Israeli hospital receives £27million donation for cancer research
Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva serves over 500,000 patients annually and is among Israel's leading medical centres. The donation is the largest every in Israel's history.
Beilinson Hospital in Israel has received a donation of £27million earmarked for integrative cancer research.
The donation, the largest ever in the county’s history, came from Philanthropists Dr. Susan and Dr. Henry Samueli, who donated £20 million to establish the Samueli Integrative Cancer Pioneering Institute, as well as £7 million from the Clalit Health Services, Israel’s largest healthcare provider caring for 5 million patients.
Dr. Susan and Dr. Henry Samueli, California-based co-founder of Broadcom and Chairman of the Board, were attracted to Beilinson Hospital’s “inclusive approach toward whole-person cancer care and world-class clinical services, research and innovation focused on the full-patient journey, incorporated with the global-level comprehensive databases of Clalit Health Services.”
Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva serves over 500,000 patients annually and is among Israel’s leading medical centres.
The cancer research at Beilinson will aim to find next-level solutions from the “integration of the complete patient’s journey from diagnosis through treatment to recovery, powered by advanced artificial intelligence,” the hospital said.
Beilinson Hospital CEO Dr. Eytan Wirtheim, thanked the Samuelis for their generous donation, saying “its will enable us to find a cure for cancer that impacts millions of people around the world.
“The Institute is keen to form partnerships and collaborations with the global cancer community, including academia, health organisations, industry and foundations – to transform cancer care and create a new future for cancer patients,” Dr. Wirtheim said.
Prof. Gal Markel, the head of the Davidoff Center and chairman of the Samueli Integrative Cancer Pioneering Institute, said the hospital aims to merge the axes surrounding the patients, their families and environment with the axes of the disease, “contrary to the common approach that focuses on the disease only.”
“This will lead to breakthroughs from the molecular to digital level, with the goal of curing and extending the lives of cancer patients, while improving their quality of life. We are immensely grateful to the Samuelis for providing transformative resources to cancer research for the benefit of patients around the world,” Prof. Markel added.
Dr. Susan and Dr. Henry Samueli said they expect the Institute, under Dr. Markel’s leadership, to “challenge existing care paradigms and create a better future for cancer patients inside of Israel and beyond.”
“The true measure of success will be the adoption of these approaches by other leading institutes throughout the world. We are also thrilled to be expanding our integrative healthcare philanthropy to a world-class institution in Israel,” the couple said.
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