Soroka Medical Center

Patient held in isolation in Soroka Hospital tests negative for Ebola after returning from DRC

The Health Ministry emphasized that currently there have been no confirmed cases of Ebola in Israel.

AUGUST 16, 2026|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 30, 2026.

Israeli isolated in hospital while being tested for suspected Ebola symptoms after visiting DRC

A man who returned to Israel from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been placed in isolation at Soroka Medical Center while being tested for Ebola after reporting a fever.

AUGUST 11, 2026|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

Prof. Shlomi Kodesh, Director General of Soroka Medical Center, alongside Yair Kaplan, CEO of Jerusalem Bank

Bank of Jerusalem to donate hundreds of thousands of shekels to Soroka

One year after direct hit crippled large parts of hospital, partnership signed to double Southern rehabilitation response and provide first pediatric rehab inpatient care in region.

AUGUST 4, 2026|ByAVICHAY CHAIM

TOBACCO SMOKING and second- and third-hand smoking (exposure to other’s smoke or toxins on rugs, curtains, and furniture) accounts for over 70% of COPD cases in high-income countries, with symptoms including coughing, sometimes with phlegm, difficulty breathing, wheezing, and tiredness.

Does smoking outside protect your children from cigarette smoke? Israeli study says no

'Many parents believe that smoking outdoors protects their children,” said Prof. Ariel Tarasiuk. 'Our findings suggest that this is not always the case.'

AUGUST 1, 2026|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Israel accelerates aliyah of 20 immigrant doctors for war efforts

The ongoing war has led to a surge in demand for medical professionals, and the ministry's Employment Division has played a crucial role in the rapid employment of these new immigrant doctors.

NOVEMBER 9, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

Wounded people from the rockslide scene in Ein Gedi nature reserve, arrive to the Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva, southern Israel, August 24, 2023

Soroka suspends nurse asking to report ‘terror supporters’ among staff

The hospital said the nurse did not provide any evidence to support her claims.

OCTOBER 26, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE

Soroka hospital treats hundreds of victims

Soroka-University Medical Center in Beersheba reported on Saturday night that it had received more than 520 casualties since the beginning of the fighting.

OCTOBER 7, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

An injured Israeli officer gestures as he arrives at a hospital, following a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel

Doctors save woman from dying of rare deadly skin-peeling disease

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome is a rare and life-threatening genetic condition that causes the skin to peel off. When a woman in Ofakim was diagnosed, doctors at Soroka were able to save her.

AUGUST 28, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

A team of doctors at Soroka Medical Center.

One child's tragic death saved four other children's lives through organ donation

A four-year-old boy received the heart; a six-year-old girl got the liver, and the kidneys were given to a four-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Bedouin-Israeli child stuck inside washing machine, seriously injured

The boy was reportedly trapped in the washing machine for several minutes.

APRIL 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Magen David Adom workers wearing protective clothing seen outside Magen David Adom headquarters in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2022.

Doctor brings hametz into hospital freely amid 'Hametz Law' controversy

This came nearly a week after a pregnant woman arrived at Laniado Medical Center in Netanya on Sunday and was required to leave her snacks in a box at the hospital entrance.

APRIL 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, ARNOLD NATAEV/MAARIV