Kaplan Medical Center

On the Front Lines of Care: Kaplan Medical Center Faces War’s Challenges, Eyes Major Expansion

CEO, Prof. Tarif Bader, "High-quality care rests on the strength of three pillars: personnel, technology, and infrastructure.”

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER
Prof. Tarif Bader, the CEO of Kaplan Medical Center.
Prof. Tarif Bader, director of Kaplan Medical Center and Herzfeld Hospital and Amos Shavit, CEO of the Friends of Kaplan Medical Center Association

Kaplan Medical Center fundraiser comedy event sells out ahead of Shavuot

A charity stand-up comedy event held ahead of Shavuot drew a full house this week as hundreds gathered to support the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Kaplan Medical Center.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Amos Shavit, CEO of the Friends of Kaplan Medical Center

The health budget paradox

Public healthcare in Israel owes a profound debt of gratitude to generous individuals in Israel and abroad who contribute generously

|ByAMOS SHAVIT, IN COLLABORATION WITH KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER
Dr. Alon Bar, Head of the trauma unit at the Kaplan Medical Center on the scene of an emergency

Amid war with Iran hospitals in central Israel operate under emergency conditions and severe strain

Kaplan Medical Center, one of Israel’s major medical centers, is operating in emergency mode following the security escalation, handling an exceptional burden and evacuating departments.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER

Two separate vehicle accidents across Israel leave at least one dead, 14 injured

One person died and seven others were injured in a crash in northern Israel, and seven others were injured in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 4.

JANUARY 23, 2026ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Magen David Adom teams at the scene of the car accident on Route 4 near the Holon Interchange. March 28, 2025.

Placental errors may explain gestational diabetes risks, study finds

“By understanding how gestational diabetes disrupts the placenta at the molecular level, we can begin to imagine new ways to protect the offspring,” said Dr. Tal Schiller of HUJI Faculty of Medicine.

NOVEMBER 18, 2025ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
An opportunity arises to pause, breathe, and listen inward

A new hope for thousands: Kaplan Medical Center performs first donor-free artificial cornea implant

The procedure saw the implantation of the innovative "EndoArt" device in a patient who had previously experienced three unsuccessful donor cornea transplants.

NOVEMBER 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Kaplan Medical Center