2014 ANNUAL REPORT Pictured on Cover: the Ruth Rappaport Children’S Hospital RAMBAMHCC 2014 ANNUAL REPORT HOPE STARTS HERE

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2014 ANNUAL REPORT Pictured on cover: The Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital RAMBAMHCC 2014 ANNUAL REPORT HOPE STARTS HERE

The new Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital opens JUNE 2014 RUTH RAPPAPORT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN NUMBERS

110% OCCUPANCY 99% 97% 83% 78% 81% 77% 58,056 53% HOSPITALIZATION DAYS

Oncology Newborn Surgery Pediatric A Pediatric B NeonatologyIntensive Care

Bone marrow Transplants 23,243 26% EMERGENCY HOSPITALIZED ADMISSIONS

3,534 ON 1,100 ONCOLOGY OUTPATIENT CHILDREN TREATMENTS

7,701 ON 53 Dialysis TREATMENTS CHILDREN AGE

0-1 YRS 17% 11-18 YRS 32%

1-5 YRS 33% 44,132 6-10 YRS CHILDREN TREATED 18% in 2014

AGE

0-1 YRS 7%

11-18 YRS 1-5 YRS 43% 28% 5,334 SURGERIES 6-10 YRS 22%

<750gr 751- 24 1000gr 19 1001- 1500gr 49

>2501gr 524 222 PREMATURE BIRTHS 1501- 2500gr 210 ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ISRAEL’S 600,000 CHILDREN WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK:

Ruth & Bruce Rappaport and Family

Ariela & Eitan Wertheimer Joan & Sanford Weill and the Weill Family Foundation

Meri & Sol J. Barer Herta & Paul Amir Relly & Brent Dibner Irma & Aaron Spencer The David & Jacqueline Simon Family The Israel Cancer Association (R.A) Effi & Eli Goldhar The D. Dan & Betty Kahn Foundation

Goldie Feldman, Barry & Laurie Green and Family, David Green, Daphne Wagner, Lita & Mickey Green

Harry & Sara Gorman, Hy & Bertha Shore David A. Cohen Family Alice & Maurice Benard Women’s League for Israel Dream Doctors The Leir Charitable Foundations Anonymous, Switzerland Tatyana & Alan J. Forman The Greidinger Family Michelle Kahn Zahava & Yoram Cedar Fondation Adelis Pierre Mandel Erna Feist-Elzas

…and 981 donors worldwide for helping make the Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital a reality 7 7 Professor Rafi Beyar MD, DSc, MPH Director & CEO Rambam Health Care Campus RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

FROM THE DIRECTOR

FROM VISION TO REALITY

Esteemed friends and benefactors…

In front of our eyes, Rambam is undergoing an extraordinary transformation.

Cement trucks and cranes are giving way to tall, gleaming structures, projecting a powerful message that the future of medical care is unfolding right here on the Rambam Health Care Campus.

The Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital is brimming with activity, with the last two of its floors now being completed in time for the 2016 Summit. The wonder in the eyes of children and parents as they enter the hospital’s expansive, colorful atrium reflects a transition from fear and concern to optimism and hope.

The opening of the Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital is excellent news for the citizens of Northern Israel and the entire country. Every detail

9 FROM THE DIRECTOR

RAISED IN 2014 $ Pressing needs in departments 25.1 M and services throughout FROM Rambam present opportunities 2,618 for meaningful DONORS giving

Rambam’s West Campus 32 remains very much a work COUNTRIES in progress. The imminent opening of the Joseph Fishman Oncology Center, and the challenges of recruiting of the new hospital is intended funding for its equipment and to create an optimally healing facilities, will be the focus of environment, where physicians, our attention for the coming children, and their families can two years. Specifically, the devote their energies to the most completion of two entire floors important task of all—getting and a new radiotherapy unit back to health. will require major gifts, and will significantly upgrade the The newly opened Sammy treatment extended to cancer Ofer Underground Emergency patients throughout Northern Watch Rabbi Hospital extends a critical sense Israel. Eckstein, Founder & of security for our professional Pres. of IFCJ staff, armed forces and the Work on the Cardiovascular at Gratitude citizens of Northern Israel. Hospital and the Biomedical Ceremony During the summer of 2014, Discovery Tower will hopefully Operation Protective Edge begin in the next year and underscored the urgency of intensive efforts are underway this vital facility so near the to complete the planning and nation’s highly unstable northern secure funding to bring these border, and we continue to seek projects to fruition. partners who will enable us to complete its remaining features. RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

We believe in people andlorem in ipsumleadership, and continue to invest heavily in our clinical staff, whose professional development and desire for innovation must be nurtured.

Not all of our efforts are directed Rambam’s achievements are towards bricks, mortar and especially noteworthy when equipment; quite the contrary. observed against the backdrop of Israel’s troubled healthcare Watch the This past year we recruited seven system. In a prevailing Department of new department leaders whose atmosphere of budget-cuts Neonatology levels of expertise, matched and downsizing, Rambam is and NICU by our new facilities, further surging ahead, powered by move into its Rambam’s position as a world- vision, partnership, courage, new home class hospital. and commitment to shaping the future of medical care. In the research arena, we have made a strategic decision to I take this opportunity, on behalf focus on genetics and precision of our patients, physicians, medicine—with particular nurses and support staff, to emphasis on the connection express our gratitude to all of between genetics, cancer and our friends and supporters who environmental health. The have helped Rambam become rationale for this decision will be an inspiration and model for underscored in the Rambam- hospitals in Israel and abroad. Haifa Health of Tomorrow Conference during the 2015 Rambam Summit. Rafi Beyar, MD, DSc, MPH

11 Welcome to Rambam, THE North’s premier teaching hospital and research center. RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

13 A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT: DR. HANNA ADMI

A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Hanna Admi this summer, for 45 years of professional service, including 18 years In front of our eyes, Rambam is as Rambam’s Director, and for making undergoing an extraordinary Rambam a model of nursing excellence transformation. throughout Israel. RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

What events have been care. Even as medicine and pivotal in your career? technologies are perpetually Forty years ago, as a young changing, the needs and 60% nurse at a personal crossroad, expectations of the patient NURSES WITH I was awarded the first Cheryl remain constant. BA DEGREES Spencer Nursing Scholarship for academic studies. That decisive How did you bring your & moment set me on an academic academic experience path that led to four years of to nursing at Rambam? 18% graduate and doctoral studies at I believe that the more a nurse is NURSES WITH the University of Pennsylvania, educated, the better evidence- MA DEGREES and a lifelong pursuit of learning. based care she or he provides. & My relationship with Cheryl’s At Rambam we were the first to parents, Irma and Aaron, implement the Clinical Ladder remains as close as family, and for nurses, which provides a 0.3% we recently celebrated the 40th framework and incentive for NURSES WITH anniversary of the Spencer academic advancement. Today, Scholarships. close to 80% of Rambam’s PHD DEGREES nurses have academic degrees. And when you returned Not coincidentally, in Ministry of to Rambam? Health inspections, our nursing Although my original plan was services consistently receive top to become a research nurse, ratings nationwide. instead I was offered the position of Deputy Director of Nursing. How else has nursing developed From the very beginning I loved under your leadership? being in a managerial position Nurses at Rambam are and the opportunity it gave to encouraged to study and implement my values and vision. conduct research, which has significantly upgraded their And what are those values? status within the healthcare That behind the pajamas and team. Overall, Rambam is a the pathologies, the patient workplace that offers a wealth is a human being, with fears of opportunities for growth and and hopes, who deserves the fulfillment. best quality of compassionate

15 One Year and a New Kidney Later

“Many new friends are helping us here – Jews, Muslims and ChristianS.” - Maisa Barhoum, Lian’s Mother

It has been a year and a half received a partial liver transplant work and family behind to remain since Lian Barhoum came to from her mother last year. Lian’s at Lian’s bedside. Rambam for life-saving treatment treatment was supported by the that is not available in Gaza. Joan and Sanford I. Weill Israeli- Rambam, its physicians, staff and Palestinian Friendship Center supporters, have opened their Recently Lian underwent a kidney hearts to provide the medical transplant with an organ donated Now, just over two years old, care and assistance Lian needs by her father. This was her Rambam is the only home that to lead a healthy life. second such procedure, having Lian knows. Both parents left RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Saving Syrian 106 Civilians SYRIAN CIVILIANS

Since the outbreak of Syria’s bloody TREATED AT civil war, Rambam has extended RAMBAM AS OF humanitarian aid to a steady stream DECEMBER 2014 of civilians caught in the crossfire.

