Ezra LeMarpeh

Website: www.ezra-lemarpe.org/en

Phone: 03-577-7000 (Israel) For English call the main number, click xt 9 in the afternoons.

Phone: (718) 435-9788 (USA)

About

Ezra Lemarpe is a non-profit medical support organization founded by Rabbi Firer in 1979. It handles thousands of emergency calls and has become Israel’s leading medical referral expert. Rabbi Firer’s up to date knowledge in many areas of medicine has led him to develop a data bank on the world’s top medical specialists. People come to the Rabbi, not only for help in medical diagnosis, but for advice where to best be treated and by which doctor.

Rabbi Firer’s vast knowledge and care for any human being, no matter race or religion, has also led him to develop desperately needed services for the sick all over Israel. All these services are provided free of charge.

Medical Referrals by Rabbi Firer

Rabbi Firer provides consultations for patients requiring diagnosis assessment or medical referrals for Israel and abroad.

Children of Life Program

Three projects that provide care and assistance to children and their families who cope with cancer, other serious illnesses and physical disability.

Rehabilitation Center – Bnei Brak

A center that provides advanced treatments by top professional staff in all areas of rehabilitation and hydrotherapy.

Rehabilitation Center – Sderot

A desperately needed rehabilitation center providing medical services for the periphery of Israel in the South.

Rehabilitative Pool

A state-of-the-art therapeutic pool with a “floating floor” allowing anyone with any restriction to enter. This type of pool can only be found in Bnei Brak and Sderot rehabilitation centers, in Israel.

Ambulance Services

Ambulatory services are provided for the transportation of sick, disabled and for those who cannot be transported in regular vehicles.

The House of Life Program

A home for boys and girls with developmental mental disabilities.

Lending Medical Equipment

Thousands of medical and rehabilitative devices and instruments are loaned to the general public in a wide variety of categories.

Transport of Patients Overseas

There are situations in which there is a need to fly patients urgently. In most cases, these patients are those whose transfer abroad is necessary for the provision of medical treatment which cannot be received in Israel. Other situations arise where seriously ill patients are abroad and need to be transferred to Israel for further treatment.

Magen David Adom

Website: www.mdais.org/en

Phone: +972 3 630-0222 (General switchboard)

Emergency number: 101

WhatsApp: +972 3-910-1101

Email: info@mda.org.il

About

MDA is a national organization, and works in cooperation with other emergency and security authorities (Israeli police, IDF, Fire fighters etc.)

MDA’s objectives and its legal status are defined in section 3 of the Magen David Adom Law passed by the Knesset (Israel’s Parliament) on July 12, 1950:

• Carry out the functions of a national society, to be an auxiliary service to the Israeli Defense Forces in time of war and to be prepared for this in times of peace.
• Provide pre hospital emergency medical services.
• Provide the national blood services including collecting, processing, distributing and storage services of blood, plasma and their by-products.
• Carry out any additional functions determined by the Society’s By-Laws.

EMDA – the Alzheimer’s Association of Israel

Website: emda.org.il/english/

Phone:054-423-7797 (Speak with Paula in English)

Hotline: *8889

Email: a-meyda@alz-emda.org.il

About

EMDA was founded with patients and families in mind. The association supports families and helps them through this stressful time.

The association was founded in 1988 by relatives of people with dementia, and was legally registered in 1990.registration number 58-013-071-4.

EMDA is run on a voluntary basis and has 38 branches nationwide. Funding is from annual membership fees, donations from friends and supporters, trusts and local authorities. EMDA is managed by a Board of Directors elected by the General Assembly. Alongside the Board is the Scientific Committee whose members are leading medical, legal, and nursing professionals in Israel.

