attacks. In times of national emergency, the entire medical center switches to crisis mode, and at the time of the attack, it receives severely injured victims, who have a critical need for trauma care.[1]

Cooperation with the army

The Israeli government has designated the hospital as an official military hospital that meets the medical needs of soldiers in the region. During and after the Second Lebanon War (2006), the hospital treated civilians and provided rehabilitation services to wounded military men and women.[1] The center is within the range of rocket attacks from Lebanon. Since the emergency department of the hospital is vulnerable, Bnai Zion is raising funds to build a new protected underground unit, which will be fortified against nuclear, biological and chemical attacks.[8]

Academic participation

The Bnai Zion medical center is affiliated with the Ruth & Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and serves as a teaching hospital for its students. Many of the center's department heads and physicians are on the faculty and are associated with their various medical research initiatives. The hospital also operates one of the oldest nursing schools in Israel, which offers an academic degree.[1]

The Alwall type dialyzer was developed and first used at Bnai Zion Medical Center.[9] Researchers from Bnai Zion Medical Center and Technion developed a novel molecule called semaphorin 3A that aims to treat inflammatory conditions, including lupus and asthma.[10]

Accolades

The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Israel Khaled al-Jalahma met with Bnai Zion Medical Center's CEO Dr. Ohad Hochman in July 2022 as part of a collaboration between medical centers in Bahrain and Bnai Zion. Al-Jalahma was visiting the medical center as part of its 100th-anniversary celebrations that were being held by Bnai Zion's Friends Association, and established mutual delegations, conferences and knowledge exchange in recognition of excellence at the medical center.[11]

In a 2022 survey of 8,000 people at 29 general hospitals across the country, Bnai Zion Medical Center ranked first in pediatric patient satisfaction.[12]

During the Covid-19 Pandemic, photographer Micha Brikman captured hundreds of pictures of daily life inside of Bnai Zion Medical Center.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bnai Zion Medical Center
  2. ^ "Bnai Zion opens medical center for atomic, chemical and biological war". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Integrative Medicine for Hospital Workers Exposed to War". ctv.veeva.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ Peleg, Oren (12 June 2019). "U.S.-Based Nonprofit Spearheads Fortified Hospital in Haifa". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ Israel, Healthcare for. "Healthcare for Israel". Healthcare for Israel. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. ^ Levy, N. (1 January 1998). "[The first 75 years of the Hadassah-Rothschild-Bnei-Zion Hospital, Haifa]". Harefuah. 134 (1): 61–63. ISSN 0017-7768. PMID 9517285.
  7. ^ Levy, N.; Golan, D. (15 April 1983). "[Rothschild hospital in Haifa--sixty years of service to the community]". Harefuah. 104 (8): 366–367. ISSN 0017-7768. PMID 6674042.
  8. ^ "www.bnaizion.org/". Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  9. ^ Assady, Suheir; Boner, Geoffrey; Davidovits, Miriam; Frajewicki, Victor; Rachamimov, Ruth; Landau, Daniel; Golan, Eliezer; Weinstein, Talia (2021), Moura-Neto, José A.; Divino-Filho, José Carolino; Ronco, Claudio (eds.), "Nephrology in Israel", Nephrology Worldwide, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 329–343, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-56890-0_24, ISBN 978-3-030-56890-0, retrieved 18 January 2024
  10. ^ "Chronic disease breakthrough found in Israeli lab- study". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Bahrain ambassador visits Bnai Zion Medical Center for new collaboration". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Bnai Zion hospital ranks No. 1 in pediatric patient satisfaction". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  13. ^ Line, The Media (17 October 2020). "'I discovered angels': Israeli photographer documents heroes of pandemic". Ynetnews. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

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