Soroka Medical Center

Bank of Jerusalem to donate hundreds of thousands of shekels to Soroka

One year after direct hit crippled large parts of hospital, partnership signed to double Southern rehabilitation response and provide first pediatric rehab inpatient care in region.

Prof. Shlomi Kodesh, Director General of Soroka Medical Center, alongside Yair Kaplan, CEO of Jerusalem Bank
 TOBACCO SMOKING and second- and third-hand smoking (exposure to other’s smoke or toxins on rugs, curtains, and furniture) accounts for over 70% of COPD cases in high-income countries, with symptoms including coughing, sometimes with phlegm, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and tiredness.

Does smoking outside protect your children from cigarette smoke? Israeli study says no

Prof. Lena Novack at Soroka Medical Center

Breathing Data: How environmental data is rewriting public health in Israel

Police patrol on Road 1 near Jerusalem, on February 8, 2026.

Five wounded by gunfire as Israel Police, Bedouin clans clash in Negev towns


Soroka-University Medical Center saves bones and lives with new special department

The new study examined patients aged 65 and over who had undergone hip fracture surgery and were subsequently treated in the geriatrics department.

DR. URI YOEL of the Soroka Medical Center conducted a new study that examined patients aged 65 and over who had undergone hip fracture surgery and were subsequently treated in the geriatrics department.

Jerusalem highlights: March 28-April 3

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

  ‘El Coloso’ by Francisco de Goya.

Heroic tales from Oct. 7: United Hatzalah on the ‘road of death’ - opinion

“Only on Sunday did I realize what danger we were in on Oct. 7. We were concentrating so hard on caring for the wounded."

 ‘Only on Sunday did I realize what danger we were in on Oct. 7’

Baby pronounced dead in Tel Aviv shortly after birth

The infant’s condition rapidly deteriorated after delivery, according to KAN, and the hospital began investigating the circumstances of the case.

 Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, 2024

Israel, Cyprus perform eight transplants together

A groundbreaking eight kidney transplants were performed successfully in a joint effort between Israel and Cyprus.


Remembering Israel’s wounded soldiers - opinion

Over 10,000 Israeli soldiers have been wounded since October 7, with many requiring lifelong care, highlighting the ongoing challenges Israel faces in caring for its heroes.

 THE WRITER (right) visits Soroka Medical Center, accompanied by Dr. Moti Klein, chief of the Intensive Care Unit (center), and Dr. Erez Tsumi, director of the Department of Ophthalmology.

Rescued hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi discharged from hospital

Earlier on Wednesday, the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba said Alkadi was in stable condition while undergoing treatment, and spoke of the importance of rescuing the remaining hostages.

 Qaid Farhan Alkadi is pictured leaving hospital. August 28, 2024.

Israeli doctor who cared for wounded IDF soldiers pledges allegiance to ISIS

According to the indictment, numerous media files were found on the doctor's phone, including executions, beheadings, and mutilated bodies, and more.

 Soroka Medical center doctor, Muhammad Azzam, 34, was arrested for pledging allegiance to ISIS, August 22, 2024.

'A severely wounded soldier asked me to say the Shema with him'

Oshrit Hadad, a paramedic from the Ashdod MDA station wanted to be as helpful as possible on October 7th, so she went to the Netivot MDA station to help out. This is her story.

 Magen David Adom Ambulance

Soroka Medical Center Honored for Resilience Amidst Crisis

Dr. Shlomi Codish shared Soroka's efforts, triumphs, and tragedies on and since October 7.

Dr. Codish recounted Soroka's operation under fire