Excellence
Shaare Zedek is the most centrally-located major acute care hospital in Jerusalem with over 30 inpatient departments and 70 outpatient units. It is an active and internationally-regarded research and teaching institution, deeply committed to furthering scientific progress.
The hospital has forged a world-class reputation in responding to the medical needs of the city’s varied inhabitants, thanks largely in part to the tremendous support and friendship from people all over the world.
Shaare Zedek provides its patients with innovative and sophisticated medical technology and continues to make major advances in areas such as medical imaging, genetics and surgery.
As an example, the hospital’s new CT scanner installed in 2011 is the first of its kind in Israel. It uses computerised tomography that significantly reduces the exposure to radiation and a scan of the entire heart can be performed in 250 milliseconds – shorter than half a heartbeat.
While staying focused on the demanding technological present, the hospital also prepares for the future through pioneering research from a dedicated and committed team of academics and researchers.
Shaare Zedek Medical Centre Facts & Figures for 2011 –
Inpatient
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Patient Beds
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700
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Total Annual Admissions
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64,200 |
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Total Hospitalization Days (Including Newborns)
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283,000 |
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Cardiology and General Intensive Care Days
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6,990
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Annual Births
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14,835
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Surgeries
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21,400
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| Average length of Stay | 3.9 days |
Outpatient
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Outpatient Clinic Visits
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241,000
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Emergency Room Visits
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105,400
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Adult and Pediatric Day Hospital Patient Days
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12,300
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Adult and Pediatric Dialysis Treatments
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11,900
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Surgical Day Hospital (no. of procedures)
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4,950
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| Cardiac Catheterizations | 2,580 |
Staff
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Physicians
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502
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Nurses
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912
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Paramedical Staff
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301
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Administration and Maintenance Staff
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702
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Volunteers
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700
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The Wilf Woman and Infant Center- With over 1000 births per months, Shaare Zedek sees more maternity cases than all other Jerusalem hospitals combined and is the second busiest in all of Israel.In addition to new births, the center treats all aspects of woman’s care including gynaecological disease and has a dedicated high-risk pregnancy unit.
The Jesseslon Heart Center- Jerusalem’s premier cardiac care center with nearly 3,000 cardiac catheterizations performed annually and approximately 500 open-chest surgeries.The Center is involved with community education programming aimed at promoting good cardiac health and is similarly active with numerous research studies.
The Glaubach Department of Paediatric Emergency Medicine-Opened in March of 2008, the Paediatric Emergency Department brings a highly comprehensive and individualised approach to treating children’s urgent care cases. Designed to offer a soothing atmosphere to address children’s emotional needs as well as their physical ones, the Department is positioned to quickly become Jerusalem’s leading facility for paediatric emergency care.
The Fuld Department of Medical Genetics- Committed to ensuring Shaare Zedek serve as leader in the fast developing science of medical genetics, this Department serves as a major research and clinical area of the hospital involved with a wide variety of studies.The Department, in cooperation with the IVF Unit, is responsible for the Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) Programme and the Stem Cell Research Programme.
The Wilf Children’s Hospital at Shaare Zedek – This will be the first dedicated children’s hospital in the Jerusalem area, revolutionising paediatric care nationwide.
The Wohl Surgical Operating Complex – The individual and ultra-modern theatres, each designed to accommodate specific types of operations, have significantly reduced waiting times and now provides advanced surgical care in Jerusalem and beyond.
