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Physical activity that enhances mental health

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center’s Physical Therapy Service is leading a special project in which group and personal exercise classes are held for patients hospitalized in the hospital’s Mental Health Department

12/06/2023

Close to 200 pregnant women participated in the Pregnancy and Childbirth Conference

While it was 40° C outside last Friday, Yaffe Medical Center’s conference hall offered cooler and pleasant temperatures to the approximately 200 pregnant women and their companions who came for the pregnancy and childbirth event

8/06/2023

Some signs of summer: 17-year-old treated at Hillel Yaffe for snake bite

Nadav Karabi, a 17-year-old boy from Caesarea, was out with his friends when he suddenly felt stinging pain in his leg. After a few seconds, he realized that he had been bitten by a snake. He was rushed to the Pediatric Emergency Room at Hillel Yaffe, where he received life-saving treatment

6/06/2023

An internal look

Over 200 staff members and nursing students took part in a special in-service training called, “Everything You Wanted to Know about Internal Medicine Departments and Were Afraid to Ask”

1/06/2023

Two young men hospitalized after prolonged use of gas in whipped cream dispensers

Two young men were recently admitted to Hillel Yaffe Medical Center's Neurology Department with extreme weakness and loss of sensation in their limbs, which turned out to be the devastating effects of inhaling the gas contained in whipped cream dispensers. Dr. Adi Hersalis-Eldar, a senior physician in the department said, “The gas in whipped cream dispensers is actually laughing gas (nitrous oxide) and uncontrolled use may lead to permanent harm”

1/06/2023

With all their heart and soul...

Avi, Nur and Clara are members of the nursing staff who have worked for decades in the internal medicine departments at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center. Although they all come from different backgrounds and cultures, they all have one thing in common: they chose to work in the most complex departments in the hospital

22/05/2023

Like a ticking time bomb

A 40-year-old woman came in with severe abdominal pain, which turned out to be a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy. In emergency surgery, performed using an innovative vaginal laparoscopic technique, the doctors were able to remove the damaged fallopian tube, and the patient was hospitalized in the Gynecology Department to recover

21/05/2023

Celebrating the nursing staff

Stand-up comedian Ben Ben Baruch, National Nursing Committee Chairperson Ms. Ilana Cohen, and Hadera Mayor Mr. Nir Ben Haim, were only some of the people who celebrated International Nurses Week along with Hillel Yaffe Medical Center’s nursing staff

15/05/2023

Outstanding interns!

This week Hillel Yaffe Medical Center held its traditional event to award prizes and recognize interns who have shown special achievements during their internship

11/05/2023

“Bonfires significantly increase the risk of more severe asthma attacks”

In recent years, the growing awareness of pollution has reduced the number of Lag BaOmer bonfires, but there are still those who refuse to give up the tradition. Dr. Vered Nir, Director of the Pediatric Pulmonology Service at Hillel Yaffe, explained the connection between the bonfires and asthma

9/05/2023

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