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Contact:

Dr. Gerry ShowstackResource DevelopmentTel: 972-8-646-7435, Mobile: 972-54-220-2608email: shows1@netvision.net.il

Soroka Medical CenterExternal AffairsTel: 972-8-640-3963, Fax: 972-8-640-3901email: iritbibi@clalit.org.il

American Friends of Soroka Medical CenterP.O Box 184-H Scarsdale, NY 10583Tel: 914-725-9070, Fax: 914-725-9073email: americanfriends@soroka.orgwebsite: www.soroka.org

BackgroundA new Endoscopy Institute is needed at Soroka Medical Center, as a critically important component in the comprehensive gastroenterology services Soroka provides to families throughout the Negev. In the framework of gastroenterology services, Soroka Medical Center diagnoses, treats and monitors patients with gastrointestinal and liver disorders and performs invasive and noninvasive treatments and endoscopic examinations to diagnose, treat and prevent diseases in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract and in the gallbladder and pancreatic ducts.

Gastroenterology services at Soroka Medical Center include:

Endoscopy Institute �

Gastroenterology Clinic �

Clinic for Early Detection of Colon Cancer �

Hepatology Clinic �

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Clinic �

Clinic for Digestive System Motility Disorders �

Thousands of consultation hours are also provided annually to the inpatient hospital wards requiring gastroenterology expertise.

Soroka is one of the leading and most advanced centers in Israel for gastroenterology in both the types and scope of the treatments it provides, surpassing the patient scope of other Israeli medical centers by dozens of percents. Every year about 500 new cases of colon cancer are discovered at Soroka, of the total 4,000 discovered throughout Israel annually.

In 2009 more than 14,000 endoscopic procedures were carried out at Soroka, in addition to attending to more than 12,000 outpatient visits to the clinics.

The gastroenterology staff of 10 physicians consistently seeks and achieves excellence in their clinical work, scientific investigation, and teaching. The medical staff is involved in academic research at both the clinical and basic science levels. Eight registered nurses comprise the nursing staff, most with advanced academic degrees. The clinical staff is highly motivated and provides the most advanced professional service and patient care. Medical and nursing students are assigned to gastroenterology rotations throughout the year. The Chair of Gastroenterology at Soroka, Prof. Alexander Fich, currently serves as President of the Israel Gastroenterological Association.

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The NeedGastroenterology was established at Soroka 20 years ago, occupying a total area of 350 square meters for all gastroenterology services at the hospital, when the population of Beer Sheva and vicinity was approximately 330,000. What once was adequate has long since failed to keep pace with a rapidly growing population - the population of the Negev for which Soroka is responsible currently stands at 1,000,000 including 400,000 children - and increased medical needs which have grown substantially as well.

As a result and to meet the increased needs of this growing population, gastroenterology

activity has increased several fold and Soroka leads the country

in the number of intakes and procedures performed annually.

Unfortunately, the physical conditions in terms of space

and equipment have not kept up with the ever-growing demands for

medical services of the highest quality. The field of gastroenterology at Soroka has

a long tradition of commitment to the highest standards of medical treatment and academic achievements, and in order to maintain this important tradition significant investment in infrastructure and equipment is mandatory.

The existing number of rooms for physicians, procedures, and labs falls far short of that required to serve current and future needs, while providing privacy and jealously guarding the dignity of patients.

The New Endoscopy InstituteThe proposed new Endoscopy Institute, a component of the gastroenterology service, will occupy 500 square meters. It will be located in an area of the medical center undergoing an impressive process of renewal, and will be five times larger than the space allocated to it today.

The new Endoscopy Institute will contain the following facilities:

4 examination rooms �

6 rooms for medical procedures �

post-operative and post-procedure recovery areas �

private dressing area for patients �

pharmaceutical room �

room for sterilizing equipment �

a spacious reception and waiting area �

The new institute will make it possible to carry out medical procedures in a facility able and much better adapted to fulfill the total medical needs of the population. It will increase the quantity while maintaining the high quality of procedures performed and also ensure patient privacy.

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Plans CostsThe total cost of designing, plans, construction, equipment and furnishings for the new Endoscopy Institute will be $2,500,000. Of these stages and components, design and initial planning have already been executed and the structural framework has already been constructed.

Donation and Donor RecognitionSoroka Medical Center is seeking a donation of $1,000,000 to complete the new Endoscopy Institute project. The Endoscopy Institute can be named by the donor.

Prominent donor recognition will be provided at the Endoscopy Institute, including signage on the façade of the building and on the Donors Wall of Honor at Soroka Medical Center. All publicity and publications will also acknowledge the donor. A dignified public dedication and naming ceremony will also be held.

Thank you for your considerationof this opportunity and request

American Friends of Soroka Medical CenterP.O Box 184-H Scarsdale, NY 10583

Tel: 914-725-9070Fax: 914-725-9073

email: americanfriends@soroka.orgwebsite: www.soroka.org

Soroka Medical CenterPOB 151, Beer-Sheva,84101 IsraelTel: 972-8-640-3963Fax: 972-8-640-3901email: iritbibi@clalit.org.ilwebsite: www.soroka.co.il

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