title: East Jerusalem Hospitals Network
text: # East Jerusalem Hospitals Network
  
  The East Jerusalem Hospitals Network (EJHN) (Arabic: شبكة مستشفيات القدس الشرقية) is a network of six hospitals in East Jerusalem. The network was founded in 1997 with the support of Palestinian politician Faisal Husseini. The network plays a crucial role in the Palestinian health care system.
  
  ## The six hospitals
  
  The six hospitals are as follows:
  
  * Augusta Victoria Hospital, As-Sawana (within At-Tur (Mount of Olives))
  * Makassed Hospital, At-Tur (Mount of Olives)
  * Saint John Eye Hospital Group, Sheikh Jarrah
  * Red Crescent Maternity Hospital (also called Palestinian Red Crescent Society Hospital)
  * Princess Basma Centre for Children with Disabilities
  * St. Joseph's Hospital, Sheikh Jarrah, (run by the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition)
  
  ## Conferences
  
  * First Annual Conference: Annual East Jerusalem Hospitals Conference: “Building a Network, Improving Patient Care”, 8–9 December 2011, in Jerusalem
  * Second Annual Conference: 2nd Annual East Jerusalem Hospitals Conference "Striving for Excellence Under Crisis", 30 January 2013, Jerusalem
  
  ## Management
  
  * Abdel-Qader Husseini, Chairman
  * Walid Namour, Secretary General
  