East Jerusalem Hospitals Network Explained

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

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

• 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

• Abdel-Qader Husseini, Chairman
• Walid Namour, Secretary General

Notes and References

1. https://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/east-jerusalem-hospitals-network/ The East Jerusalem Hospitals Network
2. Web site: East Jerusalem Hospital Network: Supporting patient safety and quality care . www.emro.who.int . . 23 October 2018 . en-gb.
3. Web site: Schemionek . Katja . East Jerusalem Hospitals A Network for Quality . . 23 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023195905/http://archive.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=3235&ed=187&edid=187 . 23 October 2018 . dead .
4. Web site: The Red Crescent Society.
5. Web site: About EJHN | the Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre. 2020-04-24. 2019-10-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20191031195616/http://www.basma-centre.org/about-ejhn/. dead.