A five-year old boy brought to the hospital in critical condition with a bullet lodged in his neck underwent emergency surgery for its removal.

After, Dr. Saleh Nassir, one of the surgeons on the operating team, informed the boy’s father of the operation’s successful outcome, “he hugged us and thanked us from the bottom of his heart for saving his son’s life.”

17 The Herta and Paul Amir Pediatric Cardiology Institute

Tiny Hearts – Enormous Achievements 3,500 Interventional Therapeutic Procedures on Children in 25 Years

After a quarter of a century treating over 100,000 children with congenital heart disorders, The Herta and Paul Amir Pediatric Cardiology Institute is ready to take on the future from its new home in the Professor Avraham Lorber, Director, The Herta and Paul Amir Pediatric Ruth Rappaport Children’s Cardiology Institute Hospital. RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

2,772 CHILDREN l-r: Herta and Paul Amir receive the 2014 Rambam Award from Professor Yehuda Hayuth, Professor Rafi Beyar, and Professor Karl Skorecki TREATED WITH Interventional therapeutic The institute’s new, modern, procedures are used more and fully-equipped facility commonly than ever to repair was established thanks to the 260 heart defects, explains Professor exceptional generosity of Herta RECEIVING Avraham Lorber, Head of The and Paul Amir, recipients of TREATMENT Herta and Paul Amir Pediatric the 2014 Rambam Award IN REMOTE Cardiology Institute, even in and great friends. COMMUNITIES infants. Children diagnosed with THROUGH THE congenital heart disease remain Enthusiastic supporters of under follow-up at the institute health care and the arts, with INSITUTE’S MOBILE throughout their lives. Thanks to close ties to Northern Israel, CLINIC new technological advances, the the Amir’s gift reflects the

IN 2014 majority of heart defects are now couple’s genuine concern for discovered even before birth, the well-being of the children and most children after surgery in this region. go on to lead a normal life.

Rambam’s Pediatric Cardiology Institute serves children from throughout Northern Israel, and is the referral center to 12 hospitals in the region.

19 As a national leader in emergency preparedness, Rambam was designated as the only hospital in the country for intake of patients suspected of having contracted Ebola.

Ebola Ready

A special isolation facility in the Sammy Ofer Underground Emergency Hospital was designed and prepared by a multi-disciplinary team of some 300 Rambam staff, who trained in a unique protocol they devised for receiving suspected Ebola patients.

The Emergency Preparedness team, led by Leora Autitz and Kobi Shir Moskovitz, included Dr. Hattem Hussien, who leads Minister of Health, MK Yael the infectious disease prevention German, and a team of infectious team, the emergency medicine diseases experts from around staff, and Einat Peretz, who the country came to Rambam volunteered to serve as head to observe a drill testing the nurse in the Ebola area. hospital’s Ebola preparedness. RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

“Ultimately, it is our patients who count for us, not the numbers.” 52% - Professor Tzila Zuckerman OF TRANSPLANTS WERE AUTOLOGOUS (FROM PATIENT) 2,000 Transplants… 48% But Who’s Counting? OF TRANSPLANTS The Bone Marrow Advances in medical technologies have made the WERE ALLOGENEIC Transplant Unit at transplant process easier and (FROM DONOR) Rambam recently safer than ever before, while marked an impressive IN 2014 sophisticated data banks for milestone – matching donors, including performing its “Ezer M’Tzion” the world’s largest 2,000th bone marrow Jewish Bone Marrow Registry, vastly increase the chances for transplant. finding a matching donor.

21 The Genetics Institute Unlocking the Gateways to Personalized Medicine

“Because genetic disorders are prevalent in certain sectors of the Northern Israeli population, our clinical care and research missions are often intertwined, and can lead to important breakthroughs.” - Dr. Hagit Baris Feldman

Rambam’s Genetics Institute Medical care is about aims to become the most to get much more personal. prominent genetics center in A stream of breakthroughs in the wake of the Human Northern Israel and provide Genome Project are enabling its population with excellent researchers around the clinical care and cutting edge world to understand disease technological assessments. processes at the individual level, and use these findings to develop new, personalized RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

therapeutic approaches. Now In this way, the institute has CLINICAL Rambam is positioning itself as already made important findings ACTIVITY INCREASE a significant contributor to this in the field of congenital defects. international effort. High on the institute’s agenda is 100% the establishment of specialized Rambam’s leadership has made centers of nephrogenetics and a strategic decision to place cardiogenetics. LABORATORY genetics as a focal point for ACTIVITY INCREASE medical care and research. Dr. The Genetics Institute’s Hagit Baris-Feldman, a Harvard- professional team includes trained geneticist, was recently senior geneticists and genetic 50% recruited to lead the Genetics counselors who work directly with Institute, and was presented with patients and their families, and GENETICS an ambitious research mandate. a professional laboratory team INSTITUTE A grant from the Wolfson including molecular geneticists FIGURES FOR Family Charitable Trust and the and bioinformatics specialists; 2014 Wolfson Foundation has enabled together they provide patients acquisition of state-of-the-art with the insights and approaches sequencing analysis equipment— to contend with their genetic establishing the Genetics disease. The bioinformatics Institute as a leader in Israel and specialists are crucial as they the world. interpret massive amounts of data generated by new Rambam patients suspected of technologically based genetic having disorders with a genetic tests, in order to discover the background are referred to the proverbial needle in the haystack. Genetics Institute for testing across the spectrum of known The clinical team covers all genes and syndromes. If these areas of treatment in genetics are all ruled out, the institute including clinical genetics in uses its sequencing technologies children and adults, pre-natal to try and discover the genetic genetics, and oncogenetics. underpinnings of the patient’s The institute staff is in constant condition. Some costly genetic dialogue with physicians from screening procedures are not throughout the hospital and with covered by health insurance; the the various laboratories, helping institute is often able to secure investigate genetic factors research grants to cover these underlying conditions they costs for families who would encounter in their patients. otherwise go without screening.

23 “our intention is to improve efficiency during an actual emergency, and enable decisions to be made based on variable data in the optimal way.” - Sarah Tzafrir, Chief Information Officer “E-mergency” Situations Under Control

The effectiveness of lessons learned during “E-mergency”, Rambam’s the Second Lebanon War, computerized information and delivers alerts on department control system for hospital overloads and supply management during emergency shortages using messaging situations, was proven in real- and emails, enabling optimal time during the summer’s management by the hospital’s Operation Protective Edge. central control room staff. The system, which implements Professor Yishai Lachter

Fanning the Spark of Innovation

When clinical Rambam MedTech Ltd. is guaranteed and simultaneous insights and Rambam’s technology transfer sampling from multiple areas company, turning new insights within a suspected tumor or innovative gleaned at the bedside into lesion, significantly saving thinking come innovations for improving time and enhancing diagnostic together, patient care. accuracy. Rambam is working anything is with FNA Technologies Ltd. in possible. Professor Yishai (Jesse) continued development and Lachter, a Gastroenterologist commercialization of this new and Director of Rambam’s technology which is already Endoscopic Ultrasound Service, proving itself effective and invented and developed a efficient! multineedle system for fine needle aspiration which enables

25 Third NATO Advanced Research and Training Workshop at Rambam

Against a background of escalating terror in the Middle 3 East, Rambam conducted a third NATO CouRSES NATO advanced research and HAVE BEEN HELD training workshop for emergency medicine specialists from NATO WITH member countries.

