A Thousand Years of Friendship: The Knights Templar and the SJEHG
St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group transforms lives by saving sight in the world’s most unique region facing decades of conflict resulting in the poorest people lacking the basic privileges of ordinary life.
We are the only charitable provider of expert eye care in the Holy Land and have hospitals, clinics and outreach services in the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem. For over 140 years we have been treating patients regardless of ethnicity, religion or the ability to pay.
Our flagship hospital in East Jerusalem handles many of the most complex eye cases, with patients referred from our hospitals and clinics across the West Bank and Gaza.
St John’s Eye Hospital has a large outpatient department, specialist eye units, operating theatres, and 24-hour eye emergency services.