Approved: 2,000 NIS monthly stipend for former Hamas hostages, full disability rights, and medical treatment funding. 15 Knesset members supported the bill.
The future rehabilitation campus, which will be the largest in Israel, will respond to the country’s growing rehabilitation needs, especially in light of the war and the thousands of victims.
Until the center opened last month, Jerusalem had a shortage of rehab beds. The new center will have 132 beds and will be able to treat 10,000 patients a year.
Future home of Israel's largest rehabilitation campus: Spanning approximately 1.6 hectares, with 12 treatment departments and about 450 beds. Estimated completion timeframe: 7 years.
We are sickened and worried and feeling helpless about the hostages. But let’s not forget the war wounded. Over 3,000 Israelis have been wounded in Gaza.
The war created significant challenges for the State of Israel in the provision of mental and physical rehabilitation. It is still too early to know the full scale of this challenge.
The Hadassah Medical Center is now offering 140 inpatient beds instead of the 40 that were in the hold center on Jerusalem's Mount Scopus.
Imagine yourselves at the age of 15, with a million plans for the future, but facing a shocking reality where those plans were crumbling around them.
These programs are helping to break barriers and fostering aspirations amongst disadvantaged youths
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