Rambam is an acknowledged 94 world leader in trauma medicine, PARTICIPANTS and the course participants FROM attended lectures on hospital operation in extreme crises, treating casualties under fire, 24 and how the IDF reduced the COUNTRIES number of fatalities in Operation Protective Edge. THROUGH 2014 RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

A Medical Clown Exchange

After Javier Eisenberg, better Over one merrymaking week, known to patients at Ruth the visiting clowns-in-training Rappaport Children’s Hospital learned first hand how their as “Marcelino”, went to teach Israeli counterparts make medical clowning at a hospital children smile. Rambam’s in Chile, a group of his students Medical Clown team is supported decided to come to Israel for a by the Dream Doctors Project. follow-up lesson.

“The work of a medical clown is very complex, and is based on specialized training and professional knowledge accumulated over years of work. Here we tried to do as much as possible in a short time.” - Marcelino

27 l-r: Dr. Ami Mayo, Director of the Ultrasound Guided Central Venous Catheter Insertion Course, instructs Dr. Zvi Peled, an intern in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, while the Center’s Medical Directors, Professor Lior Lowenstein and Dr. Yaron Berkovich observe.

The Knowledge College

With the establishment of the Rambam Knowledge Center, over seven decades of accumulated expertise is making its way to physicians and the general public, from Israel and abroad. The Knowledge Center, located on Rambam’s campus, is home to the Dr. Yaron Bar-El Surgical Skills Center, where interns and physicians can learn and practice surgical techniques using advanced simulation facilities. The center also offers courses on a wide range of medical topics and support services. RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Cultivating the Researchers of the Future

Hundreds of youth from across inside glimpse into the latest Northern Israel have been developments in research, and exposed to the world of medical personal encounters with the research through Rambam’s scientists behind them. Future Scientific Researchers According to Kobi Shir Club. Under the auspices of Moskowitz, one of the club’s the Clinical Research Institute organizers, the intention is to at Rambam (CRIR), directed by gather youth from all cultures, Professor Michael Aviram, this races and religions in Israel’s community outreach initiative northern region, and nurture the offers high school students an next generation of scientists.

29 Insights into Thrombosis Professor Anat Aharon

Diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular “Based on these Professor Aharon’s Microvesicles disorders, and pregnancy findings, we propose Research Laboratory is part complications are all associated of the newly established a novel method for with a heightened risk of Hematology Research Center thrombotic events. Assistant early detection of operating under the auspices of Professors Anat Aharon and a hypercoagulable the Clinical Research Institute at Benjamin Brenner have achieved state, which may Rambam (CRIR), which provides important insights into the ultimately reduce the facilities, support, and guidance cellular mechanisms that trigger for promising researchers at risk of thrombotic these events. Rambam. events in these highly prevalent disorders.” - Professor Anat Aharon RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Revealing the Genetic Underpinnings of Hereditary Disorders “Using advanced Professor Daniella Magen methods of gene mapping and The northern region of Israel between clinical activity as next generation is populated by various ethnic a Pediatric Nephrologist, sequencing, OUR groups characterized by a and basic science research. research team has high consanguinity rate, a Her research focuses on phenomenon resulting in exploring novel disease- identified several an increased prevalence of causing mutations in genes of novel genetic hereditary disorders. previously unknown function, mechanisms implicated that lead to hereditary kidney in severe kidney Professor Magen is a physician and metabolic disorders. diseases and lethal scientist, dividing her time developmental brain disorders.” - Professor Daniella Magen

31 Investing in the BioBank Ronit Almog MD MPH

In 2014 Rambam inaugurated the “The discovery and development BioBank, a library and database of biomarkers for personalized, of biomaterial samples serving targeted disease prevention and Rambam and Israeli researchers therapies requires high quality, and their collaborators in clinically annotated biological the international scientific community. samples from vast populations. The BioBank enables Rambam The BioBank collects and patients and researchers to stores samples according to contribute to these efforts, international harmonization and magnifies its contribution standards, and matches samples with clinical and epidemiological to medical science.” information to provide - Ronit Almog, MD MPH, Director of the researchers a complete BioBank and Epidemiology Unit picture of biomarkers and disease outcomes.

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Moving Forward: It’s in Our Blood

r-l: Dr. Galit Sarig, Director of the Hematology Laboratory and Dr. Dvora Sahar, Deputy Director

Rambam’s The classification and counting The laboratory’s highly trained Hematology Lab of peripheral blood cells to staff can now spend less time identify premature and abnormal bent over their microscopes, took a giant cells, formerly a subjective and focus on meeting the ever- step into the 21st and labor-intensive process, is increasing hematological testing Century with the now performed efficiently and needs of Rambam Health Care acquisition of accurately, with unprecedented Campus. a new, state-of- standardization and new levels of accessibility for evaluation and the-art automatic archiving of test results. microscope and digital cell morphology system.

33 “There is no doubt that our patients deserve to receive the highest quality and most advanced care, and we aim to achieve that even in emergency situations.” - Professor Ron Epelbaum, Director, Oncology Institute

Faster Cancer Treatment Cycles with Less Discomfort

A new top of the line linear This and Rambam’s other linear accelerator was acquired for accelerators were made possible Rambam’s Division of Oncology, by Mr. and Mrs. Marienberg, representing a major treatment the Israel Cancer Association 54,817 upgrade for thousands of cancer R.A, Oded Rikover, the Wolfson RADIATION patients. Family Charitable Trust, Sadie Bennett, Judith Renee Dansac, TREATMENTS The new accelerator is capable Yosef Meizles, Crown Family ON of achieving extreme levels of Foundation, the Leona M. and precision, which minimizes side Harry B. Helmsley Charitable effects so that treatment cycles Trust, Michael Komach, the 3,177 can be completed faster, with Administrator General, and more. PATIENTS less patient discomfort. RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Facial Reconstruction With a 3-D Printer

For the first time, Rambam to help him eat and drink during surgeons were assisted by the recovery process. 3-D printing technology in a complex reconstructive surgical The procedure, which involved procedure to correct the surgeons from Rambam’s congenital facial deformity in Maxillofacial Surgery and a six-year old boy. The printer Orthodontic and Congenital was used to create an exact Facial Deformities Departments, prototype that would be shaped was deemed a success, and and implanted into the child’s the patient is on the way to full face, as well as assistive devices recovery.

35 The Future is Visible on the Horizon

Two highly competitive research Atidim Research Awards programs—Atidim (“Futures”) provide promising residents with and Ofakim (“Horizons”)—offer research time and funding to generous support packages that help them establish their future enable Rambam’s most gifted careers based on clinical and residents and young physicians scientific excellence. to pursue research projects with high pre-clinical or clinical Ofakim Research Awards l-r: Professor significance. support young clinicians at the Ehud Klein, Director, beginning of their medical and Research Division, research careers, by covering the with Atidim awardees Drs. Utai Rudich and Amit expenses related to meritorious Katz, and Ofakim awardee research projects. Dr. Nira Arad-Cohen RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

37 Setting the Lancet Record Straight

In an address he delivered to “This was the first an audience of Rambam and time that I was invited Faculty of Medicine researchers, to visit an Israeli Professor Richard Horton, editor of the prestigious British medical hospital, and I thank journal Lancet, expressed his Professor Rafi Beyar regret over publication of an and Professor Karl editorial, critical of Israel, during Skorecki for taking Operation Protective Edge. the initiative…”

- Professor Richard Horton For Professor Horton, who was invited to Israel by Professors Karl Skorecki and Rafi Beyar, witnessing Watch Professor Rambam’s culturally diverse Horton’s lecture at Rambam staff and regional cooperative efforts was a turning point in his understanding of the region. RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Chinese Ministers Came to Learn

l-r: Chinese Minister of Health, Professor Rafi Beyar, Dr. Hany Bahouth, Assistant Prime Minister Liu Yandong, In the background: Dr. Esty Golan

