External Relations Unit

The External Relations Unit:

• manages the external relations of the Soroka University Medical Center with donors from abroad with the goal of maintaining, mobilizing, and maximizing donations and commitment
• develops relationships with institutions and organizations in Israel and forges partnerships with them
• produces proposals for donations for equipment and hospital development
• organizes and supervises visits that highlight Soroka's points of excellence to guests from Israel and abroad and are tailored to the needs of potential donors
• creates connections between the desires of donors and Soroka's priorities
• shows Soroka's appreciation of donations by:
• maintaining ties with donors throughout the year (Friends of Soroka)
• producing ceremonies in honor of donors
• maintaining information system for donations
• producing brochures and messages to donors about what's happening at the Medical Center
• working closely with friends' associations in the U.S. and Europe
• contacts and initiates joint projects with various organizations in the community such as: municipalities, local councils, the Ministry of Education, and government offices
• leads projects for the benefit of the community:
• ''Ushpizin Soroka'' (Guests of Soroka) - a program that introduces schoolchildren from the South to the healthy parts of Soroka. The program includes lectures, activities, and visits to the medical center
• ''Choose life''- a joint educational venture in cooperation with the Beer-Sheva municipality, Red Magen David, and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, whose main goal is to train school children in the South to save lives in life-threatening situation

Links:

friends of Soroka 

American friends of Soroka.