Hillel Yaffe Medical Center Presents: "A Healthy Summary"

With the New Year just around the corner, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center has found the time to issue a brief summary of events of the past year, which like previous years, was marked by significant growth in activity, as well as the launch of new services, community collaborations, medical achievements and academic accomplishments, to name but a few.

 

"In light of the significant difficulties we face in the public service, it is a pleasure to discover that we are still managing to achieve, and even surpass, the goals we set for ourselves every year," said Prof. Meir Oren, Director General of Hillel Yaffe Medical Center. "It would be fair to say that the quantitative and qualitative growth in our activity, coupled with our ability to create positive change, are a direct result of the combined efforts of our various teams in every discipline: medical, nursing, paramedical and household-administrative. There is no question that our top quality, dedicated and motivated personnel are to thank for the huge steps forward each and every time."

 

 

 

The new Medical Sciences Library

 

 

 

Let's Begin with the Numbers

 

As previously mentioned, the volume of activity at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center has been growing steadily year over year in various respects. This past year, over 4,200 babies were born at Hillel Yaffe, including 99 sets of twins and four sets of triplets. From this perspective, the Maternity Ward knows to expect an upswing in births in September and October, and will welcome anyone who comes through their doors, this coming year and any time.

 

The number of people visiting the emergency rooms this year was over 3% higher than in the previous year – approximately 115,000 people visited the Emergency Room. The OB/GYN ER recorded a 3% increase, and pediatrics – the sharpest rise - approximately 6.5%, almost 13,800 children visited this year. The number of hospitalized patients also grew by approximately 2.5%

(approximately 39,000 per year). In addition, the number of traffic accident victims treated in the ER declined by approximately 3.7%, a positive trend.

 

In terms of surgery, over 11,500 surgeries were performed at Hillel Yaffe this past year. In addition, the number of patients visiting the hospital's outpatient clinics showed the strongest surge forward at approximately 15% (close to 208,000 patients), a statistic that has been steadily rising from year to year.

 

 

Renovated delivery rooms

 

 

 

Looking Forward

 

New services, community activity, renovation of existing buildings and new buildings, professional achievements alongside academic accomplishments – this is what this past year was like at Hillel Yaffe, a source of pride for management and employees alike.

 

Extremely partial list of changes and innovations:

 

New clinics and services: A new oncology unit opened that offers outpatient solutions to cancer patientst. A clinic was opened to help diagnose and prevent strokes and the hospital's Pain Clinic was reopened. Imaging services were expanded, with the opening of another digital imaging room in the new hospital building, and equipment was purchased for the microbiology laboratory, the first of its kind in Israel, for quick diagnosis of urinary tract infections. In addition, the IVF Unit continues at full speed to lead the field in legal and anonymous egg donations in Israel.

 

In academia: Physicians at Hillel Yaffe continue to advance in their degrees and to gain recognition for their work. The title of assistant professor was conferred on Dr. Itamar Ashkenazi of the Surgery B Department, and to Dr. Alon Shrim, Director of the Obstetric Ultrasound Unit. In addition, the title of clinical associate professor was conferred on Dr. Simcha Meisel, Director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Director General of Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Prof. Meir Oren, was appointed Chairman of the National Council of Trauma and Emergency Medicine in Israel. From an academic perspective, the medical center inaugurated a state-of-the-art library for the

medical sciences at a ceremony attended by the Dean of the Technion Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Eliezer Shalev.

 

In quality and excellence: The hospital's pharmacy won the national prize for operation of a robotic drug distribution system. This system, the only one in Israel, prevents mistakes in drug administration. The Neonatal Unit successfully renewed its ISO 9001:2008 certification.

 

In construction: The delivery rooms were renovated and the operating rooms underwent a general major renovation.

 

"We can continue to list the accomplishments and abilities that the hospital continues to demonstrate as an institution that places the highest importance on expertise, from a service, personal, technological, research and academic perspective," stated Prof. Oren. "I sincerely hope that this coming year will bring continued growth, security and primarily – a great deal of health."

 

 

 

Device for quick test of urinary tract infections, the first of its kind in Israel