A pediatric center or children’s hospital offers services exclusively to children and adolescents (from birth to 18 years of age). A children hospital is characterized by a greater focus on psychosocial support to children and their families. Many child patients have to spend longer in hospitals. Therefore having access to teaching and playing staff can also be a significant part of child care. This can also include trips to the zoo, libraries and gardens.
With psychosocial support, hospitals offer the additional benefits of being equipped by medical professionals trained in treating children. Medical doctors who undertake vocational pediatrics training must also be accepted for medical college memberships before they practice. While various regular hospitals can deal to treat children adequately, children hospitals in Israel may be a better option when it is about treating rare afflictions which may prove severely detrimental or fatal to young children, before birth in some cases.
Children Hospitals in Israel
ALYN Pediatric and Adolescent Rehab Center
ALYN Pediatric and Adolescent Rehab Center is registered non-profit organization rehabilitating children, infants and adolescents up to 22 years of age, who are suffering from a broad range of disabilities like terror attacks, road accidents, congenital conditions and physical limitations.
The multidisciplinary team, working to get maximum results, constantly keep updated on up to date research and developments. ALYN Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation offers a wide array of paramedical and medical services including, Day Hospitalization, rehabilitation, Intensive Respiratory Rehabilitation, Pediatric Orthopaedics, bladder and bowel management, brace clinic, feeding clinic, scoliosis clinic, spinal cord injuries treatment, acquired Brain injury treatments, nursing, hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, child enabling center, speech therapy and psychosocial treatment. Moreover, they also have departments of Cerebral Palsy, humor therapy, sports center, swimming and even animal-assisted therapy.
The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital
This hospital is considered as a national leader in child treatment innovation, including ICU with an intermediate step-down for babies who need intensive care, an outpatient clinic, a pediatric hospice, day-center for oncology and inpatient hematological department for intensive chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation.
This hospital also offers pediatric surgeries including cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, urology and orthopedics. The heart center is composed of pediatric cardiology unit, intensive care unit, pediatric catheterization, pediatric surgery and operation theatres with entirely hands-free environments.
The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital has witnessed various “first-ever achievements”, including child development center which was actually one of its kind in the country as well as a day-center for autistic patients. Its Pediatric Intensive Care remains the largest in Israel. Its rehabilitation and pediatric psychiatry center, with day and inpatient facilities, are nationally recognized.
Healing at this hospital takes place not just through traditional medicine and methods but also through a comforting and innovative environment of its physical space. The garden encourages children with hidden corners to explore and abstract sculptures to see. The garden view from top floors was another key aspect of the design, ensuring that kids who aren’t able to go out can still take advantages from the views, shapes and colors below. In keeping with the theme, the Pediatric Anesthesia Center of this children hospital Israel is decorated with colorful and life-size models of frogs. Its laughter therapy room is completely-enclosed fantasy unit with state-of-the-art multimedia effects that never fails to bring a smile on every child’s face.
The specialist medical team at Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital is one of the strengths of this hospital. The team take a collaborative approach in attending the individual needs of each child. All the departments are affiliated with Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine, and all the physicians here are continuously involved in research and teaching.
Misty Jhones