Director: Dr. Moshe Hersch
Tel: 02.655.5564
Location: 8th floor
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Areas of Activity
Our 6-bed General Intensive Care Unit (ICU) provides excellent multidisciplinary medical care to critically ill adults with a myriad of both surgical and non-surgical problems. Patients are admitted from the operating room, the department of emergency medicine and from the wards.
The unit is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and has recently updated both its monitors and mechanical ventilators. Patients are given individual 24-hour, specialized care, provided by doctors and nurses who are graduates of formal intensive care training. Our ICU personnel are not only highly qualified professionals, but also highly sensitive to human integrity and needs.
We strive to assist both our patients and their families overcome the highly stressful time in the ICU not only with modern medicine but also with moral support and a humane attitude. The endless chain of gratitude letters sent to the ICU attest to the Unit's success
The Team
Dr. Moshe Hersch, Director
Certification: Internal medicine and Intensive care
Formal medical training: The Shaare Zedek Medical Center and the London Health Science Center in Canada
Dr. Hersch's top priority is not only to provide the highest medical standards for his patients, but also to practice intensive care with compassion and utmost consideration to the patient's and family's psychological needs.
Dr. Hersch was granted the "Exemplary Doctor" Award by the Israel Society of Medicine and Law 1994.
Dr. Hersch also holds an M.Sc. in Biophysics.
Dr. Sharon Einav-Bromiker, Consultant
Certification: Anesthesiology and Intensive care
Formal medical training: The Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
Dr. Einav's main interests are the study of trauma and resuscitation along with excellent clinical practice.
Dr. Michael Gurevitz, In-House Physician
Our in-house physician with more than 20 years of experience in adult critical care
Haya Breur, Head nurse
Certification: B.Sc. in Social Sciences from Bar Ilan University.
Graduate of the Shaare Zedek nursing school and of the Hadassah intensive care nursing course.
Clinical instructor at the Shaare Zedek nursing school
Judy Weiss, Director of Respiratory Therapy
Certification: BSc. from Long Island University
Our staff is also supplemented with trained respiratory therapists, physiotherapists and dieticians who are all part of the large ICU team.
Academic Activity
The intensive care unit is academically affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
It has recently opened a research laboratory where Dr. Hersch and his colleagues are studying the pathophysiology and treatment of sepsis.
Dr. Einav has several ongoing research projects in collaboration with the Israeli EMS on the subject of resuscitation. Both Dr. Hersch and Dr. Einav are active researchers who publish in leading professional journals.
The unit is accredited by the Israeli Medical Association to instruct interns on rotation, medical students and fellows in intensive care.