Pillars of Excellence
Women's Health
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The medical sciences are increasingly focusing on women's health issues.
Rabin Medical Center-through The Helen Schneider Women's and Maternity Hospital, that includes the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Neonatal, and the Maternal-Fetal Medical Division is the first in Israel to devote considerable space and services to the treatment of women's special needs, from the cradle to senior status. It is a comprehensive women's health facility, dedicated to providing integrated care for health problems women face, throughout every stage of their lives-all under one roof.
The hospital's highly-skilled staff includes prominent physicians in such complex areas as high risk pregnancies, In Vitro Fertilization, gynecological oncology and diagnostic ultrasound, and osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment, to name only a few. It also plays an important role in insuring the survival of Israel by assisting in delivering close to 9,000 children each year, a very impressive number even by international standards. And it works closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) to control the effects of diabetes during pregnancy. This is the only center in Europe and the Middle East designated as a WHO center for perinatal care, placing Rabin Medical Center among the worlds leading centers in feto-maternal medicine.
The hospital's record of service to women's health is impressive:
- 5,300 women treated annually for high risk pregnancy
- 1,500 receive IVF treatments (10 percent of Israel's total)
- 20,000 ultrasound examinations-most for pregnancies, the rest for other gynecological or fertility diagnoses
- 1,000 amniocentesis examinations performed annually
- 1,600 treated annually for laparoscopic surgery to remove malignant tumors
Education is the key to empowering women to take care of their health. Rabin Medical Center is the first and only hospital in Israel to offer support to women planning to be single mothers through In Vitro Fertilization.
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