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‘The ER looked like a world war’: Neurosurgeon and social worker recall the first hours of Oct. 7

“Dozens of bleeding casualties, radio calls, a never-ending flow of stretchers,” were some of the things neurosurgeon Dr. Lior Ungar remembers from that day.

Medics evacuate a wounded Israeli soldier on road 232 near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, October 7, 2023.
(L-R): Shali Mazaki-Tovi, Joshua Shemer

No. 38: Joshua Shemer, Shali Mazaki-Tovi: Bringing innovation to healthcare

Professor Itai Pessach, VP of Sheba Medical Center & Director of Edmond & Lily Safra Children.

Prof. Itai Pessach: Sheba Medical Center 'provides hope without boundaries' amid crisis

Yoel Har-Even showcases Sheba's underground hospital.

Breaking Ground Below Ground: Pushing the Limits of Wartime Health Care


Israel's Sheba Medical Center is pushing the limits of wartime health care - opinion

The preparedness framework that we have instituted at Sheba Medical Center in Israel is a culmination of decades of crisis management.

A military helicopter with released hostage Or Levy arrives at the Sheba Medical center in Ramat Gan, February 8, 2025

Sheba Medical Center Advances to #9 in Global Smart Hospital Rankings

Newsweek/Statista Recognizes Israeli Medical Center Sheba Among World's Top 10 Smart Hospitals for Second Consecutive Year

Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer

From lab-grown kidneys to self-healing tissues Prof. Dekel’s vision redefines regenerative medicine

Prof. Benjamin Dekel on growing hope and the future of regenerative medicine at Tel Aviv University’s Sagol Center

Prof. Dekel wears many hats as a physician-scientist.

Israeli researchers grow miniature human kidney in the lab, opening door to new treatments

The tiny organ, known as an “organoid,” developed over six months and closely mimicked the way a real kidney forms during pregnancy.

Human fetal kidney cells

Israeli hospital to join NASA, SpaceX mission to study microgravity’s effects on diseases

For this experiment, Sheba will partner with the US firm SpaceTango to grow several bacterial species aboard the ISS using a specially designed Earth-controlled system.

 Astronauts are seen inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two veteran NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station for nine months after the capsule undocked from the ISS to begin a journey to return to Earth March 18, 2025.

'Another step toward freedom': Ex-hostage Romi Gonen discharged from hospital after five months

Today, July 10, I’m being released from the hospital after a difficult journey—pain, surgeries, and repeatedly getting back up only to fall again," Romi said.

 Former hostage Romi Gonen is released from Sheba Medical Center on July 10, 2025.

New Israeli-developed bioengineered skin could heal burn wounds twice as fast

Prof. Lihi Adler-Abramovich told The Jerusalem Post that it could take five to 10 years to be able use their technique on burn patients.

 Doctor bandaging patient's burned hand at table (illustrative)

Sheba Medical Center will open a healthcare startup accelerator in Boston

The new accelerator will serve as a soft landing platform for Israeli and international startups looking to expand into the American healthcare market.

 Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, Director General of Sheba Medical Center.

Three hospitalized patients at Sheba attempt to take their own lives within 48-hour period

All three patients are currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit after sustaining multiple fractures.

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Sheba received a grant of NIS 10 million to establish a groundbreaking medical innovation center

Sheba BioConvergence Hub – a unique center that will focus on collaborations between researchers, doctors, academia, medical industries, and technology bodies.

 Sheba BioConvergence Hub

'Returning to Life' program provides holistic support for Gaza hostages and families

The National Insurance Institute and Sheba Medical Center join forces to offer medical and emotional care for former captives and their families through free personalized treatment plans.

 LUIS HAR (far left) and Fernando Marman (center), two hostages rescued in a special forces operation in Rafah, Gaza, in February 2024, reunite with loved ones later in the day at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.