03.06.2011                      1.Siwan, 5771                      Rosch Chodesch; Tag 45 des Omer

Medizin:

Record of 35 organs transplanted into 27 people this week

Israel Transplant matched donor organs, which were rushed on ice to the transplant centers where the surgical teams were ready.

A record number of 35 lifesaving organs were transplanted into 27 patients in the past week, according to Israel Transplant – which noted that the number of organs donated during such a short time is unprecedented.
Surgeons at Emek Medical Center in Afula; Rambam Medical Center in Haifa; Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus in Petah Tikva; Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Petah Tikva; Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem; Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer; Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba; and Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot worked around the clock to remove the organs from deceased donors and transplant them into patients….