New Rehabilitation Department Opens at Medical Care Hospital
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
A new general rehabilitation department has opened at the Medical Care Hospital in Bat Yam, Israel, with Rabbi Shlomo Machfoud attending the inauguration. The department is expanding from 17 to 38 beds, increasing the hospital's total rehabilitation capacity by 50% to 114 beds. This expansion aims to address the growing demand for rehabilitation services, particularly in light of the ongoing challenges faced by the healthcare system since the recent war.
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- A new rehabilitation department opened at Medical Care Hospital in Bat Yam.
- The department will expand from 17 to 38 beds, increasing total capacity by 50%.
- Rabbi Shlomo Machfoud attended the inauguration and affixed a mezuzah.
- The expansion aims to alleviate strain on Israel's rehabilitation system.
- The hospital uses an integrative approach combining medical and spiritual support.
A new general rehabilitation department and an expansion of the rehabilitation system have been inaugurated at the Medical Care Hospital in Bat Yam. The ceremony featured the arrival of Rabbi Shlomo Machfoud, a prominent halachic decisor, who affixed a mezuzah to the department's entrance and offered blessings.
Rabbi Machfoud emphasized the importance of healing and rehabilitation, stating, "This place is a place of rehabilitation, where there is unparalleled kindness, to lift a person from their suffering." His grandson, Yosef David Mograbi, shared that the Rabbi related the verse "Though a righteous person falls seven times, they rise again" to the essence of rehabilitation, signifying the ability to recover from physical or mental setbacks.
The new department received official operating permits this month and is initially opening with 17 beds, with plans to expand to 38. Upon full operation, the hospital's total rehabilitation beds will increase from 76 to 114, a 50% growth aimed at alleviating the strain on the healthcare system.
Medical Care Hospital employs a unique integrative rehabilitation approach, combining advanced medical and physical therapy with emotional, psychological, and spiritual support. This holistic model tailors rehabilitation plans to individual patient needs, pace, and values.
Hospital Director Emil Elyonovsky highlighted the critical need for timely rehabilitation, while CEO Shauli Hertzig Paz noted the increased demand on Israel's rehabilitation system since the war, which requires treating both war-wounded and thousands of other patients needing complex rehabilitation.
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