Liu Yandong, Assistant Prime Minister of China, led a high profile delegation that included 438 the Chinese Minister of Health, FROM THE USA Minister of Education, and Minister of Science, eager to learn about Rambam’s trauma care and emergency preparedness 1,074 approaches. DELEGATION 183 FROM CHINA VISITORS At the conclusion of the visit, which included a tour of the IN 2014 Sammy Ofer Underground Emergency Hospital, Yandong stated that she would work to 66 increase the cooperation between FROM RUSSIA hospitals in China and Israel, and particularly Rambam. 39 The Legacy of Joseph Fishman

The new Joseph Fishman Oncology Center

Joseph Fishman was a into a well-established merchant hardworking, shrewd, and family with strong Zionist courageous man with the sentiments. Following the capacity to extend his gaze Holocaust, a few family members beyond conventional horizons. entered the Diaspora. However His understanding of emerging most of the family, including markets and sense of Joseph, made their way to Eretz entrepreneurship enabled him Israel, eventually settling in Haifa. to enter the most competitive While serving in the army he met industries and establish himself his wife Hanna, whom he married as a trusted, professional and and with whom he built their family. highly successful businessman. From humble beginnings in Joseph was born in the Ukraine a workshop set up in Haifa’s RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” - Albert Pike

industrial district, and with hard impressed by the quality and work and endless motivation, compassionate care he received. Joseph gradually built a machine Joseph, together with the family, tooling empire that led to the decided to make the gift that manufacturing of automotive would enable construction of a parts. His appreciation for the new, state-of-the-art Oncology value of international quality Center. He envisioned this new standards compliance gave him center as a place where cancer access to some of the most patients would receive their demanding clients in the world, treatments in the best possible including Coca Cola, and later conditions. on automobile giants such as Audi, Volkswagen, and Porsche. With extraordinary generosity, Over time, Joseph’s enterprises Joseph Fishman and his family expanded into Haifa’s outlying extended their caring embrace suburbs, and then across the to the citizens of Haifa and ocean, to Canada, where he Northern Israel. Rambam Health spent much of his life. Care Campus is deeply grateful and honored to partner with the Joseph was the proud Fishman family, to fulfill their father of Moti, Aliza, Sigal, beneficial vision. Ilanit and Michal, and the loving grandfather of his 24 grandchildren. When he was diagnosed with cancer he chose to be treated in Rambam Health Care Campus. He was very sensitive to the pain and suffering of the many sick people surrounding him, while deeply

41 Friends Join Forces for a Worthy Cause The 2014 Annual Campaign

In 2014, Rambam launched a new social campaign to purchase Medical Emergency Carts for the Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital. Friends from around the world answered our call with gifts ranging from $18 to $15,000, every one of them significant and deeply honored. Their collective support enabled the purchase of fifteen Medical Emergency Carts and two defibrillators.

These specially designed and equipped mobile units will be distributed throughout the Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital, ensuring that the physicians treating young patients in medical crises will have all the means at hand to save their precious lives.

Children’s life-saving equipment where and when it’s needed RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

138 DONORS $70K TOTAL SOCIAL 18 CAMPAIGN COUNTRIES DONATIONS $507 AVERAGE DONATION

The Goldie Feldman Pediatric Emergency Trauma Unit in the Pediatric Emergency Department, Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital 43 Dr. Esty Golan, Chief Operating Officer RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

“I share the pride and satisfaction of hundreds of friends around the world without whose support this extraordinary facility would never have come into being.”

Thank you, dear friends!

It is an extraordinary privilege For our part, we work tirelessly Center, scheduled to open to witness what happens when to earn your partnership and during this year, and for leadership, partnership, and trust. During this past year, which numerous projects still vision all come together. In we expanded our outreach await funding. In addition, 2014, the Ruth Rappaport efforts, our hospital leadership philanthropic funds are Children’s Hospital—the second traveling around the globe to needed to support research landmark of Rambam’s new share Rambam’s unique vision. fellowships and academic West Campus—opened its We launched campaigns that scholarships. doors with joy and celebration make supporting Rambam to the children and families of easier and more gratifying We invite you to consider Northern Israel. than ever, and established a various giving options, for the new Friends office in France, well-being of our patients or Watching the new hospital while enlarging our network of the advancement of medical bustling with activity, I share friends in the West Coast of research. Whichever project the pride and satisfaction of the United States and Florida. you are moved to support, we hundreds of friends around All of these efforts resulted in guarantee that your gift will the world without whose the doubling of the number of fulfill its purpose and honor the support this extraordinary our supporters over the past spirit in which it is given. facility would never have come year, and a five-fold increase into being. Each one, whether in less than a decade. We are they donated a bed or an proud to see how the Rambam entire department, is secure family is thriving. in the knowledge that their vision of making a difference Our efforts in 2015 will be was faithfully carried out and focused on equipping the new deeply honored. Joseph Fishman Oncology

45 2014 in Names and Numbers RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Maimonides Golden Circle

Amir, Herta and Paul Ofer, Sammy, Aviva and Family

Beutler, Ernest and Bonnie Rappaport, Ruth, Bruce and Family

Buffett, Warren The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Dankner, Nochi and Orly / D.I.C / Loans / IDB GROUP The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Fishman, Joseph and Family The Wolfson Family Charitable Trust / ISCAR The Wolfson Foundation

Israel Cancer Association (R.A) Weill, Joan and Sanford I./ The Weill Family Foundation Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) Wertheimer, Ariela and Eitan Legacy Heritage Fund

Maimonides Friendship Circle

A. Alfred Taubman Foundation Rostova, Mira Adelson, Miriam and Sheldon Schreiber, Shoshana and Jacob Arieli-Goldschmidt, May, Paul and Louis Shore, Hy and Bertha Barazani, Ovadia and Greenberg, Marguerite Sim Lev LaLev Barer, Meri and Sol J. Slutsky, Rebecca and Edward Berg, Marsha and James Smolokowski, Slava, Isa and Family Crown Family Foundation Spencer, Irma and Aaron De Gutt, Tila Stern, Leon Dibner, Relly and Brent Stichting Clara Mendes Forchheimer, Leo and Julia Stichting Levi Lassen Gorman, Harry and Sara Strelitz, Arlene and Joseph International Fellowship of The Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Life Christians and Jews Monument Funds Jampolsky, Marcel The David and Jacqueline Simon Family Judah, Ivy The D. Dan and Betty Kahn Foundation Kahn, Guinter The Jewish Medical Colleagues Kusnetz, Samuel and Rose of Johannesburg Laughton, Martin The Leir Charitable Foundations Levitt, Herma and Harry The Yaakov Meridor and Marienberg Family Mila Brener Foundation Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation United Jewish Communities Meyer, Sally and Menashe Itzaak Weil, Emile and Marthe Marguerite Moscona, Alberto Nissim/ Women’s League for Israel The A.M.N. Foundation Yad Avi HaYeshuv Nerken, Jean and Albert Yael Rambam Reuth

