Max Sandreczky

Max Sandreczky was a pediatric surgeon who started in 1858 the first pediatric hospital practicing western medicine in Jerusalem, named "Marienstift". He settled in Jerusalem in 1868.[1] The hospital was known for its humanistic, warm approach, and it served sick children from all religions: Muslim, Christian and Jewish.[2] Sandreczky himself died in 1899, by committing suicide. Shortly after his death the hospital closed down.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/the-makings-of-history-an-unsung-medical-hero-1.353480
  2. ↑ Nissim Levi, "The History of Medicine in the Holy Land: 1799-1948"