East Jerusalem Hospitals Network

The East Jerusalem Hospitals Network (EJHN) () is a network of six hospitals in East Jerusalem. The network was founded in 1997 with the support of Palestinian politician Faisal Husseini. The network plays a crucial role in the Palestinian health care system.

The six hospitals

The six hospitals are as follows:

• Augusta Victoria Hospital, As-Sawana (within At-Tur (Mount of Olives))
• Makassed Hospital, At-Tur (Mount of Olives)
• Saint John Eye Hospital Group, Sheikh Jarrah
• Red Crescent Maternity Hospital (also called Palestinian Red Crescent Society Hospital)
• Princess Basma Centre for Children with Disabilities
• St. Joseph's Hospital, Sheikh Jarrah, (run by the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition)

Conferences

• First Annual Conference: Annual East Jerusalem Hospitals Conference: “Building a Network, Improving Patient Care”, 8–9 December 2011, in Jerusalem
• Second Annual Conference: 2nd Annual East Jerusalem Hospitals Conference "Striving for Excellence Under Crisis", 30 January 2013, Jerusalem

Management

• Abdel-Qader Husseini, Chairman
• Walid Namour, Secretary General

References