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Causes: Mental Health
Mission: Herzog is one of the major providers of professional expertise in geriatric and mental health care for all the residents of Jerusalem and the surrounding area and serves patients needing our expertise from other areas, including from overseas.
Target demographics: proivide medicla care in geriatrics, chronic respiratory care, mental health and psychotrauma
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 7,000 people
Geographic areas served: Israel
Programs: Herzog Hospital is Israel’s foremost center for geriatric, respiratory, mental health and psychotrauma care, treatment and research. With 330 beds, it is the third largest hospital in Jerusalem. A Children’s Chronic Respiratory Care Department treats children ranging in age from 3 months to 21 years. Herzog’s Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma treats children and adult victims of terror attacks, war, domestic violence and other causes of trauma and provides training in Israel and internationally. The Hospital’s Clinical Center for Brain Research is internationally recognized for its work in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, schizophrenia and other brain disorders and diseases. Due to the dramatic growth of Herzog Hospital, a new wing is being constructed to add 270 much needed beds.