At War: Heal Israel Now

Despite the dire situation, Hadassah hospitals are stable and running efficiently. Doctors, nurses and other staff are working nonstop, shoulder-to-shoulder. Still, as doctors and nurses are being called to IDF reserve duty, there may come a time when additional personnel, including those who provide psychosocial support, are needed. At this time, we are asking certified doctors and nurses who are interested in potential future volunteer opportunities to add their information to this database

While equipment donations can have a significant impact, there are stringent requirements related to condition, FDA approval, maintenance service, and model and manufacturer information that can be challenging to meet. Therefore, HMO generally prefers donations of funds to allow it to manage the procurement process more efficiently and allocate resources where they are most needed.

Hadassah’s hospital system, one of only six Level-1 Trauma Centers in all of Israel, is treating many of the most severely wounded patients who require complex, specialized care. Both campuses, Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem and Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus, are equipped with helipads for emergency transports. The Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) is preparing for the long-term requirements of patient care and anticipates that every patient being treated in our hospitals will need rehabilitation. HMO has expedited the launch of two state-of-the-art underground emergency facilities within the nearly completed Gandel Rehabilitation Center at Hadassah Mount Scopus and the Sara Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower at Hadassah Ein Kerem, both of which are uniquely positioned to operate under extreme conditions. Additionally, Hadassah hospitals launched an emergency psychiatric ER service for adults and children, given the many citizens who are suffering and will continue to suffer from severe anxiety and trauma responses, including offering mental health outreach to kibbutzim in the Jerusalem region.

Donations help support the addition of six more underground operating theaters to the existing 13 in the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower; completing the ICU facilities in the iconic Round Building at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem; opening the remaining five floors of the Gandel Rehabilitation Center, already partially open on the Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus campus; maintaining and expanding HMO’s mental health response with essential psychological support and services for soldiers and civilians, adults and children experiencing trauma; and continuing Hadassah's support for its youth villages – Meir Shfeyah and Hadassah Neurim – enabling them to provide critical psychological support and shelter for students and faculty, as well as the ability, should they be called upon, to take in students from the north. Your donation will also help support the most critical needs our hospitals are facing, including purchasing state-of-the-art equipment, devices, and supplies for healing and saving the lives of some of Israel’s most seriously injured. As the crisis continues to evolve, your gifts will be directed toward addressing additional pressing needs as they arise.

Some examples of the types of items that donations to this crisis could support:

Ventilation machine ($40,000)
ECG machine and printer ($36,000)
Portable X-ray machine ($36,000)
Ultrasound (20,000)
Recumbent rehabilitation bicycle ($18,000)
Microscope ($11,000)
Anesthesia monitor ($10,000)
Defibrillator ($7,500)Patient bed ($5,000)
Vital signs monitor ($4,000)
Medication cart ($3,000)
Mobile blood pressure machine ($2,500)
Mezuzah ($1,800)IV pump and stand ($1,500)
Doppler ultrasound ($1,200)
Protective lead apron for X-rays ($1,000)
Oxygen meter ($500)
Blood pressure gauge ($500)
Physiotherapy ball ($250)
Pulse oximeter ($200)
IV stand ($100)

Your donation is 100% secure and tax-deductible. Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is a registered 501(c)3 and has a 4-star rating on Charity Navigator as a trusted source for charitable giving.

Please contact Melanie Hersch, Major Gifts Associate, at mhersch@hadassah.org, who can connect you with your local Major Gifts Officer.

Absolutely. We're grateful for your support. Checks may be mailed to 40 Wall Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005. To ensure your donation is attributed to Hadassah’s emergency relief efforts, please write: ISRLWR2023 in the memo section of the check.

Hadassah is committed to providing immediate relief to the people of Israel, and your gift enables us to do just that, and do it efficiently. We apply a modest administrative fee that is in line with similar non-profit organizations. Because we own and operate our hospitals, your gifts have the greatest impact on our projects and initiatives. We do not serve as a pass-through to other organizations that implement the project, which makes your gift go even further.

Yes, you may make a recurring donation. Please select “monthly” on our Heal Israel Now donate form.

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, all gifts were being matched dollar for dollar up to $1 million. While the match is over, our critical needs have only increased.

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