Our 50,000th Birth
Nineteen-year-old Hafsah Omar Radaydiah of the West Bank village of Ebiedieh gave birth to Holy Family Hospital’s 50,000th baby at 9:30 a.m., local time on Oct. 18, 2010. The baby girl, Aisha, weighed 7.5 pounds and measured 19.7 inches at birth. She is Hafsah and Isam Radaydiah’s first child.
Read MoreSeptember 3, 2013
The Joy of Working at Holy Family Hospital
The first thing Mary Maoh, the indispensable social worker of Holy Family Hospital, does in the mornings when she comes to work is to visit the newborn babies in the nursery and in the intensive care unit. “The babies are all like a gift, I see life in…
Read MoreMay 5, 2013
The First Baby Born
Dina Atik is not much different than the average American college student. The bright and vivacious 20-year-old likes to sleep late during her summer vacation, enjoys shopping expeditions with her girlfriends, likes to watch movies, and when she gets the “munchies” she loves to snack on cornflakes with milk.
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2012
Milestone Birth at West Bank Hospital Seen as a Symbol of Peace for Holy Land
Doctors deliver historic 50,000th baby at Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem its 50,000th baby WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct 18, 2010 – She is a ray of hope, arriving Oct. 18 in one of the world’s poorest, most volatile regions. She is Aisha – the 50,000th baby born at Holy Family…
Read MoreOctober 18, 2010
“Birthplace of Hope” Prepares for Historic Delivery
Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem prepares to welcome its 50,000th baby WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 14, 2010 – The staff of Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem is preparing for a historic birth at the facility, located only 500 yards from the traditional birthplace of Jesus. After 20 years of operation,…
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2010
