Twenty Years

After twenty years of operation, Holy Family Hospital will be reaching a significant milestone this year…

it’s 50,000th birth since inception!

Now seems the perfect time to rejoice on the hospital’s achievements and give thanks for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta’s devotion to the families in the Holy Land especially the poor and destitute.

Holy Family Hospital has gone from 1,000 births annually to over 3,000.

Its outpatient clinics have grown from 3,600 consultations, a year, to over 22,000.

The hospital built and maintains the only neonatal intensive care unit in the region – annually saving the lives of 400 premature and low-birth-weight infants.

Holy Family Hospital has trained nearly 90 midwives – the entire number working in all hospitals in the entire West Bank.

The hospital now offers mammography, laparoscopic surgery, and Echo Doppler diagnosis not found anywhere else in the region.

The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, through the hospital, provides steady employment and a fair wage for its 150 employees, many of whom are the sole support of large extended families.

The hospital has facilitated Israeli-Palestinian cooperation in the medical field.

As a result of the hospital’s expanded services to meet the evolving health needs of the region, the hospital budget has grown from under $1 million to $3.7 million annually. Patient payments produce income of $2.1 million and the remaining $1.6 million comes from generous donors around the World.

We invite you to visit our website at www.birthplaceofhope.org to track the 50,000th birth and to learn more about the various ways you can assist those living in the birthplace of Jesus Christ.