Misgav Ladach ( he, מִשְׂגָּב לַדָּךְ) is a

hospital A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...

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Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

that belongs to

Kupat Holim Meuhedet Kupat Holim Meuhedet ( he, קופת חולים מאוחדת, ''lit.'' United Sickness Fund), is Israel's third largest health insurance and medical services organization and is one of four state-mandated health funds (Kupot Holim) that Israeli re ...

, Israel's third largest

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Etymology

The name of the hospital, literally "refuge for the suffering," derives from

Psalms The Book of Psalms ( or ; he, תְּהִלִּים, , lit. "praises"), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the ("Writings"), the third section of the Tanakh, and a book of the Old Testament. The title is derived ...

9:10.

History

Misgav Ladach hospital was established in 1854 in the Old City of Jerusalem, funded by the French

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. The hospital, founded to enable the Jews to be independent of Christian missionary hospitals, served the city's Jewish population in this location until the Israeli

1948 Arab–Israeli War The 1948 (or First) Arab–Israeli War was the second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war. It formally began following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine at midnight on 14 May 1948; the Israeli Declaration of Independence had ...

in 1948, when the Jordanian army conquered the Jewish Quarter. The hospital reopened in

in western Jerusalem, where it operated for 40 years as a maternity hospital. After moving into new premises, a 6,700-sq.m., three-story building on Hizkiyahu Hamelech Street, the non-profit Sephardi organization that owned it went bankrupt. The building was purchased by Kupat Holim Meuhedet, renovated and reopened in 2005. In 2022, Meuhedet announced the hospital will be renovated and turned over to its subsidiary management company Medica.

Medical innovations

Misgav Ladach method

The Misgav Ladach method for

Cesarean section Caesarean section, also known as C-section or caesarean delivery, is the surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen, often performed because vaginal delivery would put the baby or mo ...

was developed by Michael Stark based on the

Joel-Cohen incision Joel-Cohen incision is a skin incision used for Caesarean section. It is a straight incision that is 3 cm below the line joining both anterior superior iliac spine The ilium is a bone of the pelvic girdle with four bony projections, each servi ...

originally introduced for

hysterectomy Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. It may also involve removal of the cervix, ovaries (oophorectomy), Fallopian tubes (salpingectomy), and other surrounding structures. Usually performed by a gynecologist, a hysterectomy may b ...

. The technique was first introduced at Misgav Ladach and is now being used in medical centers around the world. The Misgav Ladach method eliminates many conventional steps, resulting in a quicker birth, less trauma for the mother and more rapid recovery. There is less need for painkillers and antibiotics, less scarring, less bleeding and less need for anaesthesia. Risk of exposure to HIV is minimized and the speed of the operation saves operating room and staff time.

Natural childbirth

In the 1980s and early 1990s, Misgav Ladach was known for its personalized approach to

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. The hospital was an early supporter of

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techniques and the presence of fathers in the delivery room.

Medical directors

*Maccabi Salzberger *Michael StarkMichael Stark's C-section method
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References

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