Focus On Medicine series

Admin History/Bio: The Shaare Zedek Medical Center is a major hospital in Jerusalem established in 1902. It was the first large hospital to be located in the Western portion of Jerusalem and is today the city's fastest growing hospital and the only major medical facility in the city's center. After the Ottoman Turks gave permission in the 1890s, and with funding from European donors, the hospital was built on Jaffa Road, 3 km outside the Old City. Its opening ceremony took place on January 27, 1902. Shaare Zedek is classified as a public/private hospital, serving as a non-profit institution and dependent on donor support for capital development, while committed to offering advanced medical care for the wider Jerusalem-area community.

Scope and Content: Series consists of seven audio reels containing Focus On Medicine segment for The Jewish Hour, broadcast by CHIN Radio on Thursdays. The segment focuses new medical treatments and the overall medical care provided by the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

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