47 Maimonides Circle

American Friends A A.B.B. Technologies Ltd. B B.S.T. Development and Brachman, Malcolm of Rambam A.C.S. Motion Control Ltd. Construction Ltd. Braunstein and Abudi Law Firm Abekasis, Dorit and Avraham Babush, Harry and Evelyn Braunstein, Harry P. and Joann Canadian Friends Abraham and Sonia Rochlin Bagdadi, Nissim Brecher, Susan of Rambam Foundation Baha’i World Centre Brenner, Benyamin Abrahams, Gerald Bakshtansky, Esther Brenner, Tamar British Friends Abutbul, Michal and Daniel Ballon, Milton Bretler, Mariana and Max of Rambam Adler, Leah Bank Hapoalim Briman, Mira Agam, Jacob Bank Leumi Broder, Abraham French Friends Aharon Gutwirth Foundation Bar, Assaf and Nava Broder, Rose of Rambam Aharon, Zvi Eran Bar David, Aharon and Sarah Brosh, Ya’acov (Cobie) Aide Medicale Pour Israel Bar Yehuda, Moshe Brown, Solvejg and William Buhari, Muhammed Amin Spanish Friends Akiba, Ruth Baran, Shlomo Barnett, Ayala and Gary (Gershon) Burstein, Adrian and Jacklin of Rambam Aktionskomitee zur Betreuung israelischer Kriegsgeschädigter Barzilai, Nir and Laura Burstin, Jack and Erna Allen, Harvey Bashari, Haim and Rachamim Butnick, Milton and Dora Israeli Friends Alon, Ruth Ben Chaim, Shlomo and Simona of Rambam Alper, Barry Ben Chamo, Itzchak C Cahn Debre, Marianne and Sylvain Alpha Omega Foundation Ben Moshe, Sagi Cardozo, Irma Amar, Samuel and Raymonde Ben Shoshan Jacob Carr, Daniel American Jewish Committee Ben Shushan, Rahamim Carroll, John American Physicians Fellowship (Ramo) and Miri Cass, Frank American Technion Society Benard, Maurice and Alice Lili Cedar, Zahava and Yoram Amgen Benhorin, Nir Chais Family Foundation Amster, Irene Bennett, Saidie and Maurice Chais, Pamela and Stanley Angel, Udi and Anat Ben-Simon Aluminum Industries Ltd. Chesed Foundation of America Anna and Rachel Halperin Beracha Foundation Chet, Meir Foundation for Medical Research Bercowitz, Sharon Clark-Dibner, Victoria Anti Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Berg, Yonatan and Sharon Cleanetica Ltd. Diseases League Berger, Nancy Cohen, Amar Aptowitzer Foundation for Haifa Berkley, Fred and Sybil Cohen, Annelise Argo Coral Maritime (Israel) Ltd. Berkowitz, Roger and Lynne Cohen, Arnold L. and Barbara Ariel, Liora Berry, Richard and Beverly Cohen, Bruria and Yehuda Arison Group Best Products Foundation Cohen, Elisha and Ayala Arnowitz, William and Janece Beth Sholom Congregation, Cohen, Ethel Aroma Espresso Bar Lawrence, NY Cohen, Menachem and Dvora Asher, Gilad Bibliowicz, Jacky Cohen, Omer and Shaked Adi Ashkenazi, Grazia Bild hilft e.V. Combined Jewish Philanthropies Askin, Paula Billet, Harry and Rookie of Greater Boston Assis, Abraham and Saul Birenbaum, Moshe and Malka Commercial del Panama Association des Francais Amis Blachman, Arye Community Synagogue of Monsey d’Israel Black Goldfarb, Barbara Sisterhood Associated Hebrew Schools Black, Scott Myles and Isabelle Congregation B’nai Yeshurun, Association les amis de l’hopital Blaichman, Frank and Cesia Teaneck, NJ Rambam de Haifa Blank, Edward and Sharon Congregation Shaaray Tefila, Atkind, Leo and Belle Bloch, Sam and Lilly Lawrence, NY Auriat, Kerry Blond, Neville and Elaine Congregation Shaarei Tsedek, Avital, Albert Bloom, Beatrice Curacao Avon Finance Ltd. Bloome, Mark and Sharon Contour Conventions and Tours Ltd. Ayer, Ariela Blum, Roberto Cutler, Natalie Azaz, Yaffa Blumenthal, Lionel and Eva Azrak, Victor Faradj B’nai Brit Lishkat Zvulun D D.B.S.I. Investments Ltd. Bodak, Joseph Dabakarov, Michael and Janna Born, Robert and Esther Dagmi, Ezra and Hagar Boston - Haifa Connection Daily Rauch, Shulamit Bouaziz, Guy and Renee Dalia and Eli Hurvitz Foundation Ltd. RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Dankner, David and Aviva Eskenazi, Alberto and Efraim Gildor, Adi Sivan Danon, Joseph Ester and Abbe Kurlands Gindi, Rachel Dansac, Judith Renee Mindefond Ginsberg, Albert Dansker, Norman and Gloria Eugen Jenoe Foundation Ginzburg, Ella David, Joseph and Miriam Eurcom Marketing (1986) Ltd. GlaxoSmithKline (Israel) Ltd. David, Sonny and Stella Gluck, Izabella Davidovitch, Abraham F Falach, Maher Gokovski, Hava Dayan, Daryoush Falic Family Foundation Golan, Edna De Hart, Elvira Farahi, Jila Goldhar, Effi and Eli Delman, Michael and Dafna Fattal, William Goldman, Norman and Diana Denburg, Howard and Dorothy Fedan, Vladimir Goldman, Richard and Rhoda Derfeld, Maria Feig, Hadas and Ze’ev (Ryan) Goldstein, Anna and Victor Deutsch, Alex and Family Feigenbaum, Marvin Goldstein, Dror and Dovrat Deutsche Gesellschaft für Feigenbaum, Zev Zvi Goldstein, Henry (Heinach) Parodontologie Feinstein, Leonard and Susan and Magda Deutsch-Israelische Hilfe für Feist-Elzas, Erna Goldstein, Israel and Froma krebskranke Kinder Feldenkreis, Mariita and George Goldstein, Ramy and Smadar Dexcel Pharma Feldman, Eliezer and Shulamit Gonda, Tibor and Margot Diab, Adnan and Iman Feldman, Goldie Gorman, Earl Diamond, Jesse Feldman, Tzur Gottesman, Arthur Marceli Dibner, David and Frances Fhima, Joel and Leah Gottlieb Fischer, Leo and Eva Die Deutsche Ärztegemeinschaft Fields, Kenneth and Susan Gould, Fredric and Helene für medizinische Fight Together Grant, Warren and Randi Zusammenarbeit Finkelstein, Paul D. Great Neck Synagogue Divident Ltd. Fishman, Joshua and Sima Green, Adam and Dido Dochi, Muhamad Flash Lighting Blue and White Ltd. Green, Barry and Laurie Dor Udi, Oded Flora F. Morrell Charitable Trust Green, Cary and Ronda Doron, Yaffa and Arye Fogel, Baruch Green, David and Wagner, Daphne Dover, Bertie and Barbara Foley, Michael and Theresa Green, Donna and Mike Dr. Jacob Isler Foundation Fondation Adelis Green, Herbert and Joyce Dragul, Paul H. Forman, Tatyana and Alan J. Green, Karen Drake, Jack and Linda Forsmlingen, Judiska Green, Lita and Mikey Drazner, Michael and Carmela Fox, Irving and Gloria Greenberg, Alan and Family Dream Doctors Frank, Albert and Patricia Gregory, Julia Dri, Yaacov and Miriam Frankel, B. Harrison Gregory, Vera Driancourt and Cie (D&Cie) Frankel, Sidney Greidinger, Israel and Naomi Drucker, Zacharia Franklin, Jonathan Greidinger, Moshe Freeman, Brian and Harriet Gross, Sarita K. E Ebin, Leonard and Eva Freemasons Israel Grossman, Alan R. and Marjorie Edrei, Fannie Friedman, Chaim Grossman, George Edry, Marina and Raffie Friedman, Roy Gunn, Chan Eigar Dreyfus, Leora Friedman, Shlomo and Cecilia Gutmann, Rachel Einziger, Moritz and Anita Friends of Israel Cancer Guttman, David and Rita Eizenshtadt, Izabela Association in Munich Electric Company Worker’s Friler, Liliane H Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Union - North Furman, Dave Organization of America Elmalech, Rina Tali and David Haifa Foundation Elsbach, Hugo and Hertzdahl, G Gabai, Eran Haisman Glucker, Edna Carla Levina Gabrel, Dora and Sidney Halperin, Yosefa Emed, Alexander and Yona Gadenski, Yaakov Hamdan, Yoosuf Turki Emmerich, Adam O. and Pamela Galil, Uzia and Ella Hanna, Nabil and Gayda Emrani, Daniel Gavrieli, Edna Hansje Sillevis Foundation Eortc Brain Tumor Group Geller, Bruno and Sofia Harvest, Michaela Eran, Ilan Zvi Gertman, Tova and Tomy Hauseman, Omri and Sivan Eretz Siamak Cultural Center Gerzberg Foundation Hayek, Rabea Ernzweig, Netta and Herman Gettenberg, Lynn W. and Gary S. Hayim Association

