Hadassah’s Dr. Esi Sharon-Sagie Among Top 100 Positive Influencers on Jewish Life in 2025
In a year of war in Israel and a historic surge in antisemitism, The Algemeiner Journal in New York has included Hadassah’s Dr. Esi Sharon Sagie in its prestigious J100 list, recognizing Jews and non Jews who most positively influenced
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Hadassah Expands Underground Medical Facilities to Protect and Treat Patients During Crisis
Hadassah Medical organization, which operates underground complexes in parking lots and hospital complexes on Mount Scopus and Ein Kerem, continues to treat hundreds of hospitalized patients who receive comprehensive medical care in protected underground areas. The inpatient wards, neonatal intensive
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At Hadassah Ein Kerem, Every Safe Space Is a Shelter
Tamar Ben Haim takes a quick break from nursing duties to call her mom back home in Durban, South Africa. “She was in a coma for a year, and I miss her terribly,” said Ben Haim. “But despite the sense
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Prepared to Heal, Even Under Iranian Threat
On the Shabbat morning of Saturday, February 28, we woke up to the news that the US and Israel attacked Iran — and Iran, in response, attacked Israel and American military bases in the Middle East. Staff at Hadassah hospitals,
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American Heart Association Presents Stroke Awards to Hadassah Doctors
Two Hadassah Medical Organization doctors took center stage as the US began marking American Heart Month in February. The American Heart Association (AHA) honored neurologists Dr. Ronen Leker (who chairs the Israel Stroke Society) and Dr. Yoel Schwartzmann for their
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New Study: The Gut’s Impact on HIV
As reported in The Times of Israel, a groundbreaking study out of Israel and Ethiopia led by Prof. Hila Elinav, head of the Hadassah AIDS Center at the Hadassah Medical Organization, and her husband, Prof. Eran Elinav, of the Weizmann
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Hadassah–Helmsley Netivot: Advanced Medicine for the Residents of Southern Israel
Hadassah Medical Organization today opened Hadassah–Helmsley Netivot, a new, innovative medical center designed to provide residents of the southern Israeli town of Netivot and surrounding communities with advanced diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing medical care close to home. According to the
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Hadassah Unveils First-in-Israel Pediatric Nephrology-Urology Center
Photo caption: Unveiling a unique facility(l-r): Center Co-Director and head of pediatric nephrology Dr. Oded Volovelsky , Center co-director Prof Guy Hidas; HWZOA National President Carol Ann Schwartz; Acting Head of Pediatrics Dr. Saar Hashavya; HMO Board Chair Dalia Itzik; Director Hadassah Medical Center
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HMO Doctor’s Decision Paves Way for Maya to Walk Again
During her long‑awaited post‑army backpacking trip in Guatemala, 21‑year‑old Jerusalem native Maya Avnun suffered a devastating spinal fracture that left her unable to move her body. Local doctors recommended immediate emergency surgery — a procedure that carried a high risk
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Europe’s Growing Young Hadassah Community
Seventeen young leaders from Paris, London, Amsterdam, Geneva, Zurich, Bonn, Strasbourg, and Madrid came together at the end of December for the “Young Hadassah Leaders in Europe” retreat. Bringing together both new and veteran members, the gathering marked an important
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