The society is distinguished in its specialized rehabilitation projects whereas Abu Rayah Rehabilitation Centre is the qualified, equipped , and approved side to deal with Spinal Cord Injuries in
Palestine. It has the basic technical elements, and the well qualified, well trained human power that is needed to achieve more development in the field of rehabilitation. Thus, the society within its various projects is respectable on the professional level, and there is positive cooperation with the professional and academic boards on the national and international level.
Since the establishment date of the society, the successive Board of Directors, in addition to the medical and administrative staff , had performed many achievements as the following :-
1-Provide the rehabilitation services for the increasing number of In-and out patients.
2-The Telemedicine program was established in cooperation with one of the Norwegian institutions to facilitate communication with the national and international institutions in the field of rehabilitation.
3-The medical stores and the pharmacy were established.
4-The continuous education and training program was established in cooperation and coordination with some of the Palestinian Universities in order to train students in the field of rehabilitation.
5-The Out Reach Program has being activated for discharged patients to provide them with the medicines and medical supplies needed.
6-A number of the developmental projects were executed. The most important one is The Spina Bifida project , Orthopedic Surgery, and the specialized rehabilitation project.
The Expected Results of these Projects:
1-Facilitate providing medicines and technical aids for patients.
2-Increase the bed occupancy and the operational rate for the patients from 30-42 beds .
3-Increase the occupancy rate for the out patients clinics.
4-Increase the occupancy rate for physiotherapy out patients.
5-Develop the level of the rehabilitation services presented in quality and quantity.
6-Develop the rehabilitation level at the centre by coordination and cooperation with Ministry of Health.
The Future Vision and Expectations:
The future vision of the society and the centre emerged to enhance, activate, and develop the occupancy and operational rate for the rehabilitation services presented . This vision should come with the struggle of our people and the hard life we are living to achieve our humanitarian mission. Our goal is to reach to the poor and marginalized group of people with special needs hoping that the society will be a main support for developing their rights within a dependant Palestinian State whereas Jerusalem is the capital.
Future Plan :
· Implementing the project of connecting the Center’s main building with the new specialized rehabilitation building to facilitate the employees movement and beneficiaries between the two buildings.
· To start operating the physiotherapy department and out patients clinics in the specialized rehabilitation building, and activate the role of the maintenance workshop.
· To keep efforts to develop and modernize the Center’s infrastructure in order to improve the level of services provided for beneficiaries.
· To start operating the orthopedics department at the specialized rehabilitation building and provide it with all equipments, medical and surgery supplies .
· To create a box for helping the patients and perform a specialized system for it to determine the expenditure mechanism and finance sources.