ISRAEL: Hospital director says former PM Ariel Sharon's condition continues to deteriorate gradually

Record ID: 397961

  • Title: ISRAEL: Hospital director says former PM Ariel Sharon's condition continues to deteriorate gradually
  • Date: 6th January 2014
  • Summary: RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL (JANUARY 6, 2014) (REUTERS) DIRECTOR OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTRE AT TEL HASHOMER, ZEEV ROTSTEIN APPROACHES PODIUM REPORTERS AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR OF SHEBA MEDICAL CENTRE AT TEL HASHOMER, ZEEV ROTSTEIN, SAYING: "Unfortunately I would say there is no real change in the condition so still we define his situation as critical with immed
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  • Location: Israel
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Health,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA98NQALOLZKQEW5RXDTNN73Z46
  • Story Text: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's health condition continued to deteriorate after his condition took a turn for the worse last week, the head of the hospital treating him said on Monday (January 6).
    "Unfortunately there is no real change in the condition. Still, we define his conditional as critical, with immediate danger to his life," Zeev Rotstein, director of the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, told reporters.
    "There is no significant change in his basic condition. On one hand, there is still stability of his cardiovascular system. On the other hand, we see a slow deterioration of the function of his other organs," Rotstein added.
    Sharon, 85, has been in a coma since a 2006 stroke. His condition sharply deteriorated last week, with doctors reporting a life-threatening collapse of vital organs. Rotstein said Sharon's two sons remained at his bedside in the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv.
    One of Israel's most famous generals, Sharon left his mark on the region through military invasion, Jewish settlement building on captured land and a shock, unilateral decision to pull Israeli troops and settlers out of the Gaza Strip in 2005.
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