About augusta victoria hospital
Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) is a program of the Lutheran World Federated Department for World Service in Jerusalem. It started in partnership with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as a major medical facility in Jerusalem after the 1948 war to care for Palestinian refugees.
It is now moving towards becoming a specialized center with speciality departments including:
AVH is the first and only hospital to provide radiation therapy for cancer patients in the Palestinian territories and is the only medical facility in the West Bank offering pediatric kidney dialysis.
It is now moving towards becoming a specialized center with speciality departments including:
- Cancer Care Center
- Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Care Center
- Artificial Kidney Unit (dialysis)
- Surgical Care and Ear, Nose, Throat Center
- Diabetes Care Center
- Specialized Center for Child Care
- Skilled Nursing and Long Term (Sub-Acute) Care Facility
AVH is the first and only hospital to provide radiation therapy for cancer patients in the Palestinian territories and is the only medical facility in the West Bank offering pediatric kidney dialysis.