Visiting the Sick

Ezrat Holim Volunteers visit the sick at the hospitals and in their homes.

First aid courses

Courses in first aid and preventative medicine, including resuscitation (CPR) are organized by Ezrat Holim. Several lives have already been saved by participants in the courses.

Blood drives

Blood drives are held in conjunction with the Magen David Adom and enable the donors to get blood insurance which can be used by the organization to obtain blood for new mothers and the sick who do not have anyone who can donate blood for them.

Cardiobeeper

Ezrat Holim owns several cardiobeepers which can be used for heart patients for transmitting datarelating to their pulmonary function when they feel unwell.

Counseling and advice

Ezrat Holim provides counseling services regarding patients rights and information regarding various medical facilities.

Religious services

For hospitalized patients - the organization supplies religious services upon request.

Pharmacy

The organization runs a center for the distribution of prescription drugs at times when pharmacies are normally closed, such as Sabbath and holidays.

Food distribution

With the help of many volunteers, Ezrat Holim disributes thousands of food packages to new mothers, the sick and their caretakers on Sabbath and holidays. These packages contain meat, fish, challot, and other side dishes and come with utensils, all esthetically presented.

Hospitality

Recently our organization was, Baruch Hashem, honored to inaugurate its "Melonit" (Mini-Hotel) on the grounds of the Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot (6 spacious rooms, 24 beds) for the sole use of family members or friends who must accompany hospitalized patients and remain overnight.

It should be noted that the "Melonit" has undergone high quality renovation with an investment of a large amount of money, while the organization continued simultaneously to raise funds for all of its other activities.

Since its opening, thousands of people visited the Melonit and were very courteously catered to by couples who volunteer periodically, exclusively for this purpose. These many visitors were provided with warm meals and hotel style sleeping accomodations at out Melonit.