Comprehensive Geriatric care and health initiatives benefiting Israel’s aging population have been a cornerstone of Herzog Medical Center’s success for over a century. As life expectancy increases and Israel’s population grows, providing specialized services for seniors has become a critical priority. Herzog Medical Center’s Geriatric division leads the way in addressing the full range of problems associated with aging including: Comprehensive Geriatric Rehabilitation, Chronic Respiratory Illness, Complex nursing, Pressure Sores, and Dialysis.
To continue to champion this growing need, Herzog Medical Center aims to establish a Geriatric Integrative Health Center – Tipat Zahav (Drop of Gold). This new initiative will cater specifically to the eldelry population in Israel improving quality of life by promoting better living, preventative treatment and integrative medicine.
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The Department of Acute Geriatric Internal Medicine cares for the elderly who suffer from acute medical conditions such as pneumonia, vascular diseases, infections and respiratory illnesses.
Herzog’s Department of Geriatric Rehabilitation cares for patients recovering from strokes, fractures and surgery. Experienced physiotherapists, occupational and speech therapists help patients regain an optimum level of functioning so that they may return home as quickly as possible.
Herzog’s Long Term Respiratory Care Department provides multi-disciplinary care to patients who are unable to breath on their own.
Herzog’s Department of Complex Nursing caters for patients who suffer from multiple medical conditions and who can no longer be cared for by their families.
Herzog Hospital is one of the major geriatric hospitals in Israel and the only one in the greater Jerusalem area. As such it is the referral center for many patients with multi-organ failure. Over the last few years the hospital has built up a large dialysis service in response to the needs of the local population.
The Clinical Research Center for Brain Sciences at Herzog Medical Center conducts multidisciplinary research focusing on the brain, blending basic and applied clinical sciences with the special patient population available for immediate study.