As bicycle riding becomes an increasingly popular sport in Israel, there is an increasing danger of accidents and injuries. To enhance safety awareness and to educate the population, The Institute of Physical Therapy at Rabin Medical Center held a special exhibition on safe riding at the large mall located right across the street from the hospital. At this popular shopping center, especially busy before the Rosh Hashanah holiday, the staff of the Institute set up a special booth where they demonstrated safety rules for bicycling and handed out information pamphlets on "Healthy behavior on the roads." Many shoppers showed great interest in the exhibition and were happy to receive some important lifesaving tips. Rabin Medical Center firmly believes in the importance of educating the community toward a healthier, safer environment and lifestyle.
The director of the Department of Organ Transplantation at
Rabin Medical Center, Professor Eytan Mor, recently visited New
York City and spoke to American Friends of Rabin Medical Center
supporters of the pioneering work in organ transplantation.
In Israel for only two days in October 2005, the former Mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani, found time to
visit Rabin Medical Center's Davidoff Center, the largest and most prestigious center for the treatment and
research of cancer in the Middle East, and fulfilled the promise he made at the 2004 NY gala dinner to visit Israel.
A new type of artificial heart – the Heart Mate 3, which gives the recipient a pulse and blood pressure – has been imported and implanted here for the first time at the Rabin Medical Center- Beilinson in Petah Tikva.