تأسست شبكة مستشفيات القدس الشرقية في العام 1997 تحت قيادة وتوجيه المرحوم فيصل الحسيني، وذلك بهدف توحيد المرافق الصحية في القدس الشرقية وتعزيز دورهم المفصلي في النظام الصحي الفلسطيني. ويرتكز عمل الشبكة على تطوير مؤسساتها وتحسين نوعية خدماتهم والحفاظ على استمرارية الرعاية المقدمة من قبلهم.
وتتألف شبكة القدس الشرقية من ست مؤسسات صحية: مركز الأميرة بسمة للتأهيل، ومستشفى أوغستا فيكتوريا، ومستشفى المقاص
د، ومستشفى سان جون للعيون، ومستشفى سان جوزيف، ومستشفى جمعية الهلال الأحمر الفلسطيني. وتقدم مستشفيات القدس الشرقية خدمات أساسية للعناية المتخصصة في النظام الصحي الفلسطيني، حيث يتم تحويل المرضى الذين يحتاجون لخدمات وإجراءات غير متوفرة في الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة من قبل وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية إليها من أجل العلاج. ويذكر أن الحالات التي يتم تحويلها من الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة تشكل أكثر من نصف الحالات التي تعالجها مؤسسات الشبكة، الأمر الذي يؤكد على الدور الهام الذي تلعبه الشبكة في تزويد الفلسطينيين بالخدمات الصحية. East Jerusalem Hospitals Network
(EJHN)
Background:
The East Jerusalem Hospitals Network (EJHN) was established in 1997 under the leadership and guidance of the late Feisal Husseini, with the strategic vision of unifying the health facilities in East Jerusalem and emphasizing their significant role within the Palestinian health system. The EJHN comprises six facilities including Makassed Islamic Charitable Hospital, Augusta Victoria Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital, Red Crescent Society Hospital, and the Jerusalem Princess Basma Center for Disabled Children. In 2003, the EJHN began efforts to officially institutionalize the Network as the first hospital network in East Jerusalem and Palestine. The work focused on developing its institutions, improving the quality of the services provided and assuring a continuum of care. East Jerusalem Hospitals continue to serve as the main centers for specialized care within the Palestinian health system. Patients needing services and procedures that are not available in the West Bank and Gaza are referred for treatment in the EJHN facilities by the Palestinian Ministry of Health. On average, over 70% of the EJHN patients are referred from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. As such, EJHN plays a critical role in providing health services to the Palestinian people. In 2016, over 25,000 West Bank and Gaza patients were referred by MoH to East Jerusalem, representing more than 40% of all MoH referrals, and more than two-thirds of the EJHN caseload. In addition, EJHs represent the main training hub in Palestine, with more than 150 resident doctors doing 2-6 years training in 12 specialities every year, together with hundreds of medical students, nurses and technicians. Over the last three years, five East Jerusalem Hospitals have obtained Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, which is an international certification of achieving very high standards of patient quality and safety. These hospitals are the first in Palestine to achieve this goal. The EJHN Quality, Safety and Continuous Education committees meet regularly to share information and lessons learnt in implementing the Joint Commission requirements and upgrade the overall standards. East Jerusalem Hospital Network
Mission Statement:
Working in partnership to enhance the health and well-being of Palestinians by providing health education and promotion, quality clinical care, clinical research and teaching health professionals. Objectives:
• Delivery of quality services through the implementation of patient safety standards and international accreditation standards (ISO, JCI).
• Develop joint training program for staff in member hospitals.
• Encourage collaboration in clinical research among member hospitals.
• Increase community awareness through joint health education and promotion activities.
• Ensure an environment that allows the East Jerusalem Hospitals to continue to achieve their mission.
