Makassed Hospital

{{Short description|Hospital in East Jerusalem, Palestine}}

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| name = Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital

| org/group = Makassed Islamic Charitable Society

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| location = At-Tur, Mount of Olives

| region = East Jerusalem

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| country = Palestine

| healthcare = Private

| funding = Non-profit

| type = Teaching, District General

| religious_affiliation = Islam

| affiliation = Al-Quds University

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| emergency = Yes

| beds = 250

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| founded = {{start date and age|1968}}

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| website = {{URL|almakassed.org}}

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Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital ({{langx|ar|مستشفى المقاصد}}) is a Muslim Community founded teaching hospital and charitable hospital of the Palestinian Arab’s charitable founded by Makassed Islamic Charitable Society, There is one of district general hospital from part of six hospitals in the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network. It has 250 beds{{cite web|url=http://almakassed.org/?page_id=3568&lang=en |title=About The Society|website=almakassed.org|accessdate=23 October 2018|language=en}} and is situated on Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem. It serves as a tertiary referral hospital mainly for the Arab population of the Palestinian territories, namely the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip,{{cite web|url=https://www.health.gov.il/PublicationsFiles/AL_MAKSAD_11122013.pdf|title=דוח בקרת בית החולים אל- מקאסד בירושלים מתאריך ה- 11 בדצמבר 2013 |website=State of Israel Ministry of Health|accessdate=2018-10-22|page=2}} but also provides health care for the Israeli population when they meet obstacles using other facilities. It is a teaching hospital of Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine.{{cite web|url=https://www.alquds.edu/en/faculty-of-medicine/hospitals.html|title=Al-Quds University ::: جامعة القدس - Hospitals|trans-title=Al Quds University Faculty of Medicine is participate education with many local hospitals|website=alquds.edu|accessdate=2018-10-22}}

The hospital is part of the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network together with the Augusta Victoria Hospital, the Red Crescent Maternity Hospital (also called Palestinian Red Crescent Society Hospital), the Saint John Eye Hospital, the Princess Basma Rehabilitation Center, and St. Joseph's Hospital.{{cite web |title=East Jerusalem Hospital Network: Supporting patient safety and quality care |url=http://www.emro.who.int/pse/programmes/east-jerusalem-hospital-network-project.html |website=www.emro.who.int |publisher=WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean |accessdate=23 October 2018 |language=en-gb}}{{cite web |last1=Schemionek |first1=Katja |title=East Jerusalem Hospitals A Network for Quality |url=http://archive.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=3235&ed=187&edid=187 |website=This Week in Palestine |accessdate=23 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023195905/http://archive.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=3235&ed=187&edid=187 |archive-date=23 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}

Most of the staff and patients come the other side of the Israeli West Bank barrier which constantly causes difficulties for both groups reach the hospital.{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Emily |title=With Small Shifts, Israel Eases Restrictions On Some Palestinians |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/05/11/405776640/with-small-shifts-israel-eases-restrictions-on-some-palestinians?t=1540258606473 |website=NPR.org |accessdate=23 October 2018 |language=en |date=5 November 2015}}{{cite web |last1=Silver |first1=Charlotte |title=Israel raids hospital, blocks medical care in Jerusalem |url=https://electronicintifada.net/content/israel-raids-hospital-blocks-medical-care-jerusalem/14971 |website=The Electronic Intifada |accessdate=23 October 2018 |language=en |date=2 November 2015}}{{cite journal |last1=Shahawy |first1=Sarrah |last2=Diamond |first2=Megan |title=Attitudes of Palestinian medical students on the geopolitical barriers to accessing hospitals for clinical training: a qualitative study |journal=Conflict and Health |date=24 February 2016 |volume=10 |issue=1 |page=5 |doi=10.1186/s13031-016-0067-8 |pmid=26913064 |pmc=4765224 |doi-access=free }}

Al-Makassed Hospital was founded in 1968 with 60 beds.