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    St. John Eye Hospital Group — Saving Sight, Changing Lives

     

    St. John Eye Hospital Group - Saving Sight, Changing LivesSt. 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. To support the vital work of the St. John Eye Hospital, please visit our Donate Now page to learn how.


    GENERAL POPULATION

    • There are 4.4 million Palestinians living in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.40% are under the age of 14

     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

       



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