Heritage

St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group has been operating for 142 years and is the only charitable provider of eye care and the main provider for Palestinians in Jerusalem.

The original site of the Eye Hospital was in the Old City of Jerusalem in Muristan. Muristan is the area where the Christian, Jewish and Muslim quarters of the Old City meet. Today our Muristan clinic serves the residents of the Old City from this original site providing walk-in access to eye care which can be crucial in saving sight. The clinic’s Peace Garden provides an oasis for patients and staff who need some respite from the bustling city. We hope that in time we can open the Peace Garden’s to tourists to learn more about our life changing work in the Holy Land.

To find out more about the enduring history of the Eye Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, we encourage you to read ‘St John: Millennial Ethos of Care’, which you can download below.