East Jerusalem Hospitals Network
The East Jerusalem Hospitals Network (EJHN) (Arabic: شبكة مستشفيات القدس الشرقية) is a network of six hospitals in East Jerusalem. The network was founded in 1997 with the support of Palestinian politician Faisal Husseini.[1] The network plays a crucial role in the Palestinian health care system.
The six hospitals
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The six hospitals are as follows:[2][3]
- Augusta Victoria Hospital, As-Sawana (within At-Tur (Mount of Olives))
- Makassed Hospital, At-Tur (Mount of Olives)
- Saint John Eye Hospital Group, Sheikh Jarrah
- Red Crescent Maternity Hospital (also called Palestinian Red Crescent Society Hospital)[4]
- Princess Basma Centre for Children with Disabilities[5]
- St. Joseph's Hospital, Sheikh Jarrah, (run by the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition)
Conferences
[edit]- First Annual Conference: Annual East Jerusalem Hospitals Conference: “Building a Network, Improving Patient Care”, 8–9 December 2011, in Jerusalem
- Second Annual Conference: 2nd Annual East Jerusalem Hospitals Conference "Striving for Excellence Under Crisis", 30 January 2013, Jerusalem
Management
[edit]- Abdel-Qader Husseini, Chairman
- Walid Namour, Secretary General
References
[edit]- ^ The East Jerusalem Hospitals Network, Abdel-Qader Husseini is chairperson of the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network
- ^ "East Jerusalem Hospital Network: Supporting patient safety and quality care". www.emro.who.int. WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ Schemionek, Katja. "East Jerusalem Hospitals A Network for Quality". This Week in Palestine. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "The Red Crescent Society".
- ^ "About EJHN | the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre". Archived from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-04-24.