Jewish family from Mexico donates NIS 200 million to establish Israel's largest rehabilitation hospital
The project will include 540 inpatient beds, a trauma clinic, a hydrotherapy pool, and a medical research incubator.
The Jusidman family, owners of Grupo Truper, one of the largest tool manufacturers in Latin America, has announced a donation toward the establishment of a new rehabilitation center in Sde Dov, which will bear the family's name, according to an announcement by the family's charitable foundation through which the donation is being made. The Jusidman Rehabilitation Hospital is a national healthcare project with a total investment of approximately $390 million and is expected to become the largest rehabilitation hospital in Israel.
The new campus will be established in partnership with the Tel Aviv Foundation, the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, and the Reuth Association, which currently operates Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital in the Yad Eliyahu neighborhood. Upon completion of the project in approximately six years, the hospital's operations are expected to move to the new complex, which will include approximately 540 inpatient beds, a trauma clinic, an expanded rehabilitation day-hospital system, an imaging institute, a hydrotherapy pool, advanced rehabilitation centers, a medical research and development incubator, and green spaces for patients and their families. A new public housing building with approximately 250 housing units is also expected to be constructed adjacent to the hospital.
The donation joins a series of significant philanthropic initiatives by Jews living abroad who decided to contribute in the wake of October 7 and the recent war. These include the major donation to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, a record-breaking $200 million gift from the Koum Family Foundation (founded by WhatsApp founder Jan Koum).
The Jusidman family is among Mexico's prominent business families. Daniel Jusidman, founder of the family foundation, is a Jewish businessman of Mexican origin and one of the country's leading business figures. The family holds a controlling stake in Grupo Truper, one of the largest tool manufacturers in Latin America, with operations in electronics, gardening, heavy industry, and woodworking.
Igal Jusidman, a representative of the family foundation, said: "For many years, rehabilitation medicine did not receive the attention it deserved within Israel’s healthcare system. It took a long and painful war to remind us of the critical role rehabilitation plays in restoring lives, dignity, and independence."
According to him, "Through the Jusidman Rehabilitation Hospital, we hope to contribute to the recovery of those who have defended Israel and paid a heavy personal price in its service. By helping create a world-class rehabilitation facility, we seek to honor their sacrifice and support their journey toward healing. This is our way of saying: Thank you for your service."
Reuth Hospital, which will mark 65 years of operation this year, functions as a university-affiliated rehabilitation hospital associated with the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University. It currently operates orthopedic rehabilitation, neurological and brain injury rehabilitation, geriatric rehabilitation, and respiratory rehabilitation departments, alongside Israel's largest rehabilitation day-hospital program and a dedicated center for the rehabilitation of trauma and post-trauma patients, including victims of the October 7 attack and the war.
The Reuth Association, which operates the hospital, is one of Israel's oldest healthcare nonprofits and is active in the fields of rehabilitation, geriatrics, and social welfare. The Tel Aviv Foundation, established 50 years ago, serves as a central philanthropic arm of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality and leads fundraising efforts for municipal projects in healthcare, education, culture, and welfare.
