Soroka Medical Center

Turpaz CEO donates NIS 70 million to three of Israel’s leading hospitals

During the ceremony, Sheba inaugurated its Institute for Obstetric and Gynecologic Imaging in memory of Cohen Khazon’s late parents, Nediva (Gisèle) and Moshe (Musa) Cohen.

Ribbon-cutting ceremony at  Sheba’s Institute for Gynecological and Obstetric Ultrasound.
Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, southern Israel, March 30, 2026.

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

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

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

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


Soroka ophthalmologists urge IDF soldiers to wear protective goggles

Doctors at Soroka have treated more than 20 soldiers who suffered harm to their eyes in various degrees of severity.

 IDF artillery

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.

 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.


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.

 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.

 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. 

 Shoham David Turgeman z”l.

Bedouin-Israeli child stuck inside washing machine, seriously injured

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

 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.

 Doctor writing notes during a session with a patient.

Israeli researchers develop medication to treat statin myopathy - study

Statin myopathy, a disease that develops as a side effect of statins, causes paralysis and eventually leads to death.

 Illustrative image of statins.

Businessman with alleged criminal connections shot dead in Rahat

Rushdi Albachiri is the 28th man to be murdered in Arab society in Israel this year.

 Police investigating a shooting in Rahat and searching for suspects.