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American Friends Heckart, Shalom K Kahn, Michelle Lehman Brothers Investment Bank of Rambam Heller, Roma Kahn, Nelly M. Leibel, Adela Henka and Moshe (Mahala Kalisman, Amir and Ra’aya Leibovitz, Yosef Canadian Friends Masari) Rave Foundation Kalisman, Michael and Gayle Leo Baeck School of Rambam Herczeg, Agnes and George Kalisman, Shoshana and Ichak Zvi Leon and Zipporah Goldstein Hermetic Trust (1975) Ltd. Kamhi, Sami and Aiva Foundation British Friends Herschdoerfer, Aurelia and Karlin, Baruch and Amira Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation of Rambam Sigmund M. Kasner, Joseph Lepsker, Joshua Hershkovitz, Baruch Katan, Sylvia LeRoith, Derek French Friends Herzel Grinshpon - Investments Ltd. Katz, Frances R. Leuberski, Nilli of Rambam Hirsch, Shmuel and Geula Katz, Kalman and Sali Lev, Rami and Nira Hitter, Yoli Noe Katz, Miriam Levin, Liran Spanish Friends Hochfeld, Henry Kavodi, Rutie and Admon Levine, Joe and Karen Keen, Mark Levinger, Dedi of Rambam Hochstein, Michael and Suzanne Hod HaCarmel Rotary Club Keesing, Aleida Levitan, Oded Hod, Ofir Kemp, Rose and Daniel Levitus, May Israeli Friends Hoffman, Ron and Heather Keren Hayesod - United Levy, Guy of Rambam Hood, Rodney E. Israel Appeal Levy, Margite Hubert, Emmi Kessler, Howard Levy, Yosef and Pnina Kessler, Randall Lewin, Ben and Elizabeth I Ilex Medical Ltd. Kibbutz Dalia Lewin, Clement and Susan Immanuel College, UK Kibbutz Maabarot Lewis Family Charitable Trust In His Image Foundation Kibbutz Yagur Lewis, Jeffrey Iranian American Jewish Kitamura, Zeni and Ryuji Lewis, Stanley A. Federation of New York Klakstein, Arye and Zipora LIBI Fund, France Iranian Jewish Community Klakstein, Nir Libovner Voliner Benevolent Society of Los Angeles Klein, David Lichtenstein, Steve Ironi A School, Haifa Klein, John and Miriam Lidor, Avner Isak Gimpel, Salmon Kogan, Israel Liebes, Alicia Isracard Kohav, Itzhak Liebeskind, Arie L. and Doreen Israel Children’s Cancer Korn, Henry H. and Ellen Linial, Shimon and Rivka Foundation- ICCF Kornach, Michael Lipschik, Rochelle Israel Corporation Ltd. Krasnoslesky, Alexey and Galina Litany, Sara Israel Discount Bank Ltd. Kropveld, Erna Elsina Jacqueline Livnat, Moshe Isselbacher, Rachel Kross, Marc Louna, Joseph and Matilde Krueger, Harvey and Connie Luchins, David J J.C. Health Care Ltd. Krupp, George Lulki, Mila Emilie Jablow, Robert and Carol Kuperwaser, Mark and Judith Lustman, Felix Jacobson, Mitchell and Kathy Kutner Showel, Dora and Morris LycoRed Natural Products Jaglom, Elchanan Amiel Industries Ltd. James Leon Dubrow Foundation L Lamroth Hakol Jarndyce Foundation Landsburg, Morris and Elizabeth M Magen LaCholeh Jerichower, Gertrude Debora Larger Than Life Magid, Abe and Sally Jesselson Foundation Lasher, Moe and Charlotte Magid, Harold and Rhonda Jewish Center of Pelham Bay Laufer, Gerta Magid, Larry Jewish Child’s Day Laufer, Shlomo and Miriam Mahoney Cohen and Company Jewish Community of Greater Stowe Lavenstein, Lance Mandles, Martin Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas Lavi, Eliaz and Osnat Maramoresher Society Jewish Federation of Greater Lavon, Benjamin and Dalia Marchant, Debra Los Angeles Lawson, Erica Marcus, Paza and Dror Jewish Federation of Ventura County Lax, Michael and Family Margulies, Herman and Ruth Jewish Federations of Canada - UIA Lazaroff, Sophie Marina Galilee Mushrooms Ltd. JMF - Jeffrey Modell Foundation Le Comité de Soutien Amit Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten Joles, Harold Abramson Family Foundation Joseph Cohen, Abby Leeds Jewish Ex- Servicemen Marmelzat, Williard L. Jourdan, Michael M. and Iris and Women Association Marram, Edward RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Marvel Semiconductor Israel Ltd. Oren, Yehudit Rose Agriculture Ltd. Mashash, David and Dolly Osada (1998) Ltd. Rose, David Mashav Initiation and Osama Engineering Ltd. Rose, Jeremy Development Ltd. Oscar Gruss and Son Rosenberg, Malcolm Mason, Peter and Mary Oster, Abe and Ann Rosenfeld, Ernesto and Ildiko Matan - Investing in the Community Overseas Finance and Trading Rosengrad, Bruce R. and Ariella Maydan, Dan (Geneva) Ltd. Rosetree Trust Mayer, Mirel Rositzky, Doron Mayer, Etti and Leon P P.E.F. Israel Endowment Fund Ross Slater, Sabina Mayer, Itzack and Tzofiya Panamanian Jewish Community Rotenier, Richard Meizles, Yosef and Berta PanoCenter Rothberg, Heidi Melamed, Jacob and Dorice Papavassiliou, Christakis P. Rothenberg, Robert P. and Helene Melamed, Robert and Dalia Paris, Stuart A. and Elaine Rousso, Eli Mendel, Pierre Pariser, Paul S. and Lynn H. Rowe, Jacob Mendel, Yoseph and Rachel Pasadena Community Foundation Rubin, Jami and Reiff, Eric Mendelbaum, Salo and Merav Peletz, Pesia and Abraham Rudman, Duke M.B. Mendelson, Alan C. Perry, Lily and Morris Ruksan Investments Ltd. Mesznik, Eugenie Geula Pharmaexcel Ltd. Mesznik, Eytan and Shelly Phileona Foundation S Sachs, Benjamin P. Mesznik, Joel and Lynne Phillips, Rachel Samuel and Ethel Lefrak Trust Mesznik, Roger and Summers, Lynn Picciotto, Renato Samuels, John Milbert, Simon Pictet and Cie Sandler, Sam and Reba Miller, Alan B. and Jill Piso, Amram Sarbani, Erna and Naftali Miller, Antonia Pizan, Alf Sarfati, Shimon Minden Management Ltd. Pizan, Sidney Sarshar, Masud Mintz, Rivka and David Planet, Hagai Sasson, Joseph MIS Implants Technologies Ltd. Platnick, Geoffrey and Printz, Toby Savacool, Cecil Mizrahi, Margalit Polakoff, Dale Savion Industries (1987) Ltd. Morsel, Charles Polo Ralph Lauren Sayage, Michael Morsel, Issey Pomeranc, Jack and Sally Schipper, Lionel and Carol Mory Rauch, Leah Porat, Yigal and Zehava Schon, Lew Charles Moshkovitz, Pnina and Yossi Port, Irving and Sally Schreiber, John J. Portalo Holdings Inc. Schreiber, Paul S. and Joan N Nash Family Foundation Portsmouth Jewish Ladies Schusterman Foundation-Israel Nazareth United Bus Services Ltd. Benevolent Society Schwartsman, Vladimir Necht, Marius Prostek, Sylvia Schwartz, Ruth Neopharm (Israel) 1996 Ltd. Providental Finance Inc. Schwartz, Jesse and Carol Neufeld, N. Putsman, Maurice Seginer, Ido New West End Synagogue Seitchik Murray W. Newman, Erna and Bernard Q Quitman, Lectureship Sela, Ilan Niago, Sammy and Malka Sela, Tuvia Nilit Ltd. R Rabin, Yuval and Tal Serz-Weinreb, Olga Nimri, Ari Raff, Eitan Shalmiev, Grisha Nirenberg, Wilmesh Rashi Foundation Shapira, Rachel and Robbie Normand, Relly Rauch, Uzi Sheingut H.M. Ltd. Novack, Kenneth J. Raviv, David Shena, Rena Novartis Pharma Services AG Ravon Electronics Ltd. Sherball and Denmand Novo Nordisk Ltd. Raz, Amir Charitable Fund Nuspor Investments Reichmann, Susanne Sherman, Archie and Marjorie Rekah Foundation Shillman, Robert O Ofer Aviation Ltd. Rikover, Oder Shine, Barnett and Sylvia Ohebshalom, Fred Roche Israel Shinold, Zeev and Bruria Ohebshalom, Nader Rodaler SA Shipley, David and Dianna Olemberg, Isaac Rommer, Hanka and Simon Shitrit, Meir and Ruth Operation Embrace Foundation Ronal, Shalom and Shoshana Shmeltzer, Shlomo and Atalia Operation Wheelchair Committee Ronne and Donald Hess Foundation Shmuelvitz, Yifat

