Maternity department renovated and upgraded with the help of a generous donation from Mr. Emund  Shamsi

Laniado Hospital added another jewel to its crown with the opening of  the new Shamsi Maternity A  Department at the Betty Retter Mother and Baby Medical Center.  The department, established with the help of a generous contribution from Mr. Edmund Shamsi - one of the hospital’s most loyal friends and supporters - was officially inaugurated with the affixation of the mezuzah by the Sanzer Rebbe, shlita, at the main entrance.  

The injection that saves stroke victims

Strokes have been in the headlines in recent years, following a breakthrough treatment to dissolve blood clots in the brain. But treatment is possible only if it is done within four and a half hours of the event.
According to findings of the National Acute Stroke Israeli Survey (NASIS) 2010, 50-60% of the victims arrive at the hospital too late for the innovative treatment, after the window of opportunity has closed.
Treatment with tPA, a clot-busting agent, has been in use in Israel only since 2004, when it was used in three hospitals.  By 2009, it was available at nine hospitals. In 2011, the treatment was introduced into Laniado Hospital.  
The principle is: "Time is brain".  As the clock begins ticking from the onset of the stroke, the amount of brain tissue that can be saved is reduced.  If administered promptly, tPA can reduce the effects of the stroke and increase patients' chances of recovering with little or no disability.   
It is important that the public be aware of treatments administered at their local hospital so their precious time won’t be wasted traveling and that the amount of brain tissue that can be saved is maximized.

The administration, staff and patients

of Laniado Hospital

mourn the passing of

David Kuppermann ז"ל

who together with his wife Pola Ann contributed the David & Pola Ann Kuppermann and Prof Wendy Kuppermann Maternity Department in memory of the one and a half million children killed in the Holocaust.

David ז"ל and Pola Ann have been long time benefactors to Laniado donating major items of medical equipment that have helped the hospital to constantly improve and expand its medical services to the residents of the Sharon area.

We extend our condolences to his wife, Pola Ann, and daughter, Professor Wendy Kuppermann