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Northern Israel's future depends on more than security. It also depends on health care

Analysis: The region's doctor shortage is worsening as demand rises and veteran physicians retire; a new medical school aims to keep doctors in the region by training them in the communities they may one day serve

Prof. Haim Bitterman | 07.11.26

One million Israelis waited over a month for specialist care, survey shows

Central Bureau of Statistics data for 2025 shows more than 300,000 adults waited over three months for a specialist, 61% of ER visitors complained about waiting times and 1.2 million Israelis turned to private medicine, mainly to get earlier appointments

Or Hadar | 07.06.26

Israel’s most wanted hospital for interns revealed

Sourasky is the top choice for medical internship placements among graduates of accredited foreign medical schools in Israel, followed by Beilinson and Sheba, while Soroka leads among non-accredited schools in a 422-intern allocation under a new reform

Or Hadar | 07.04.26

Israel blocks public AI tools on government hospital computers over data leak fears

Health Ministry tightens restrictions over cyber risks and concerns that sensitive patient information could be exposed through public platforms

Or Hadar | 06.26.26

המרכז הרפואי לגליל בנהריה ירד שוב אל מתחם תת-קרקעי

Four days up, then back down: years of upheaval at Galilee Medical Center

Since the war began, Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya has moved wards underground and back five times; this week, just four days after returning up, staff had to move them below again; 'We may be the world’s most practiced,' says Dr. Tsvi Sheleg

Yair Kraus | 06.09.26

העברת חולים לשיבא בידי מד"א במהלך מבצע שאגת הארי

Iran missile threat prompts hospitals to move underground, health services reduced

Hospitals nationwide are preparing to move operations to protected underground facilities following renewed Iranian missile fire, while some elective surgeries and clinic services have been suspended; HMOs are operating on a limited basis, with emergency and mental health services remaining available 24/7

Or Hadar | 06.08.26

Captain Maoz’s last gift to wounded comrade: 'He promised to come visit again'

Two weeks before he fell in battle, Capt. Maoz Recanati left Lebanon to visit wounded soldiers in the hospital, giving a battalion flag to R., a tank soldier who later attended his funeral in a wheelchair

Eitan Glikman | 05.20.26

חיילים שנפצעו מירי נ"ט פונו לבית חולים רמב"ם

On the home front, medical teams wage their own battle to save lives

Ten IDF soldiers were wounded in a clash with three Hezbollah terrorists in Bint Jbeil, three of them seriously, as Rambam in Haifa continued treating casualties from the Lebanon front alongside civilians hurt in missile strikes from Iran and Lebanon

Eitan Glikman, Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.14.26

חולים במתחם תת-קרקעי בבית החולים רמב"ם בימי שאגת הארי

Patients warn of unsafe, crowded conditions in underground Israeli hospital wards

Hospitals moved patients to fortified underground areas during the war, raising concerns over crowding, poor ventilation, infection risks and lack of privacy as facilities operate under prolonged emergency conditions

Or Hadar | 04.06.26

Inside the underground hospital keeping Jerusalem’s patients safe in wartime

As war loomed, Shaare Zedek Medical Center rushed to build a fortified underground hospital in its parking garage; today, nearly 470 patients are treated there, as staff work to maintain full medical standards under fire

Yuval Haninovich | 03.29.26

An underground hospital unit at Ichilov medical center in Tel Aviv

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

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