Dr. David Applebaum, founder and director of TEREM Immediate
Medical Care, Israel's first free standing emergency facility
which today encompasses six primary care and emergency care
clinics, was feted by the mayors of Jerusalem, Maaleh Adumim,
and Modiin, as well Magen David Adom Director Avi Zohar, the
leaders of the four kupot cholim, and officials from
the Health Ministry at a gala 10th anniversary celebration.
"TEREM changed the map of emergency medicine in Israel," said
Dr. Koby Asaf, Director of Emergency Medicine at Hadassah Ein
Karem.
In Yerushalayim TEREM operates the emergency care clinic in
the Magen David Adom building in Romema. According to a
booklet it published in connection with this anniversary,
"TEREM in run according to the mitzvas that are associated
with medicine . . . TEREM insists on hiddur in
connection with medical care. Not only a pleasing esrog,
but also a pleasing clinic and pleasant medical care. In
TEREM, all melochos on Shabbos are performed by a
professional, highly competent, non-Jewish staff. The mitzvah
of gemilus chassodim motivates TEREM . . . At TEREM we
see our work as avodas kodesh . . .
TEREM and Diagnostic Imaging, Ltd. are marking their 10th
Anniversary with the introduction of teleradiology services,
further bolstering quality patient-care with the latest
cutting-edge technology. Teleradiology is the electronic
transmission of radiological images, including x-rays,
sonograms, CAT scans, MRIs, and nuclear medicine, from one
location to another. Teleradiology improves access to quality
radiological interpretations and thus significantly enhances
patient care, especially in medical facilities without
immediate or on-site radiologist support, as well as in on-
call situations. Users in different locations can
simultaneously view images for review and consultation.
"This teleradiology service means that doctors and patients
will have round the clock access to a radiologist for quick,
accurate diagnoses," said Dr. Applebaum.
Every year, 100,000 patients are treated at the six TEREM
clinics -- including clinics for emergency care and primary
care -- located in Jerusalem, Maaleh Adumim and Modiin. Over
70,000 people were treated in 1999 at the free standing
emergency clinic in Romema alone, more than the number
treated at Hadassah's emergency room, double the number of
Sha'arei Tzedek and four times the number of people treated
at Bikur Cholim's emergency room.
