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Sea views and sailing boats at Rambam Hospital: This is the way to relieve isolated bone marrow transplants | Israel today

2022-03-24T12:28:31.853Z


The initiative was made possible thanks to a unique donation of thousands of shekels made by the family of the late Arnon Uri.


The blue sea, the view of Haifa Bay and sailing boats are an integral part of the recovery period of bone marrow transplants treated at Rambam.

The initiative, which is entirely dedicated to the well-being of hematologic patients, was made possible thanks to a unique donation of thousands of shekels made by the family of the late Arnon Uri, a resident of the northern moshav Netiv HaShayara, who died about leukemia at the age of 65. Uri was treated at Rambam for months Long, during which he also underwent a bone marrow transplant and was hospitalized in an isolation room for a period of four months, in order to protect him from infections and complications.

The isolated rooms, although including all the medical equipment required to maintain the patient's health, and are even equipped with a TV for watching a variety of channels, high-speed internet, personal toilet and shower, but do not have a window.

During the period of hospitalization, Uri aroused the desire to facilitate other patients and after consulting with friends and various professionals, he decided to initiate the donation of equipment that would allow isolated bone marrow transplant recipients to enjoy a "virtual window" overlooking the Mediterranean views outside Maimonides.

"Dealing with the course of the disease, while isolating it, is not easy," says Yaffa Uri, the late Uri's wife. The array.

"I'm glad he got to see how the idea begins to take shape and become a reality, before he dies."

The late Arnon Uri,

As mentioned, thanks to the unique contribution of the Uri family, three screens were installed in three hospital rooms of the bone marrow transplant unit in the hematology system at Rambam, for patients required to stay in long isolation. These are not regular TV screens Outside for patients in isolation rooms without a window, the screens are connected to a dedicated high-resolution camera, which broadcasts about 24 hours a day the nearby beach and the northern promenade, near the hospital and the only one in Israel facing north, directly into the hospital rooms.

According to Prof. Tzila Zuckerman, director of the hematology department: "This is an exciting gesture from the late Arnon and his family, a gesture that contributes greatly to patients' ability to feel life outside the ward and facilitate the lengthy hospitalization sometimes required of patients in the unit."

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Source: israelhayom

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