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Hospital Preparedness in Crisis and War:
A live webinar presented by
Hadassah University Medical Center
Hospital Preparedness in Crisis and War:
Inside Hadassah’s Frontline Operations
📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026
🕓 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Israel Time, UTC+3)

From strategic command to the trauma bay

Join Hadassah Medical Center leaders for a practical, experience-based look inside hospital preparedness: strategic command and surge capacity, emergency department operations, pediatric care, trauma response, workforce readiness and training.
The session shares Hadassah’s operational experience and lessons learned in preparing a hospital and its emergency department to function under wartime conditions and ballistic threat, bridging strategic planning with frontline clinical care.

Program

All times are Israel time
16:00–16:10

Opening remarks: Strategic hospital preparedness for war and crisis

Prof. Yaniv Sherer, Director, Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital
16:10–16:18

Patient decompression, opening additional care sites, and preparing nursing teams

Emanuelle Picard Leviatan, Chief Nursing Officer, Hadassah Medical Center
Yevgeni Frank-Kamenetsky, Deputy Nursing Director, Hadassah Medical Center
16:19–16:27

Special operational capabilities: Hospital reserve capacity, opening daycare facilities, and mobilizing volunteers

Prof. Saar Hashavya, Deputy Director, Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital
16:28–16:36

Emergency department readiness: Adapting operations under ballistic threat

Dr. Ahmad Nama, Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hadassah Ein Kerem
16:37–16:45

Pediatric emergency preparedness and care during crisis

Dr. Leah Sarna-Ohana, Senior Physician, Pediatric Emergency Department, Hadassah Ein Kerem
16:46–16:55

Education, simulation drills, and workforce readiness

Prof. Evan Avraham Alpert, Research Unit Director and Senior Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hadassah Ein Kerem
16:56–17:04

Blast injuries: Preparedness and clinical care for blast and shrapnel trauma

Prof. Miklos Bala, Director, Emergency Surgery and Trauma Unit, Hadassah Ein Kerem
17:05–17:45

Panel discussion and audience Q&A

With all speakers

What the webinar covers

Hospital-wide strategic planning and command structures during war
Patient decompression and rapid activation of additional care areas
Staffing resilience, nursing leadership, volunteer mobilization and reserve capacity
Emergency department adaptation for continuity of care under ballistic threat
Specialized approaches to pediatric emergency care in crisis conditions
Training, simulation, drills and team readiness
Clinical preparedness for blast, shrapnel and mass-casualty injuries
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