Israeli hospitals

Smaller hospitals beat out larger ones in patient satisfaction, Health Ministry shows - survey

Health Ministry survey shows small community hospitals leading, big centers trailing as patients praise staff and fault crowded, noisy wards.

 Laniado Medical Center
 An Israeli soldier wounded in the ground invasion in Gaza, is brought to Shaarei Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem, December 29, 2023.

Moved 'like a sack of potatoes': Mothers of soldiers slam hospitals for medical neglect

 Smoke rises from Soroka Medical Center, the city's general hospital, following a missile strike from Iran on Israel, in Beersheba, Israel June 19, 2025

Bank Hapoalim donates NIS 1.3 million to hospitals hit in Operation Rising Lion

 An illustrative image of a nurse writing a prescription.

Israel to shorten medical internship in move to prevent doctor shortage


Israeli hospitals adopt IDF’s whole blood policy to save trauma and surgery patients

The breakout of the Israel-Hamas War meant that immediately supplying whole blood matched by type was even better for saving the wounded – to the satisfaction of the Israel Medical Corps.

 IDF soldiers stand guard during a demonstration by Palestinians against the closure of the main road in Jabaa area south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Israel’s healthcare crisis: The severe doctor shortage and the path to reform - opinion

Discover the root causes of Israel's severe doctor shortage and explore potential solutions for a more effective healthcare system.

 AMBULANCES ARE parked at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital emergency room.

Israel's struggle against hospital-acquired infections

Israel's hospitals face significant challenges with hospital-acquired infections, but experts are implementing strategies to improve cleanliness and reduce infection rates. Let's find out how.

 An ambulance brings a patient to Soroka Hospital in Beersheba.

Severe malfunction in cancer diagnosis device: Patients may have received incorrect treatment

Roche reported a malfunction in several devices for diagnosing cancerous tumors to the Health Ministry, which may have led to incorrect diagnoses and inappropriate treatment for cancer patients.

 A 3D rendering of cancer cells (Illustrative).

Israeli hospitals face second nationwide computer system malfunction

The Health Ministry reported another exceptional malfunction in the computerized medical record management system in several hospitals, which led to erroneous copying of patients' data.

 A doctor using the Chameleon system (illustrative)

Over 8,000 physicians at government hospitals demand halt of water cannons to quell demonstrations

Dr. Zeev Feldman called on Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai to halt the use of the potentially harmful equipment to disperse demonstrations.

 Police use a cannon to spray skunk water, a foul smelling substance, on protesters at a demonstration following a parliament vote on a contested bill that limits Supreme Court powers to void some government decisions, in Jerusalem July 24, 2023

With shortage of physicians and only six Israeli medical schools, three more being planned

“The increasing shortage of doctors is placing the education of doctors in real danger, and it demands a quick response," the organizers said.

 At University of Haifa medical school ceremony on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

Grapevine April 7, 2024: Tears for Taiwan

Movers and shakers in Israeli Society

 THE TAIWAN delegation in the annual parade during Sukkot in Jerusalem 2023.

Medical gas systems to receive specialized supervision to prevent hazards at medical facilities

The consequences of not having certified engineers and other qualified employees specifically tending to medical gas can lead to accidents or even fatalities.

 Empty beds in the intensive care unit at the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on October 14, 2021.

Omnitelcom presents: a life-saving system that actives preparedness in an emergency

Omnitelecom, the telecommunications company, has launched an initiative that allows any business, whether in the private, business or public sector, to receive the emergency system.


Israeli patients received wrong medicine in major system failure - Health Ministry

The scope of the malfunction is being examined and will be disclosed to the public when it is available, the ministry said.

 Shaare Zedek hospital team members wearing safety gear as they work in the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on September 23, 2021.