About
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
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- About Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Introducing Shaare Zedek
The Shaare Zedek Medical Center, located in the heart of Jerusalem and recently marking 120 years since its founding, has played a central role throughout the years in the life of the city and its population.
Shaare Zedek is a multidisciplinary medical center, the largest in Jerusalem, offering advanced services in most of the specialties found in modern medicine. The medical center has approximately 1,000 beds across thirty inpatient departments. In addition, more than seventy units and clinics operate alongside them, with a constant commitment to developing advanced technologies to provide all who enter our gates with the most advanced and humane care possible.
The Bayit Vagan campus of the medical center includes ten interconnected buildings as well as extensive parking areas and an accessible underground garage with over 800 parking spaces.
Shaare Zedek Medical Center is located at the foot of Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, covering an area of about 45,000 square meters. In 2016, a new master plan was approved by the local planning and building committee, according to which the hospital's area will be expanded to 82,000 square meters, and building rights will be increased to 283,000 square meters.
Mission Statement
Shaare Zedek Medical Center will uphold its proud tradition of superior medical services delivered with compassion and respect for human dignity.
In addition, the hospital will continue training excellent medical professionals and engaging in innovative medical research, serving as a model of academic and scientific excellence along with observance of Jewish traditions and values.
Management
Prof. Ofer Merin, Shaare Zedek's Director General, is responsible for the day-to-day management of the hospital and the execution of all decisions made by the Board of Directors. The Administrative Forum includes five deputy CEOs (finance, administration and human resources, nursing, and two medicine deputies) and the directors of the administrative divisions.
Administrative Forum
Board of Directors
Shaare Zedek Medical Center is a registered nonprofit organization governed by an international Board of Directors. The Board sets hospital policy, approves the annual budget and development plans, appoints the CEO, and guides the hospital’s leadership. The Board is chaired by Mr. Michael Jesselson and Mr. Jack Bendheim.
Board members who reside in Israel form the “Executive Committee.” The Executive Committee holds four meetings a year and oversees the implementation of Board decisions. From within the Executive Committee, a Standing Committee is appointed to provide ongoing support to the hospital CEO and management. The Standing Committee is chaired by Mr. Ben-Zion Hochstein and includes the following members: Mr. Jonathan Bendheim, Mr. Yossi Granot, Mr. Moshe HaBa, Mr. Hillel Leibowitz, and Mr. Ze’ev Marienberg.
Members of the Board of Directors:
Mr. Michael Jesselson, Chair
Mr. Jack Bendheim, Chair
Mr. Ben-Zion Hochstein
Mr. Uri-Tzvi Ben-Nun
Mr. Hal Beretz
Mr. Maurice Golker
Mr. Howard Jones
Mr. Moshe HaBa
Ms. Laura Huberfeld
Mr. Shmuel Wachsler
Dr. Zvi Katz
Mr. Murry Laulicht
Mr. Elchanan Leventhal
Dr. Ze’ev William Levine
Mr. Hillel Leibowitz
Mr. Michael Sorkin
Mr. Jordan Sloan
Mr. Jay Pomerantz
Dr. Yonat Florsheim
Mr. Charles Kushner
Ms. Alexandra Klein-Zilber
Mr. David Rubner
Mr. Anthony Rosenfelder
Ms. Margaret Rothem
Mr. Manu Ratzker
Mr. Daniel Strauss
Mr. Ze’ev Marienberg
Mr. Jonathan Bendheim
Mr. Shaul Gelbart
Mr. Eli Groner
Mr. Effi Hochstein
