Israeli hospitals

Anti-Arab racism in Israel’s health system ignores a critical doctor shortage - opinion

The situation isn’t straightforward, since Israel is still in a state of war. However, that does not change the fact that the Israeli Arabs are not guilty of constituting a danger to the state.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a Clalit healthcare center in the Arab town Tira.
A general view of the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, northern Israel, March 10, 2026.

'Racist incitement': Israeli medical groups decry claims of soldier abuse by Rambam's Arab staff

MRI scan.

Health Ministry report reveals long wait times for MRI, surgeries at hospitals and clinics

 Israeli soldiers and medical staff at the underground hospital at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa, on September 22, 2024.

Hospitals across Israel begin transferring patients to protected underground units


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.

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 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.

Israeli health min. cancels plan to allow Gazans, Lebanese wounded in hospitals

Friday's announcement came after a directive on Thursday to admit and treat residents from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon injured in the conflict in Israeli hospitals.

 A wounded Palestinian lies as he is rushed into Nasser hospital, Khan Younis, Gaza, December 4, 2023

IDF soldier miraculously survives anti-tank missile blast

After his vest miraculously shifted shrapnel away from vital organs, combat soldier "R." was able to receive life-saving treatment.