Life shouldn’t stop for the critically ill and their families.
Suffering families need guidance, support, and funding. Refuah Yeshuah provides all three.
About Us
Refuah Yeshuah is a non-profit organization that has spent the last thirty years assisting and giving medical counseling to the seriously ill and their families in Israel, while also providing them with emotional and financial support through a wealth of programs that bring smiles to patients and hope to their families.
Illness upends the lives of both individuals and their families, and the questions, decisions, and worry can be overwhelming. That is why our representatives work with families to help them navigate situations that can be confusing and frightening, and ensure that they and their loved ones survive and thrive.
Our Values
HEALTHINESS
We believe that those in need should have access to the highest quality healthcare.
HAPPINESS
We believe patients in long term care should be looking forward to tomorrow, not just reaching it.
HELPFULNESS
We are here for the families of those suffering from critical illness, assisting them in any and every way we can.
Our Services
Medical Referral
We utilize our vast network of medical professionals, insurance consultants, and patient advocates to provide patients with the best medical care available.
Funding
We assist patients struggling to pay for life-saving treatments and medications that are outside the scope of most healthcare plans.
Transportation
We assist patients with transportation to and from treatment facilities, by providing them with volunteer cars equipped with entertainment for long journeys, and drivers who are courteous and friendly.
Medical Lending
We provide medical equipment to patients who require special rehabilitative equipment to help in the healing process. This includes wheelchairs, walkers, and walking aids, as well as more expensive medical equipment meant to help patients after being discharged from the hospital.
Hospitality
We assist families of patients who may need long term care, by providing them with comfortable apartments and meals close to the hospital. This ensures the physical comfort and well being of families, while their loved ones are recovering.
Education Advancement
We have partnered with some of the best minds in distance learning and online education to create an educational program tailored to the needs of children in hospital care, to ensure that childrens’ social and educational lives progress while they receive medical care.
Our Work
Spent over $15,000,000 on medical expenses
Distributed over 200,000 meals
Facilitated 18,000 hospital transports
Provided assistance and support to 30,000 families
Testimonials
To the Refuah Yeshuah organization, much blessing. It is our fervent wish to expression our recognition and appreciation for all the wonderful work your organization does… Your contributions have been lifesaving.
— Devorah Agassi, Tikvah Umarpeh
Thank you for all of your support and the humanitarian services you provide. The work you do is always professional, and carried out with sincerity, warmth, concern, and always with a cheerful disposition.
— Nathan Dishinsky, Ezer L’Chaim
Your dazzling array of wonderful and entertaining gifts, provided by your staff with the utmost love and compassion, infuses them with good cheer, and like a breath of fresh air gives them the emotional will and strength to cope with their conditions.
— Rabbi Shlomo Hershkowitz, Shneider Children Medical Center of Israel