The Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) paid tribute to the thousands of nurses who work at Hadassah hospitals at the annual Nurses Above and Beyond ceremony, which took place on National Nurses Day on Tuesday, May 6, ahead of International Nurses Day on Monday, May 12.
Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America (HWZOA), and the HMO director general’s office presented the Nancy Falchuk Nursing Scholarship Award to outstanding staff members for their professionalism, dedication and compassion, named for Hadassah’s 24th national president, a nurse. Philanthropy Division Campaign Chair Dianne Gottlieb and Hadassah Offices in Israel Executive Director Suzie Patt Benvenisti represented HWZOA.
Colleagues and family members joined their loved ones in celebrating their achievements. Recipients included those who served more than 300 days of reserve duty with the Israel Defense Forces.
“It was moving and inspiring to hear some of the stories of the remarkable dedication and care of nurses from throughout Hadassah, at Ein Kerem, Mt. Scopus and our Beit Shemesh,” says Patt Benvenisti. “I am so proud to represent HWZOA, an organization that started off sending two nurses to Israel in 1913 and continues its long and special connection to nursing today, as founder and owner of the Hadassah-Henrietta Szold School of Nursing.”
She continued, “It is always special to encounter the heroes of Hadassah, who go above and beyond day in and day out. Honoring the cream of the crop today, in a challenging time period for our country, was an important moment and a great source of pride for all of Hadassah.”
Congratulations to all awardees.
From Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus:
Dora Yael Yehudit Havi – Orthopedic Rehabilitation Nurse
David Yosef – Nurse, Internal Medicine B
Nechama Elbilia – Head Nurse, Maternity Ward C
From Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem:
Netanel Ozen – Bone Marrow Transplant Unit Nurse
Svetlana Zubokov – Nurse, Orthopedics A
Bar Hotrer Horowitz – Nurse, Adult Emergency Department
Elena Gaitsgory – Pediatric Day Hospitalization Nurse
Siham Shibli Masarwa – Chief Nurse, Imaging Department
From Hadassah Beit Shemesh:
Riki Ben David – Chief Nurse, Beit Shemesh Clinic
Special Recognition, Deputy Director’s Award:
Dr. Nurit Porat, Head of Quality and Safety Division
