What's New?

A new special service: close medical monitoring following surgery

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center has launched a special project that enables close guidance and monitoring of patients who have undergone surgical procedures. The goal is to monitor them even during the recovery period using an app and daily monitoring of their vital signs until they come in to the clinic for follow-up

30/04/2023

Independence Day: Young girl hospitalized with burns from foam spray

Eliah Oren, 12, from Hadera, came into the Pediatric ER at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center with burns in both eyes. Dr. Doron Yitzhaki, “I advise against playing with foam and other sprays because of the risk of burns in the eyes.” Her parents, “The spray should be banned.”

27/04/2023

The ophthalmologist who treats Holocaust survivors - for free!

For three years now, Eran Berkowitz, Glaucoma Service Director in Hillel Yaffe’s Ophthalmology Department, has been volunteering with Le’Ma’anam - Physicians for Holocaust Survivors, which provides free medical care to Holocaust survivors.

19/04/2023

Prof. Walter Gotlieb, among the most senior gynecology surgeons, performs guest surgery at Hillel Yaffe

Prof. Walter Gotlieb, one of the world's leading gynecologic oncology surgeons and one of the best-known in the field of robotic surgery, came on board to perform two complex oncology surgeries along with Director of the Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology Department, Prof. Ilan Bruchim

14/04/2023

A global matter

Helena Center - Hillel Yaffe’s center for treatment of sexual assault victims hosted participants in a course on the fight against gender violence at the Mashav Center (the Foreign Ministry's Agency for International Development Cooperation)

4/04/2023

New administrative director for Hillel Yaffe - Rafi Koren

Rafi Koren was appointed this past week as administrative director of Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, one of the most senior positions at the hospital. To date, Koren has served as deputy to Dr. Amnon Ben Moshe, who retired

3/04/2023

3-year-old girl swallows a ring and has to undergo emergency surgery to remove it

While playing with her mother’s ring, the little girl put it into her mouth and swallowed it. Her father realized that his daughter was experiencing shortness of breath and performed the Heimlich maneuver. After starting to breathe again, she was rushed to the Pediatric Emergency Room at Hillel Yaffe, were they performed emergency surgery and removed the ring

2/04/2023

From Woman to Woman

As part of From Woman to Woman, a special project recently launched at Hillel Yaffe, three women volunteers guide patients in the Gynecology Clinics and the Gynecological Oncology Preoperative Clinic to provide them with an excellent service experience and make them feel more relaxed

27/03/2023

Hillel Yaffe's legendary Administrative Director, Dr. Amnon Ben Moshe, is retiring

The hospital expresses its gratitude to the man who dedicated 34 years to nurturing, building, initiating and showing love to his workplace, viewing HYMC as a home and family

21/03/2023

Gave birth five hours after her sister

Sisters Asil and Vivian Masarwa from Baqa al-Gharbiyye never imagined that would come into the Obstetrics ER at Hillel Yaffe together and give birth just five hours apart. From their shared room in the Maternity Department, they excitedly said, “There's nothing more exciting than going through this experience with your sister”

15/03/2023

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