Saint John Eye Hospital Group

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The St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group is a charitable foundation which operates an

Venerable Order of St John. The Hospital Group is based in Jerusalem and is the main provider of eye care in the Palestinian territories
.

Gazan glaucoma
patient.

History

First site

The hospital building with its two towers in its early years (c. 1890s)
The hospital's first annual report 1883
Panoramic view of the hospital (left) and St Andrew's Church (top right) in 1930

The original Hospital opened by the

Venerable Order of St John and had travelled several times to Jerusalem where they witnessed the need of its residents for eye care.[2]

During the

arts and crafts center, henceforth known as the Jerusalem House of Quality [he].[3]

New wing seen from St Andrew's Church (1934-39)
Clifford Holliday's new wing, today's Jerusalem House of Quality

In the 1970s, the original hospital building was sold to a developer who wanted to demolish it and build a hotel in its place. Following a campaign by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, the developer was barred from demolishing the building; instead he was permitted to build an extension to it, in keeping with the original style of the building, and to renovate and preserve the original structure. The hotel was opened in the 1980s and was named the Mt. Zion Hotel.[1]

Second site

Old City
, marking the location of the medieval hospital, as well as the second site of the modern hospital (1949–1960)

Following the

no-man's land. The hospital could not operate at this location anymore. Additionally, what had now become Jordan-ruled East Jerusalem
was cut off from the building.

Between 1949 and 1960 the hospital operated from two buildings, the Watson House and the Strathearn House, owned by the Order in

Old City of Jerusalem
(see monument inscription in the photo).

Third site

The hospital's present building was opened in 1960 at

Nashashibi Street in the Sheikh Jarrah
neighbourhood of East Jerusalem.

Current Jerusalem hospital

St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group's Jerusalem Hospital at Sheik Jarrah

The main Jerusalem Hospital is an

pediatric services. The hospital also has a research unit.[4]

The hospital attracts a substantial number of volunteer doctors from around the world who not only help care for the patients but also help in the teaching and training of the local doctors.[5]

Satellite centres & mobile outreach

Hebron hospital

The St John Hebron Hospital opened in November 2015

In 2005 SJEHG set up a hospital in

Negev Desert.[dubious – discuss] In November 2015 SJEHG moved into a new hospital building in Hebron. In 2016 the hospital treated over 13,600 patients including performing over 500 major operations.[citation needed
]

Anabta clinic

In 2007, SJEHG set up its clinic in

Tulkarem and Jenin.[citation needed
]

Gaza hospital

St John Gaza Hospital has been providing charitable eye care for the 1.8 million residents of Gaza since 1992. In 2008 the hospital saw just over 16,000 patients and performed no major operations. In 2016, saw over 27,000 outpatients and performed over 500 major operations.[citation needed]

Mobile Outreach Programmes

The Mobile Outreach Programme was launched in 1980. It has two teams which travel across the West Bank every week. One Mobile Outreach team typically sees between 8,000 and 10,000 Palestinians each year. The Mobile Outreach Programme launched for the first time in Gaza in 2017.[citation needed]

See also

References

31°46′39″N 35°13′47″E / 31.77750°N 35.22972°E / 31.77750; 35.22972

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0-86565-147-0
    .
  2. ^ "VADS The National Inventory of Continental European Paintings". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Jerusalem House of Quality". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ^ "St. John's Ophthalmic Hospital - BioJerusalem". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Welcome". St John Eye Hospital.

External links

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