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Israeli hospitals move underground to escape Iranian missiles

From improvised underground wards to fortified maternity units, Israel’s hospitals adapt in real time—keeping selected treatment going as casualties mount and the country braces for more

Maayan Hoffman / The Media Line | 03.02.26

Underground and under fire: why Israel’s hospitals are preparing differently for the next war with Iran

Internal Health Ministry documents show how hospitals that moved thousands of pateints underground during last year’s war faced loss of privacy, infection risk and staff burnout, and detail urgent reforms ahead of a possible new confrontation with Iran

Sarit Rosenblum | 02.27.26

בית חולים לניאדו אליו פונו הפצועים מהפיגוע

Two injured as fire erupts in Netanya hospital ward after patient smokes

Two patients injured at Sanz Medical Center after blaze erupts in internal medicine unit, apparently triggered by a patient smoking in his room; automatic suppression system activated and fire quickly contained, preventing wider evacuation

Raanan Ben-Zur, Eitan Glikman | 02.24.26

Amid Iran tensions, IDF spokesperson dismisses false hospital evacuation rumors

As Israel faces the possibility of coming under fire if President Trump orders a strike on Iran, the IDF said the military is prepared to act and urged the public to 'listen only to authorized sources,' dismissing rumors of hospital units moving underground

Or Hadar | 01.23.26

Declared dead by mistake, Israeli woman spends months undoing bureaucratic nightmare

After a heart attack, a hospital error led 49-year-old Dafna Sagiv Reiss to be recorded as deceased, freezing bank accounts, canceling insurance and disrupting medical care across multiple state systems

Or Hadar | 01.22.26

Senior Arab Israeli doctors accuse Israeli Medical Association of racism

12 senior physicians, most of them hospital department heads, wrote to Israeli Medical Association Chairman Prof. Zion Hagay alleging the election system is not changed to prevent an Arab doctor from being elected, a claim the association strongly denied

Or Hadar | 01.22.26

בית החולים רמב"ם עובר לפעול בחניון התת-קרקעי

Amid tensions with Iran, Israel’s Health Ministry issues emergency readiness guidelines to hospitals

Though there is no change in preparedness, document refreshing guidelines to hospitals, health funds and Magen David Adom is distributed 'in order to promote a rapid transition from routine to emergency', MDA feels chronic shortage of blood donations

Or Hadar | 01.12.26

Wide gaps in hospital care quality across Israel, survey finds

Rambam in Haifa led major medical centers on care quality measures, while Soroka, Sheba, Meir, Yoseftal and Maayanei Hayeshua recorded higher-than-average return hospitalizations

Nina Fox | 01.08.26

האמבולנסים עם פצועי הפיגוע בצומת כרכור בביה"ח הלל יפה

Man arrested after allegedly stealing car with baby inside from hospital

Police say car taken from outside Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera while the engine was running; baby found unharmed and quickly reunited with the family; suspect in custody and under investigation

Eitan Glikman | 12.29.25

עומס ניכר בחדר המיון בשיבא בעונת מחלות החורף

Pediatric wards under strain as flu cases surge and vaccination rates remain low

Pediatricians are reporting children arriving in critical condition with pneumonia, heart infections and seizures, but despite the severe illness only 13% of children under the age of 5 have been vaccinated this year

Or Hadar | 12.25.25

Massive crisis and strike threats: who will save Hadassah?

The worker's union is expected to declare a labor dispute at Hadassah Ein Karem and Hadassah Mount Scopus, potentially leading to a strike. Hadassah claims the state owes them 700 million shekels. The Ministry of Finance responds: "Mismanagement, workers are being held hostage"

Or Hadar | 12.14.25

חזרה למסכות במחלקת הילדים בבית החולים וולפסון

First Israeli hospital reinstates masking as severe flu wave sweeps country

Wolfson Medical Center mandates masks in pediatric ward amid surge in H3N2 infections; health officials warn of highly contagious mutated strain driving rare child fatalities and rising hospitalizations

Sarit Rosenblum | 12.12.25

Halfway healed: why hospital discharge should not be the finish line

Opinion: Israel’s stroke crisis shows recovery cannot end at discharge; system must shift to patient-based, continuous rehabilitation that treats emotional trauma and daily function, not just physical ability, to truly rebuild lives

Emil Ilionski | 12.08.25

Patient undergoes surgery on the wrong side at Emek Medical Center

The hospital reported the error to the Health Ministry and said the female patient later received the correct treatment; a health official called it a 'serious failure that must not happen'

Or Hadar | 11.25.25

Cyberattacks are surging and the health care system is still vulnerable

4 years after the major attack on Hillel Yaffe hospital, Israel is recording a sharp jump in cyberattacks: 3,380 incidents per year, hundreds of which have the potential to cause significant damage; A new report ranks Israel third in the world in scope of attacks, with hospitals a major target

Raphael Kahan | 11.23.25

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