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New ER at Rabin Medical Center
Jusidman Center for Emergency Medicine and Trauma
The present emergency facilities at Rabin Medical Center are spread over its two hospitals, Beilinson and Hasharon. Emergency and trauma care are provided to a total of over 160,000 patients annually, a rise of over 30% in the last decade. This is expected to rise with both the growth and aging of the population. The emergency staff performs urgent procedures on patients in need of critical intervention, and makes primary diagnosis and important decisions regarding continued treatment.
The highly professional staff comprises emergency specialists in internal medicine, surgery and orthopedics, residents and nurses trained in advanced emergency care. In addition, the Department has access to specialists in a variety of medical fields, such as cardiology, neurosurgery, burn care and more. Patients also benefit from the availability of a wide range of diagnostic testing such as x-rays, sonograms, echo-cardiograms, CT and MRI, as well as medical sub-specialty treatment using advanced technologies, such as cardiac catheterization and interventional radiology.
The Level 1 Trauma Unit, one of only six in Israel, is an integral part of the Department of Emergency Medicine. It provides specialized lifesaving care for 2,500 major trauma victims every year: adults and children, civilians and soldiers, suffering from traumatic and complex injuries, often as a result of enemy activities and terror attacks.
Rabin Medical Center stands ready at all times to handle all kinds of emergency situations, including multiple victim events or terrorist attacks, and is continually preparing itself against conventional, chemical, biological and all-out warfare. The hospital maintains strict "disaster protocols" to ensure the preparedness of its medical staff in the event of large-scale crises. The medical center has an adjacent heliport enabling the quick transportation of wounded citizens and soldiers from throughout the country by the Israeli Air-Force.
Emergency at RMC
Countless lives have been saved at RMC's Emergency thanks to the high standard of professionalism and deep dedication of the emergency staffs. However, the current emergency facilities at the two campuses are extremely over-crowded and outdated with lack of patient privacy and dignity. Furthermore, the capacity and infrastructure are insufficient to meet present needs and standards of the 21st century.
Even more so, the numbers of individuals arriving for emergency care in the area is expected to rise significantly due to both the increase and aging of population as well as the continued development of the area and the higher numbers of multi-victim events such as car accidents, terror attacks, and the like. In terms of space, the facilities are fully inadequate to meet these projected needs, especially the special demands of multi-victim crises, both in times of peace and times of war.
Effective emergency care demands quick and precise diagnosis, and advanced imaging is a major tool, especially for serious conditions, offering the physicians critical evaluative information. At present, advanced imaging modalities such as CT and echocardiography are not located close to the Emergency, and patients must be transported to these facilities, often wasting valuable time. Close proximity to imaging facilities can be a matter of saving lives.
Furthermore, Master Plans for the medical center include the intention to convert Hasharon, which is in extremely poor physical condition, from a community hospital to a daycare hospital. These plans include the necessity to relocate part of its hospitalization facilities, including emergency services, to Beilinson.
Despite the expertise and the dedication of the staff, the lack of adequate conditions in the ER in terms of size and structure, as well as the distance from advanced imaging modalities, negatively affects the ability to perform at optimum level.
In order to offer high-quality, quick, efficient and well-coordinated emergency care for patients, it is vital that we establish new ER facilities. For this purpose, and thanks to a major donation, we are establishing the Jusidman Center for Emergency Medicine and Trauma. However it is essential that we raise additional funds to enable this project to reach full fruition, and to equip it with top-quality life-saving equipment as well as reliable diagnostic and monitoring tools.
In order to offer cutting-edge emergency treatment in suitable facilities to the people of Israel at all times, it has been deemed necessary to establish a new, enlarged, state-of-the-art Center for Emergency Medicine and Trauma. Planned in accordance to the most modern hospital design standards, the Center will merge the two current Emergency Departments spread out in separate locations and will significantly increase the total number of beds. The new Center will enable staff to give highly coordinated lifesaving emergency care in well-planned facilities to a constantly growing number of patients.
The Emergency Center, located at the forefront of Beilinson Hospital, will be a large single-level complex measuring 5,200 square meters, with high accessibility. It is being planned according to Israel's Home Front Command's strict emergency readiness requirements, and will include advanced diagnostic and lifesaving equipment to cope with large scale disasters. Its plans also take into consideration needs for infection control and include specially protected isolation rooms for contaminated patients. Furthermore, its design adopts the newest models of streamlined treatment flow based on the severity of patients' medical condition, enabling all patients to receive appropriate care as quickly as possible.
The following cutting-edge services will be included:
- Triage and Admission Area: for first appraisal of patient's condition
- Level 1 Trauma Unit: for lifesaving care of injured patients
- Emergency Care Wing including two units:
Acute Care Unit: addresses the critical care needs of patients with urgent illness
Moderately ill Care Unit : for emergency care of the moderately ill - Fast-Track Clinic: for emergency care of patients with minor illness or injuries
- Imaging Facilities: In-house imaging facilities, including ultrasound, CT, echocardiograph and x-ray, and in the future MRI
- Support Services: including offices, conference room, rooms for doctors on-call, changing rooms, and more
We aim to provide our patients with optimal care in the safest environment and with the utmost level of comfort. Beds or armchairs will be located in private cubicles for maximum patient privacy, and the Center will house waiting areas and consultation rooms. It will also include underground parking facilities with elevators leading directly to the emergency facilities. Furthermore, it will be equipped with the necessary medical equipment to ensure emergency lifesaving care and quick and accurate diagnosis and monitoring.
The new, state-of-the-art Center for Emergency Medicine and Trauma will ensure a higher level of privacy, comfort, and convenience as well as improved patient flow, offering patients the most high-quality emergency care in minimum time.
Capital Campaign for the New ER at Rabin Medical Center
Rabin Medical Center has been a leader in patient care since its inception. Now, in this era of rapid progress in medicine, there is a growing demand for innovative medical care using modern medical technologies in a healing environment. The new Jusidman Center for Emergency Medicine and Trauma will ensure a higher level of privacy and patient dignity, comfort and convenience and an enhanced work environment enabling quick, efficient lifesaving emergency medical care.
Increasing costs of health care delivery together with dramatic cuts in governmental budgets has resulted in less money available for developing new facilities. Now the global economic financial situation places the full and crucial development of the new ER at risk.
Partnering with Rabin Medical Center by contributing for the new Emergency Room connects you directly with our mission to provide the best lifesaving care to every patient every day.
The total costs of this vital project are $20,000,000.
For further information, please contact American Friends of Rabin Medical Center at (212) 279-2522 or via e-mail
American Friends of Rabin Medical Center :: 636 Broadway, Suite 218 :: New York, NY 10012 :: (tel) 212.279.2522 :: (fax) 212.279.0179 :: afrmc@afrmc.org