EMDA activities

• Self-help and support groups nationwide.
• Hotline service – advice and guidance *8889 in Israel.
• “Activities for Health” – a unique project for therapeutic support at home for patients and their families”.
• Intervention program- EMDA is providing individual support to families of people with Alzheimer’s according to the model of Professor Mary Mittelman from New York University. Local authorities and health service organizations throughout Israel have joined the project.
• Dementia Friends- The aim of the program is to raise awareness in the general public to dementia and the difficulties people with dementia deal with, and to create dementia friendly communities. The program is based on one hour sessions aimed at the general public that are given by “Dementia Champions”, volunteers devoted to the cause.
• Advanced Dementia- The association is active in training professional staff and family caregivers in various settings, including support groups, seminars, conferences, etc. in order to increase the awareness to the needs in the advanced stages of Dementia and treatment opportunities.

Yad Sarah

Website: https://yad-sarah.net/?lang=en

Phone: *6444

Email:

About

Medical Equipment: There are 119 Yad Sarah Branches throughout Israel, including dedicated branches in all public hospitals, offering free medical equipment to every person who applies.

Rehabilitation Centers: Yad Sara’s Rehabilitation Center is designed to provide people with physical disabilities that have rehabilitation potential, a unique, supportive and warm environment with a range of professional treatments, in order to quickly rehabilitate them and return them to maximum independence.

Call Center: The emergency call center service allows people in need of supervision to continue an independent life at home, with a sense of security and peace of mind, knowing that in case of emergency the subscriber can simply press the distress button next to him, and receive appropriate help quickly and efficiently.

The emergency call center is staffed 24/7 by volunteers who have undergone extensive professional training and speak several languages. The staff is imbued with the value of giving and provides personal attention and compassionate service to every subscriber.

Yad Sarah Vans: The volunteers in this division, including service people, drivers, receptionists, coordinators, security officers, and others are determined to help people with disabilities find freedom outside their homes. These unique vans may be used for any purpose: Medical treatments or family events, a night on the town, or a quick trip to the seaside.

Medical Services at Home: Volunteers in the Yad Sarah Home Hospital Department are determined to prevent the ills of public health: Contagion and infections, as well as mental exhaustion and a lack of motivation for recovery. Yad Sarah provides a comprehensive program for rehabilitation at home for the patient. Supported by loving family members and in familiar surroundings, the patient experiences fewer complications and a more rapid and effective medical response.

Yad Sarah offers acute hospitalization as a quality alternative to hospital treatment. In accordance with the doctor’s recommendation, patients are sent to home hospitalization under the auspices of Yad Sarah. Yad Sarah’s specialist doctors closely monitor the progress of recovery, and the nursing staff provides the care at home. Patients who preferred Yad Sarah’s home hospital recovered in much shorter periods of time than they would have in the hospital.

Ezer Mizion

Website: https://ezermizion.org/

Phone: +972 3 614-4570

Email: hadsom@ezermizion.org

About

Ezer Mizion provides vitally needed assistance to individuals and their families facing health challenges such as cancer and to the elderly, handicapped and children with special needs so as to empower and assist such individuals in maintaining independence, restoring function, preserving dignity and improving quality of life.

Services

• Bone marrow donor registry
• Ambulances and volunteer vehicles
• Food distribution
• Golden age division
• Cancer support
• Childrens division
• Hydrotherapy swimming pool
• Mental health services
• Referrals and advocacy
• Medical equipment loans

VeHadarta

Website: https://www.vehadarta.org.il/english/

Phone: 072-222-5000

Email: vehadarta@vehadarta.com

About

At VeHadarta, we view older adults as an asset to society, and believe that they belong in the center of the action – socially, economically or culturally. As studies support the notion that Ageism (age-based discrimination) hinders socio-economic growth on a national scale, we have made it our goal to reframe the issue of older adulthood in Israel by:

• Changing perceptions and stereotypes
• Facilitating sustainable workforce placement of older adults in quality positions
• Cultivating policy changes on the decision-makers’ level
• Becoming a knowledge hub with regards to this population.

Our flagship program, the “Experience Required” initiative, has been revolutionizing older adults’ employment in Israel. It is comprised of an online platform facilitating direct connection between older-adult jobseekers and employers, while providing both parties with a comprehensive envelope of services geared towards making each placement successful, sustainable and impactful.

We are currently striving to expand the scope of our influence beyond the workforce. Our core belief is that every older adult has the right to live in dignity and to share their considerable wisdom and experience.