St. John Eye Hospital Group — Saving Sight, Changing Lives
St. John Ambulance brings attention and national awareness to the St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital. The hospital is the only charity offering expert eye care to the Palestinian population of East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. It works with Israel’s world-renowned Hadassah Medical Center to provide students with otherwise unattainable training in Ophthalmology. The Hospital’s goal, in line with the World Health organization Vision 2020 program, is to eliminate preventable blindness in the region. The work of the Hospital is carried on at the main hospital in East Jerusalem, a second hospital in Hebron, two clinics in Gaza and Anabta, along with two mobile outreach clinics that service remote villages and refugee camps in the West Bank.
In 2013, the hospital group treated 114,153 patients (37,157 under the age of 18) in outpatient departments, regardless of race, religion or ability to pay.
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GENERAL POPULATION
LOCAL HEALTH
The rate of
blindness in the Palestinian territories is ten times higher than in the West
The incidence of
diabetes amongst the Palestinian community is three times higher than in the
West. (approximately 12-15% of the population)
Diabetic
retinopathy affects up to 80% of all people who have had diabetes for ten years
or more
80% of all
blindness is preventable
ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM EYE
HOSPITAL GROUP
The St John Eye
Hospital was established for charitable works in Jerusalem in 1882
The only leading
centre for expert eye care in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem
In 2013 treated
114,154 patients (37,157 under the age of 18) in our outpatient departments,
regardless of race, religion or ability to pay
Performed 4,294
major operations
98% of patients
are Palestinian
Services include
a Hospital in Hebron, Clinics in Gaza and Anabta, and a Mobile Outreach Team
which serves remote areas of the West Bank
Hospitals and
Clinics employ 212 staff, and the cost of all charitable activities undertaken
by the Hospital totals $12,030,000 (CAD)
A 4-year
Residency Programme at Jerusalem, alongside Haassah Medical Centre, trains
local doctors, investing in the shattered local infrastructure
Work with
Israel’s world-renowned Hadassah Medical Center –students are provided with otherwise unattainable training in
Ophthalmology, and are therefore building capacity
JERUSALEM HOSPITAL
In 2013 the
Hospital treated 42,176 patients in its outpatient departments and performed
2653 major operations
The Jerusalem
Hospital is the main eye hospital in the region
The Hospital is
the first hospital in the area to receive the prestigious Joint Commission
International accreditation, a standards award recognising the Hospital as
achieving the highest standards of patient care