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American Friends Shochat, Hannah T Tadmor, Ze’ev and Zipora W Wald, Roza and Koptce of Rambam Shochat, Liora Tal-Mir Electronics Ltd. Waldman, Ella Shomer, Paula Talmon, Yehuda Waldman, Eyal Canadian Friends Shore, Fred Tanner, Harold and Nicki Wasser, Walter of Rambam Shore, Neil Tara Yesodot Nadlan Ltd. Wax, Robert and Sara Shoval - Engineering and Tauber, (Nachemsohn) Carla Weichsel, Arturo Werner and British Friends Construction TD Ameritrade Clearing Veronica F. de of Rambam Shreiber, Rivka and Naftali Technion - Israel Institute Weisman, Harlan F. Shuarma Hazan (Ford) Ltd. of Technology Wertheimer, Stef French Friends Shulman, Neville and Emma Temple Beth Sholom of White,Shelby and Levy, Leon of Rambam Shulsky, Marvin R. and Linda Roslyn Heights Wiesler, Mordechai and Michal Sidney Frank Foundation Temple Israel of Great Neck Wohl, Ruth and Harry Spanish Friends Silber, Rachel Temple Shaaray Tefila of Lawrence Wolf, Dora Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Wolff, Habar of Rambam Silverman, Joel and Nira Simon Wiesenthal Center The Azrieli Foundation Woodside Park Synagogue Simon, Harold The Bank Leumi Trust Company Ltd. Israeli Friends Sinai Temple, Los Angeles The Carter Family of London Yad Hanadiv of Rambam Y Singer, Daphne The Colburn Family Foundation Yahel Foundation in Memory Sislin, Leno and Paul The Doctors’ Committee at of Yehuda Leon Recanati Skolnick, Alex and Hannah Rambam Health Care Campus Yakov, Davidah Skolnick, Howard The Dr. Yaffa and Arie Yechiely, Menachem Noah Sloane, Marshall Shapiro Research Fund Yediot Tikshoret Smargon, Andrea The Harry and Jeanette Yekutiel Federman Fund Sminski, Michael Weinberg Foundation Yonah, Sasson and Dorit Snir, Edward and Ronit The Locker Foundation York, Joel and Family Soffer, Shaul and Yehudit The Nephrosis Research Foundation Yosephberg, Mina Sohnis, Jonathan and Edna The Nussia and Andre Youdim, Moussa and Fruma Solomon Schechter Day School Aisenstadt Foundation Young Israel of Long Beach of Greater Boston The Sobell Foundation Youssef Mir, Paul and Karmela Solomon, David and Mary Thirteen Synagogues of the Sonnenfeld, Moti Shore Area Walk for Israel Z Zafran, Anna Southend and Westcliff Toledano, Jacques Zeleznick, Ina and Lowell Hebrew Congregation Torel, Albert Zigdon, Hadar Staff of Rafael Ltd. Tramiel, Tzipi and Sam Zilberblum, Feibel Staransky, Alexander and Klara Trau, Solomon and Beryl Zilberman, Yakov and Dina Stark, Helen Troy, Gil Zimberg, Morton Stefan Adelipour For Life Foundation Truman, Carole Zimmerman, Martha Stein, Yonah and Yehuda Tzuckerman, Dina and Meir Zionism 2000 Sterling, David A. and Mona Zionist House Inc. Stier, Noam U UJA-Federation of New York Zuckerman, Boris Stock, Abe Union of Orthodox Jewish Stoler, Michael Congregations, NY Storage Leaseholds Inc. United Synagogue Youth Stowe, Marilyn Strasberger, Joseph V Variety Israel Strauss, Andres Tomas and Carolina Verbov, Hazel and Julian Strelitz, Robert Vigdor, Eliyahu Edgar Striar, Daniel and Marlene Villar International Ltd. Sultoon, Babette Vilmush-Nirenberg, Ze’ev Summers-Kurzer, Beverlie Vincent, Christian and David Vincent Vineyards Charity by the Our apologies if we have omitted Organization Association Super-Pharm Ltd. your name or erred in the listing. Suppree, Isidore D.L. of Winograd Please let us know so we can be Swartz, Sosan Visner, Tova sure to correct any oversight: [email protected] RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT Boards

Rambam Health Care Campus Scientific Board of Trustees Advisory Board

Eitan Wertheimer Professor Howard (Chaim) Cedar Chairman Chair, Israel

Udi Angel Eyal Ofer Professor Eugene Braunwald, USA Joseph Ciechanover Idan Ofer Professor Irun Cohen, Israel Nochi Dankner Ruth Rappaport Professor Scott Friedman,USA Moti Fishman Irit Rappaport Professor Hedvig Hricak, USA Levy Gerzberg Moshe Revach Professor Oded Shmueli, Israel Dani Goldman Ariela Wertheimer Professor Jacob Sznajder, USA Yehuda Hayuth Yona Yahav Peretz Lavie Uri Yanovski Professor Aaron Ciechanover Chair Emeritus, Israel

American Friends Canadian Friends Israeli Friends British Friends Spanish Friends of Rambam of Rambam of Rambam of Rambam of Rambam Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors Board of Directors

Adam O. Emmerich David Green Professor Yehuda Anita Alexander-Passe Robert Stern President President Hayuth Director President Chairman Harvey M. Krueger Kelly Wright Chief Rabbi Manuel Jambrina Vice President Administrative Assistant Moshe Gan Zvi Ephraim Mirvis Hernández Vice Chairman Patron Vice President David A. Sterling Kerry Auriat Secretary and Treasurer Earl Gorman Judith Asnin Mercedes Navares Marilyn Gotfrid Coordinator Calvo Michele Segelnick Ron Kalifer French Friends Secretary Executive Director Diane Wilson Uri Yanovski of Rambam Legal Advisor Board of Directors Samuel Jambrina Yair Kagan Canadian Medical Sánchez Executive Vice President Advisory Board Samuel Frei Joelle Abitbol Treasurer Emeritus Treasurer President Dr. Mark Bernstein Viorica Stern Meri Barer Dr. Eli Bienenstock Rachel Shapira Helene Nacach León Bendayan Relly Dibner Dr. Dafna Gladman Gila Tzlik Treasurer Isabel Sánchez Martín George A. Feldenkreis Dr. Barry Goldlist Vered Avitan Alan Forman Dr. Sam Handelsman Dr. Yvan Coscas Levy Gerzberg Dr. Helen Nadel Annie Bourgeat Wax Frances R. Katz Dr. Uri Sagman Yaelle Gamon Taieb Alan C. Mendelson Dr. Jonathan Wilson Jami Rubin Jesse M. Schwartz Jonathan Sohnis Aaron D. Spencer Irma Spencer

53 Leadership

Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc General Director and CEO

Shimon Reisner, MD Deputy Director

Karl Skorecki, MD Director, Medical and Research Development

Esther Golan, PhD Chief Operating Officer

Michael Halberthal, MD Deputy Director

Hanna Admi, RN, PhD Director of Nursing

Amos Etzioni, MD Deputy Director, Pediatric Medicine

Michael Aviram, DSc Director, Clinical Research Institute at Rambam (CRIR)

