A Year Like No Other

Photo: Bruno Lavi

During the global pandemic, Hadassah took action. Speaking out for what we believe in. Saving lives at our hospitals in Jerusalem. And coming together to heal our world.

STRONGER TOGETHER

Across the country, Hadassah quickly mobilized to make an impact despite

COVID-19 lockdowns and isolation. • Nearly 40,000 participants attended online national programs to stay informed on medical updates and engage in programs on health and wellness, women’s empowerment,

Israel/Zionism and more. • More than 500 advocates participated in virtual Member to Member meetings with legislators to speak out for US-Israel medical partnerships, combating antisemitism and other policy priorities.

Together, we proved that we are

stronger than ever, as we advanced

Hadassah’s mission in these impactful ways.

POWERFUL TOGETHER

During this critical time, in partnership with Hadassah International and our Hadassah Office in Israel, we raised $9.2 million for an emergency campaign to support the COVID-19 crisis response, providing Hadassah Ein Kerem with 600 pieces of vital equipment to treat COVID-19 patients. We are extremely grateful to the donors, who paved the way to help our doctors, nurses and researchers bring compassion and healing to the people of Israel and the world.

HEALING TOGETHER

With innovation, determination and compassion, medical teams at Hadassah’s hospitals worked tirelessly to save lives as leaders in the global fight against the pandemic. At Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem, medical personnel cared for one in every six patients in Israel, making it the largest COVID-19 treatment center in the country.

FIRST IN ISRAEL AND WORLDWIDE

Hadassah’s hospitals were the first in Israel to conduct COVID-19 regular testing for their entire medical staff to prevent long quarantines and the first worldwide to recruit recovered COVID-19 patients as volunteers to provide support for hospitalized coronavirus patients.

LEADING THE WAY WITH INNOVATION

• As the head of Hadassah Ein Kerem’s premier Virology Laboratory,

Prof. Dana Wolf developed an innovative “pooled testing” technique that allowed Hadassah to perform eight COVID-19 tests at once. • Hadassah hospital staff recruited recovering COVID-19 patients who contributed their plasma for Israeli biopharma-ceutical company Kamada’s antibody-rich treatment serum to treat seriously ill COVID-19 patients. • Prof. Dror Mevorach, head of internal medicine at Hadassah Ein Kerem, developed the experimental drug

Allocetra™ that successfully treated severely ill COVID-19 patients. • As part of an Israeli team,

Hadassah Ein Kerem senior surgeon

Prof. Yoav Mintz helped developed a low-cost, open-source ventilator, with the support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The design was used to produce ventilators in eight countries. LOOKING AHEAD: TREATING POST-COVID-19 “AFTER-EFFECTS”

Dr. Neville Berkman was named the head of Hadassah Medical Organization’s new, multi-disciplinary clinic dedicated to finding medical solutions to treat recovered COVID-19 patients who are experiencing post-COVID-19 complications.

Member to Member meeting