Our Vision, and a Word from the Chairman of the Board
Integrative medicine views the body as a single unit rather than a collection of organs, and sees the person as a whole made up of body, mind, and spirit, which profoundly and fundamentally influence one another. According to integrative medicine, it is not enough to treat physical symptoms; one must address the entire whole—body, mind, and spirit—to achieve health and wellness, often referred to globally as “Wellness.”
The October 7, 2023 war, along with the preceding global COVID-19 crisis, has pushed the integrative approach to the forefront of medical discourse. These disasters have sharpened our understanding that mental health greatly impacts physical health, and that untreated stress, anxiety, and trauma contribute to the development of illnesses and weaken the body’s immune systems and resilience.
We established IMFA with the vision of transforming healthcare in Israel into integrative medicine, where the therapeutic medical protocol includes simultaneous treatment plans for both the mind and body. This is a non-profit organization created to leverage the opportunity that has arisen:
- To change the perception of healthcare services among the public in Israel and around the world
- To expand the understanding of conventional medicine
- To establish integrative medicine as a legitimate and accessible option for anyone who desires it
I invite each and every one of you who hold this issue close to your hearts, and who understand that true healing involves not only the body but also the mind and spirit, to join us, contribute, and participate in advancing the health and wellness revolution.
With my best wishes of health and wellness,
Gilad Segev
Chairman of the Board
CEO's statement
The integrative approach sees not only the injury that needs to be healed but also the individual as a whole—body, mind, and spirit. This approach emphasizes holistic healing, running parallel to medical rehabilitation, providing, and empowering the soul and spirit.
IMFA (Integrative Medicine For All), was born out of a vision to promote integrative medicine in Israel and around the world.
Now, more than ever, there is no need to explain why it is essential to implement a medical protocol that combines treatment with trauma care related to illness or injury.
In these challenging times of war, our organization has mobilized to quickly launch a series of workshops for trauma treatment aimed at our reservist soldiers. These soldiers have given their all for the country, and we are committed to helping them regain balance and return to optimal lives. Our workshops take place in a hotel with full board and personalized treatment plans for each soldier. The therapeutic program is based on the InHeal method, which has been tested and proven highly effective in treating trauma for oncology survivors. We are already seeing improvements of hundreds of percent in trauma symptoms among our soldiers after these workshops.
Additionally, we are preparing to establish a comprehensive rehabilitation program that will include a large treatment center, a resilience and trauma center, and departments for general rehabilitation and respiratory rehabilitation for head injuries. This program will add approximately 12% more rehabilitation beds to the currently limited resources in Israel, providing an additional 130 beds to treat around 1,000 injured individuals annually.
As part of the integrated protocol, patients and injured individuals receive advanced medical treatment at the highest level, combined with supportive emotional care that strengthens motivation to endure the arduous and painful rehabilitation process, allowing them to return to meaningful and fulfilling lives.
Family members and medical staff working with us also receive supportive emotional treatments to help them develop mental resilience and stability, enabling them to continue providing optimal care to patients.
I invite soldiers, patients, family members, and outstanding professionals from various rehabilitation, medical, and emotional fields to join us in this complete, innovative, and groundbreaking rehabilitation circle at Medical Care Hospital!
At Medical Care, we are always one step ahead!
IMFA’s goals are:
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To Manage the Medical Care Rehabilitation hospital as a lighthouse of integrative medicine in Israel demonstrating a superb rehabilitation protocol with the combined body and soul treatments.
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Treat All Trauma Victims of the 2023 War: Addressing both physical injuries and mental health issues.
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To broaden the establishment’s recognition of Integrative Medicine (IM), as to acknowledge the value, the effectiveness, and the necessity of IM treatments under the body-mind-spirit approach, and to include IM treatments in healthcare services baskets provided by HMOs and other public health services in Israel.
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To ensure the accessibility of IM, and body-mind-spirit oriented treatments to every person, from every home, from all parts of society, who seeks to receive it.
Operating Management
Shauli Hertzik Paz
CEO
An attorney and manager with 30 years of experience in hospital administration and healthcare systems, a multidisciplinary practitioner, and the founder of the InHeal treatment method, which combines protocols for treating medical and emotional trauma.
lior Ashkenazi
CFO
A CPA with extensive experience as a CFO for over 23 years across various companies, including high-tech firms, industrial companies, and international trading companies, as well as experience in managing non-profits.
Throughout the years, has served in key roles, including as a member of various boards of directors, and has been involved in numerous mergers and acquisitions, company sales, the establishment of technology incubators, and collaboration with various government ministries, including the Budget Department in the Ministry of Finance.