Ehud Klein, MD Director, Division of Research

Ora Israel, MD Director, Nuclear Medicine RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Ronit Segal Hirshberg, PhD CEO, Rambam Health Corporation and Director, Department of Economics and Marketing

Nissim Haim Director, Division of Human Resources and Division of Logistics and Operations

Amir Waiman Director, Division of United Finance

Aryie Berkoviz Director, Department of Engineering, Rambam Health Corporation

Sara Tzafrir Chief Information Officer

Leon Levi, MD Assistant to the General Director Director, Medical Administration Unit

Fuad Basis, MD Deputy Director, Medical and Research Development Director, Accreditation Project

Avi Weissman, MD Director, Medical Operations

Zahava Talmor Assistant to the General Director

55 New Appointments 2014

RAMBAM HCC DIRECTOR, PROF. RAFI BEYAR GREETS NEWLY APPOINTED DIRECTORS l-r: Professor Benjamin Brenner Director, Hematology Institute

Professor Ron Epelbaum Director, Oncology Institute

Dr. Yosef Ben-Ari Director, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care

Professor Zeev Weiner Director, Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit

Dr. Marcia Javitt Director, Department of Medical Imaging

Professor Rafi Beyar Director & CEO, Rambam Health Care Campus

Dr. Hagit Baris Feldman Director, Genetic Institute RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

2014 Atidim / Ofakim Research Awardees

The Edna & Jonathan Sohnis The Rambam Ofakim Clinical Scientific Atidim (Horizons) Award Research Award Nira Arad-Cohen, MD Moran Amit, MD Department of Pediatric Hemato-oncology Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Nesrin Ghanem-Zoubi, MD Infectious Diseases Unit

The Rambam Atidim Gidon Berger, MD (Futures) Award Department of Internal Medicine B and Pulmonary Institute Amit Katz, MD Department of Thoracic Surgery Ayal Rozenberg, MD Department of Neurology Utai Rudich, MD Orthopedic Section

57 2014 2014 Rambam Award

Mrs. Herta and Mr. Paul Amir Ms. Relly and Mr. Brent Dibner Professor Howard (Chaim) Cedar Mr. Yona Yahav

See the videos of the 2014 awardees:

Mrs. Herta and Mr. Paul Amir

l-r: Prof. Rafi Beyar and 2014 Rambam Award Winners: Mr. and Mrs. Amir, Mrs. And Mr. Dibner, Prof. Cedar and Mayor Yahav Ms. Relly and Mr. Brent Dibner

The Rambam Award honors individuals and Mr. Yona Yahav. The awardees of extraordinary vision, whose major are distinguished by their deeds, contributions to medicine, technology generosity, and dedication to society, and humanity are improving the which will continue to impact the wellbeing of countless individuals in quality of medical care in Israel—and at Professor Howard Israel and around the world. Rambam—for years to come. (Chaim) Cedar

In 2014, the Rambam Award was bestowed upon Mrs. Herta and Mr. Paul Amir, Ms. Relly and Mr. Brent Dibner, Prof. Howard (Chaim) Cedar, Mr. Yona Yahav RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Previous Recipients Committee 2013 Professor Rafi Beyar Mr. David Green Director and CEO, Rambam HCC Dr. Sol J. Barer and Mrs. Meri Barer Professor Karl Skorecki 2012 Director of Medical and Research Professor Richard L. Popp, MD Development, Rambam HCC Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein Ms. Joan H. and Mr. Sanford I. Weill Professor Yehuda Hayuth Chairman, Israeli Friends 2011 of Rambam Mr. Harvey Krueger Mrs. Gila Almagor Agmon Mr. Nochi Dankner Dr. Donna E. Shalala The Hon. Mrs. Laura Wolfson Townsley Mr. Joseph Fishman of blessed memory / The Fishman Family

2010 Mrs. Ruth Rappaport Mr. Sammy Ofer of blessed memory Rabbi Elimelech Firer Professor Moshe Revach

59 Honor Roll

Awards for Scientific Achievement

For the second consecutive year, Rambam has administered two newly established, prestigious nationwide medical research programs providing generous competitive research grants.

The Ernest and Bonnie Beutler Research The Youdim Family Prize for Excellence in Program of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Cancer Research

The Youdim Family Prize for Excellence in Cancer Research has been established by Technion Professor Emeritus Moussa Youdim, to support cancer research exemplified by excellence, novelty, and/or scientific breakthroughs.

2014 Awardeew Yuval Shaked, PhD Assistant Professor and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology The Ernest and Bonnie Beutler Research of the Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Program of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Medicine, Technion-IIT, Haifa, Israel. was established by Bonnie Beutler to honor the memory and work of her late husband, Dr. Ernest Beutler. This program supports high level genomic research projects of Israeli investigators.

2014 Awardee Tsvee Lapidot, PhD Incumbant, the Edith Arnoff Stein Professorial Chair in Stem Cell Research, Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 2014 Competitive Grants

Funding Agency

Israel Cancer Association Dr. Geula Klorin Gyneco-Oncology Unit Dr. Shoham Shivtiel-Arad Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Section Dr. Dov Hershkovitz Pathology Institute Dr. Ruth Perets Division of Oncology Dr. Daniel Kurnik Clinical Pharmacology Unit Dr. Tsila Zuckerman Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Section

United States-Israel Binational Foundation (BSF) Dr. Yoreh Barak Department of Ophthalmology

Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) Dr. Moran Amit Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Israel Pain Association Professor Eilon Eisenberg Pain Relief Unit

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Dr. Zohar Keidar Nuclear Medicine Institute

Ministry of Economy Dr. Zahava Gallimidi Department of Radiology Professor Anat Aharon Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Section Professor Dorit Ben-Shachar Division of Psychiatry

European Commision Dr. Ruth Perets Division of Oncology Dr. Shoham Shivtiel-Arad Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Section

AO Foundation Dr. Hadar Zigdon Department of Periodontology

The Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research Professor Tzvi Dwolatzky Department of Geriatric Services

Gassner Fund for Medical Research Dr. Hagit Baris Feldman Genetic Institute

61 Fiscal Overview

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES (in millions of shekels)

2014 2013

INCOME: Medical services rendered 1,441 1,348 Donations* 19 19 Research projects 33 28 Other 15 16 1,508 1,411

ALLOCATIONS: Building construction and renovation 94 156 Medical equipment 32 17 Computerized equipment 5 4 Equipment and supplies 4 5 135 182

EXPENSES: Salaries 999 932 Medical and technical equipment 192 209* Maintenance 77 70 Operating expenses 161 164* General administrative expenses 86 74 1,515 1,449 Full reports are available upon request.

* Recalculated

INCOME 2010-2014 (in millions of shekels)

1,600

1,508

1,411 1,400

1,320

1,200 1,194

1,098

1,000

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

* Not including donations from Friends organizations RAMBAMHCC l 2014 ANNUAL REPORT Patient Care

PATIENT CARE

2014 2013

Annual admissions 86,178 81,610 Total patient days 350,526 341,302 Emergency department visits 127,404 121,542 Outpatient visits 662,451 602,859 Total patients treated 245, 319 237,819 Imaging 264,961 259,910 Laboratory exams 12,549,878 12,205,350 Surgical procedures 52,762 54,056 Deliveries 5,297 5,080 Average occupancy 95% 93%

NUMBER OF DELIVERIES 2010-2014

5,400

5,297

5,200

5,098 5,077 5,080

5,000 5,006

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

RESEARCH

2014 2013

New research 367 412 Active research 1373 1315*

* Recalculated

63 Employees and Capacity

EMPLOYEES BY SECTOR OVERALL CAPACITY

Household and Hospital beds 960 Administration Physicians 1,048 1,034 Medical institutes 38 Inpatient wards 61

4,708 Specialization units 73 EMPLOYEES Outpatient clinics 113

Allied Health Nurses 1,016 1,610

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