An eating disorder is a mental health condition marked by a range of symptoms centred on disrupted eating patterns and a distorted sense of body image and self-worth, often accompanied by depression and anxiety. Eating disorders are among the most serious of mental health conditions, and the earlier treatment begins, the better the chances of recovery.
The FIMAL Center (named after Feige Malka Lobel) is a private medical clinic for the treatment of eating disorders, adapted to the needs of the ultra-Orthodox and religious community. It operates under the guidance of the Psychiatry Department at Mayanei Hayeshua. Treatment begins with nutritional and physical recovery and continues with emotional support, helping each patient recover from the disorder. Every patient is under psychiatric and medical supervision by a specialist in family and adolescent medicine.
The clinic’s aim is to ease patients’ suffering and improve their quality of life, while providing care that fits with their way of life. The team stays in close, ongoing contact with each patient’s family. At the same time, the Center works to raise awareness of eating disorders and the importance of early detection, both in the wider community and among educators in particular.
The clinic offers a broad, varied programme of care to help each patient return to full functioning and, as smoothly as possible, to everyday life — work, family, and community. Treatment includes:
Address: 4 Natronai Gaon St., Kiryat Moshe, Jerusalem.
The hospital is independent of the HMO, and members of all HMOs are accepted there.
Members of Meuhedet HMO and Maccabi are admitted to the clinic by presentation of a referral only or by payment according to the hospital's price list.
As part of the agreements with Clalit and Leumit HMOs, Forms 17 will be given to the outpatient clinics, or a payment will be made according to the hospital's price list.
