5 minute read
Leave your legacy
Advertisement
One small act of kindness that changed everything
Sometimes, when we offer an act of kindness, we might think we aren’t doing much. However, at the Nazareth Trust, we are very aware that a small act of kindness can make a big difference.
Most of our supporters won’t make the headlines, but that has nothing to do with how much their support means to us. As we celebrate our 160th anniversary, we want to thank each and every one of them for standing by us.
We’d also like to pay tribute to Dr Vartan, founder of the Nazareth Hospital. But first, we’d like to honour the Scottish lady who believed in him. She endorsed him by paying for his meals and accommodation in a large boarding-house during his medical training in Edinburgh, Scotland. An anonymous act of kindness. Ode to the Scottish Lady
We don’t know much about you – actually, we only know that you were a Scottish lady who Dr Vartan probably met in Constantinople. What we do know is all that you helped achieve. We can’t help but wonder; without you, would the Nazareth
Trust exist? Would Dr Vartan have managed to go through his medical training in Edinburgh? Would he have opened a clinic in Nazareth?
– Regular Nazareth Challenge walkers, Colin and Ruth Sinclair on why they support us
Our current projects
At the Nazareth Trust, we are always thinking of ways to improve our services to meet the needs of the community in Nazareth and make sure we can continue to provide healthcare, education, biblical tourism and Christian volunteering services for many generations to come.
Are you wondering how you can get involved and make a difference to the community in Nazareth? Look no further: we are currently working on four projects, and with your help, we can make them happen!
160th Anniversary Appeal
Our Emergency Rooms at the hospital are busy and receive over 70,000 annually, but our facilities are just too small. That’s why we have plans to build a new ER, increasing from 21 to 70 stations.
Expansion of the Nazareth Academic School of Nursing
As the Israeli Ministry of Health reports indicated a high demand for nurses in 2019, we have increased the number of students that enrol at our nursing school. To accommodate more students, we need to build an additional floor on the school’s current building with more lecture and simulation rooms. Nazareth Village Discovery Centre
Since it opened its doors in 2000, the Nazareth Village has attracted more than one million visitors from all over the world. To enhance the experience of our many visitors, we need to expand our Discovery Centre.
Pastoral Care Team
The Nazareth Challenge 2022, a sponsored hike and cycling route through the Holy Land will raise funds for the Nazareth Hospital’s Pastoral Care Team. With over 700 staff and more than 100,000 patients every year, we need to expand our Pastoral Care Team to keep providing emotional and spiritual support to our staff, patients and their families.
For more information about any of these projects, please visit our website.
Architectural rendering of the new ER facility (front elevation)
Architectural rendering of the new ER facility (aerial view)
Our 160th Anniversary Appeal
We can’t wait to celebrate our 160th anniversary with you. That’s why we’re launching a unique appeal so that together, we can make our new expanded Emergency Room a reality.
Our hospital is the main trauma and acute centre in the region. As the number of patients who require emergency treatment increases year on year, we need to expand and modernise our facilities. The community in Nazareth has relied on the Nazareth Hospital for the past 160 years, and we want to continue our long-standing legacy for generations to come.
As a leading healthcare institution, we want to keep providing the best care possible for our patients. Our development plans include building a new ER department, more than tripling our current capacity from 21 stations to 70, with additional improvements to emergency vehicle access.
The first phase of this exciting new project will be to relocate our existing chapel to make room for the new ER facility. Since the beginning, chaplaincy has been the heart of our organisation, so we want to make sure our new chapel captures the essence of the Nazareth Trust.
How do you picture the hospital chapel? We will be considering architectural chapel designs which capture two key themes: our history as a Christian medical mission, and our location in Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus.
It’s a celebration and we're inviting all of you to get involved, either through donations or design ideas. If 160 people give £100 a month for 60 months, we can make it happen! Could you be one of them?
