The transformative power of bringing flowers to Mayanei Hayeshua’s psychiatric wards
For several years, Professor Rael Strous, director of Mayanei Hayeshua’s Mental Health Center, has decried the fact that visitors to psychiatric wards in Israel do not bring bouquets of flowers. He has often shared his pain that patients in psychiatric wards are not treated in the same way as patients in the other hospital wards. […]
TIKKUN OLAM MEETS START UP NATION
By Alan Rosenbaum “We are bringing down the stigma of mental health by introducing cultural sensitivity,” said Chaim Fachler, Director of International Resource Development at Mayanei HaYeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak. Fachler participated in a panel discussion on the subject of “Tikkun Olam meets the Startup Nation” at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New […]
Using Big Data to help personalize mental health treatment
Mayanei Hayeshua’s Professor Rael Strous participated in the “Future of Healthcare” panelat the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, September 2022 The medical director of Mayanei Hayeshua’s Mental Health Center, Professor Rael Strous, was a member of the “Future of Healthcare” onstage live panel at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York on […]
Cooperation agreements with Ezer Mizion
Important news: A strategic agreement has been signed to deepen cooperation between the Ezer Mizion organization and the Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center.Today (August 4, 2022), a celebratory ceremony was held for the signing of a groundbreaking strategic agreement between the Ezer Mizion organization and the Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, within the framework of which Ezer […]
Special Snoezelen Room
In order to give our patients the most innovative possible care, we opened a special Snoezelen Room which is also known as a Multisensory Therapy Room, to treat our patients by stimulating their senses.The Snoezelen Room is equipped with white padded walls, variety of poofs and mattresses, special lighting-effects pillars and screen, a super soft […]
New Department of Emergency Medicine
From the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayanei Hayeshua was quick to act in attempt to reduce the spread of the virus by creating a screening center for the virus and issuing a total ban on visitors in order to safeguard the ER patients and frontline workers. See other projects Virtual Tour – Medical Center […]
Agudat Hayedidim Event
Members of Agudat Hayedidim gathered at Mayanei Hayeshua on May 15th in order to reignite their commitment and devotion to the unique community hospital. The gathering included senior members, as well as new members, traveling from all over the country, interested in hearing and learning more about the hospital, particularly regarding its prestigious research institute.The […]
Mayanei Hayeshua co-hosts 1st Annual Jerusalem Mental Health Expo
Close to 2,000 participants from all over Israel attended a first-ever Expo dedicated entirely to raising awareness of mental health issues in Israel and beyond. Co-hosted by Mayanei Hayeshua, and tailored to the needs of English-speaking immigrants, the Expo included briefings and panels seeking to give people the same clarity regarding mental health access that […]
Tour of Ra’annana women
A very special event took place in Mayanei Hayeshua this week. A group of women from Ra’annana cleared their busy schedules in one regular morning and drove all the way to Mayanei Hayeshua hospital to tour the Mental Health building, visit the various departments, and learn more about this unique facility.The women visited the Family […]
Mayanei Hayeshua Battles Eating Disorders in Bnei Brak & Beyond
By Esther Perkal Eating disorders were long regarded as a non-issue in Israeli charedi society. A study conducted in 2009 by Ben Gurion University contrasting psychological perceptions within the secular and religious sectors even revealed that the more religious a group, the lower the number of eating disorder (ED) cases. Yet in the past decade, […]