In an exciting event, the new respiratory unit for children was inaugurated at the Adi Jerusalem Center, which operates under the Adi network. Adi provides a therapeutic and educational environment for hundreds of children and adults with intellectual, developmental, and motor disabilities.
The new unit provides an answer for babies and children who need respiratory support throughout the day and allows these patients to live full lives while undergoing rehabilitation.
The event was attended by the Director General of the Ministry of Health Moshe Bar Siman Tov, the Chairman of Adi Negev-Nachlat Eran and the Jewish Agency Doron Almog, Chairman of Adi Jerusalem and Darcei Miriam (an organization for cancer patients and their families) Aharon Weingarten, senior officials from the Ministries of Health, Welfare, and Education, directors of health funds, members of the board of Adi, friends, and public figures,
The new ventilator department is also adapted for babies who require hospitalization with prolonged ventilation. It allows them to be integrated into special education and leisure activity frameworks operating at the center simultaneously with their hospitalization. Therefore, they are afforded all the essential treatments and professional support at all hours of the day and in all areas of activity.
The respiratory department is managed by Dr. Leon Joseph from the Shaari Tzedek Hospital, along with nursing staff, health professionals, nursing assistants, and more. The unit includes the most innovative medical equipment and devices available in the field. In the future, it is expected to expand and increase the range of services it can offer.
This new respiratory unit joins the variety of existing services provided at Adi Jerusalem, which include residences, a rehabilitation daycare center, a school and kindergartens for special education, a child development unit, a therapy pool, and more. The center emphasizes a high professional standard and full partnership with families.
CEO of Adi Jerusalem, Mrs. Shlomit Grayvsky: "The opening event of the respiratory unit is a significant part of fulfilling the vision of the Adi Jerusalem center, providing a home for those who live there, and providing an answer to every person in any situation."
Chairman of Adi Negev-Nachlat Eran and the Jewish Agency, Doron Almog, spoke about the company's commitment to those with special needs, saying: "Adi Jerusalem has a dedicated, professional team, thanks to whom the center has reached its levels of success. A society is measured by its response to its weak link, without the treatment of the weak link in Israeli society we cannot be defined as a worthy society."
The Director General of the Health Ministry, Moshe Bar Siman Tov said in his speech: "Look at how much kindness, love, and mutual support there is in all the departments here and the hospitals. Opening a new department with a group of inspiring people is a sign of the beginning of healing."
Bar Siman Tov also noted the cooperation among the Ministries of Welfare, Education, and Health which is behind the opening of the new and essential unit.
"I wish we would always work like this. Every citizen in Israel needs a variety of services and how wonderful it would be if we provided the services in a unified manner," he said.