Fact Sheet

Holy Family Hospital provides state-of-the art maternal and child care to the poor women and infants of the region. 25% of those served reside in refugee camps.
Array of services includes: prenatal care and delivery, out-patient postnatal care, gynecology, education about childbirth and childcare, social services for families, and mobile clinical outreach to remote areas.
The hospital has delivered over 47,000 babies (3,213 in 2009).
The hospital provides the only available long-term hospitalization for mothers with high-risk pregnancies.
An average of 13% of the deliveries at the Hospital must be admitted into the neonatal department for intensive medical care (the only one in the region).
In 2009, 21,587 women and children were examined through outpatient consultations.
Referral hospital to four refugee camps operated by the United Nations Relief Works Agency.
The ever resilient staff has never closed its doors despite political conflict, road closures and curfews.
The Hospital recruits and trains native-born medical professionals; particularly providing opportunities for women in a region where there are few others.
Patient payments only cover 33% of the total cost of operation (the Bethlehem region has neither a social welfare system nor health insurance).