# Misgav Ladach > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Misgav_Ladach > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Misgav_Ladach.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misgav_Ladach > Source revision: 1330381027 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Hospital in Jerusalem Misgav Ladach Kupat Holim Meuhedet Misgav Ladach hospital, Jerusalem Geography Location Jerusalem Organisation Type General Religious affiliation Jewish History Opened 1854 **Misgav Ladach** ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): מִשְׂגָּב לַדָּךְ) is a Jewish [hospital](/source/Hospital) in [Katamon](/source/Katamon), [Jerusalem](/source/Jerusalem) that belongs to [Kupat Holim Meuhedet](/source/Kupat_Holim_Meuhedet), Israel's third largest health insurance organisation. ## Etymology The name of the hospital, literally "refuge for the suffering," derives from [Psalms](/source/Psalms) 9:10.[1] ## History Misgav Ladach's original premises, 1915 Misgav Ladach hospital was established in 1854 in the [Old City](/source/Old_City_(Jerusalem)) of Jerusalem, funded by the French [Rothschild family](/source/Rothschild_family). The hospital, founded to enable the Jews to be independent of Christian missionary hospitals,[1] served the city's Jewish population in this location until the Israeli [1948 Arab–Israeli War](/source/1948_Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_War) in 1948, when the Jordanian army conquered the [Jewish Quarter](/source/Jewish_Quarter_(Jerusalem)).[2] The hospital reopened in [Katamon](/source/Katamon) in western Jerusalem, where it operated for 40 years as a maternity hospital.[1] After moving into new premises, a 6,700-sq.m., three-story building on Hizkiyahu Hamelech Street, the non-profit Sephardi organization that owned it went bankrupt.[3] The building was purchased by Kupat Holim Meuhedet, renovated and reopened in 2005.[4] In 2022, Meuhedet announced the hospital will be renovated and turned over to its subsidiary management company Medica.[5] ## Medical innovations ### Misgav Ladach method The Misgav Ladach method for [Cesarean section](/source/Cesarean_section) was developed by Michael Stark based on the [Joel-Cohen incision](/source/Joel-Cohen_incision) originally introduced for [hysterectomy](/source/Hysterectomy).[6] The technique was first introduced at Misgav Ladach and is now being used in medical centers around the world. The Misgav Ladach method eliminates many conventional steps, resulting in a quicker birth, less trauma for the mother and more rapid recovery. There is less need for painkillers and antibiotics, less scarring, less bleeding and less need for anaesthesia. Risk of exposure to HIV is minimized and the speed of the operation saves operating room and staff time.[7] ### Natural childbirth In the 1980s and early 1990s, Misgav Ladach was known for its personalized approach to [childbirth](/source/Childbirth). The hospital was an early supporter of [natural childbirth](/source/Natural_childbirth) techniques and the presence of fathers in the delivery room.[8] ## Medical directors - Maccabi Salzberger - Michael Stark[9] ## See also Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Misgav Ladakh Hospital](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Misgav_Ladakh_Hospital). - [Health in Israel](/source/Health_in_Israel) - [Science and technology in Israel](/source/Science_and_technology_in_Israel) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-streets_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-streets_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-streets_1-2) Ronald L. Eisenberg (October 2006). [*The streets of Jerusalem: who, what, why*](https://books.google.com/books?id=yqXXD_74yAEC&pg=PA259). Devora Publishing. pp. 259–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-932687-54-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-932687-54-5). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [James Finn](/source/James_Finn); [Elizabeth Anne McCaul Finn](/source/Elizabeth_Anne_McCaul_Finn); [Arnold Blumberg](/source/Arnold_Blumberg) (January 1980). [*A view from Jerusalem, 1849–1858: the consular diary of James and Elizabeth Anne Finn*](https://books.google.com/books?id=lXGf39q2UDYC&pg=PA180). Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. pp. 180–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8386-2271-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8386-2271-1). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Shapira family, partners offer $10 mln for Misgav Ladach](http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=533220) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Misgav Ladach operating rooms shut down](http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1227702391473&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["בעשרות מיליוני שקלים: מתיחת הפנים בבית חולים הותיק בירושלים | כל העיר"](https://www.kolhair.co.il/jerusalem-news/184830/). *כל העיר ירושלים* (in Hebrew). 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-08-21. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Holmgren G, Sjöholm L, Stark M (August 1999). "The Misgav Ladach method for cesarean section: method description". *Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand*. **78** (7): 615–21. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1034/j.1600-0412.1999.780709.x](https://doi.org/10.1034%2Fj.1600-0412.1999.780709.x). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [10422908](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10422908). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [25845500](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:25845500). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Misgav Ladach Birthing Method: A Working Visit to Vietnam and Laos](http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Mashav%20%E2%80%93%20International%20Development/Publications/1999/Follow-up-%20Misgav%20Ladach%20Birthing%20Method%20-%20A%20Worki) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Susan Starr Sered (2000). [*What makes women sick?: maternity, modesty, and militarism in Israeli society*](https://books.google.com/books?id=EuZyc0w7t9YC&pg=PA42). UPNE. pp. 42–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-58465-050-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-58465-050-8). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Michael Stark's C-section method](https://web.archive.org/web/20030424082221/http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH022e0) Authority control databases International VIAF National United States Israel [31°45′40.44″N 35°12′37.94″E / 31.7612333°N 35.2105389°E / 31.7612333; 35.2105389](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Misgav_Ladach¶ms=31_45_40.44_N_35_12_37.94_E_) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Misgav Ladach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misgav_Ladach) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misgav_Ladach?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.