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LIVE FROM SHEPHERD’S FIELD
IN BETHLEHEM,
NEW HOSPITAL PROMOTES PEACE IN THE WEST BANK:
President of CURE International Hopes that New Hospital for Palestinian Children will Build Bridges of Understanding to the Muslim World
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CURE International is breaking ground on a new specialty surgical hospital in Bethlehem, located adjacent to the Shepherd’s Field of Christmas story fame. The hospital will serve Palestinian children and is a joint effort between Israelis – who will assist with training – and the Palestinians and Christians who will staff the hospital.
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Scott Harrison, M.D.– President and Founder of CURE International. An orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Harrison established CURE 10 years ago in response to the need for hospitals to treat children with curable disabilities in the developing world.
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Wednesday, Dec. 19
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ET / 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. CT / 5:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Pacific
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Live via phone from the Shepherd’s Field in Bethlehem
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• CURE International, a U.S.-based Christian medical charity which operates the largest number of specialty surgical teaching hospitals in the developing world, in November announced plans to open a $16.5 million state-of-the-art medical training center and hospital in Bethlehem.
• In moving into the West Bank, CURE leadership hopes to build bridges of understanding to the Muslim world – a vision they have aggressively embraced after opening a successful hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, two years ago, and acquiring another hospital in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, last year.
• Representatives of the media are invited to attend an announcement event in Bethlehem. A press area will be set up onsite to accommodate broadcast media needs.
• Dr. Harrison will be available for live satellite interviews immediately following the announcement event.
• The announcement event will also be carried live on the Internet at www.cureinternational.org
• To request credentials or an interview with Dr. Harrison, or to find more information about CURE and the Bethlehem hospital announcement, please visit www.curenewsroom.com.
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