Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Nine-month-old baby rushed to Shaare Zedek after choking, passes away despite resuscitation efforts

Despite successfully removing the foreign object from the baby’s throat, doctors were unable to stabilize her condition.

Illustrative image of a baby girl to frame story of 9-month-old who died in Shaare Zedek after choking. February, 2026.
Prof. Ofer Merin, IFCJ President Yael Eckstein, and Prof. Jonathan HaLevy.

Grapevine, February 13, 2026: An anti-aggression alliance

Silber family members with Shaare Zedek Medical Center staff.

Shaare Zedek Medical Center opens new center for reservists, first responders

Magen David Adom ambulance outside The Green-Wagner ER

Israel faces early, severe flu season as Health Ministry urges mass vaccination


This week in Jerusalem: No more tickets

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 A Jerusalem municipal inspector writes out a parking ticket.

Jerusalem doctors save IDF combat soldier by leaving shrapnel in heart

Amit Bar-Ze'ev, a combat soldier from the north, was rushed from the battlefield to SZMC about a week after the IDF moved into Gaza.

 Photo of Amit Bar-Ze’ev

Israeli medical center, investment group establish healthcare innovation hub

The Shaare Zedek Arieli Innovation Hub – whose acronym is SHAAR –will focus on transformative startups, advancing innovative technologies, and supporting pioneering research and development.

 From Left to Right: Renana Ofan, deputy director-general of Shaare Zedek Medical; Prof. Ofer Merin, SZMC director-general; Eli Renov, cofounder and CEO of Arieli; Prof. Dan Turner, vice president for Research and Development at SZMC

Shaare Zedek to add 18-story, 900-bed hospital tower to campus

The aim is to provide high-level medical care not only to Jerusalem residents, but also to Beit Shemesh, Givat Ze’ev, Betar Illit, Gush Etzion, the Binyamin region, and Modi’in.

 Shaare Zedek hospital.

For one Jewish family, education about family cancer history pays dividends

Knowledge of her family history also made all the difference for her daughter.

 A 3D rendering of cancer cells (Illustrative).

Shaare Zedek, Jerusalem municipality fly patriotic flags on hospital’s chimney tower

The project was managed by Marom F.G.P. and their rappelling team who scaled the tower to ensure the safe installation of the flags.

Israeli flags are hung on Shaare Zedek's chimney tower as a symbol of solidarity for the victims of the Hamas terror attacks and their friends and family.

What is your brain's iron level? New Israeli non-invasive tech can find out

The “groundbreaking” MRI technology promises to revolutionize scientists’ understanding of iron homeostasis in the human brain. 

 Non-invasive approach for assessment of normal and impaired iron homeostasis in the brain.

Jerusalem doctors carry out revolutionary AR robotic spinal surgery

Doctors at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center used augmented reality and a surgical robot to carry out incredibly complex spinal surgery.

 Dr. Cezar Mizrahi is seen AR surgery at Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

Likud MK criticized for visiting settler accused of killing Palestinian

Labor head Merav Michaeli attacked the visit by Gotliv, saying: "The political arm is coming to visit the military arm. A party of full terror supporters within Netanyahu's coalition."

 Tali Gotliv at a legislative committee meeting at the Knesset on Monday, February 20, 2023.

Shaare Zedek staff arrange for equipment and provide ongoing support to Zanzibar

Jerusalem Medical Center brings a doctor and nurse from Zanzibar to learn how to cope with lung diseases that are partially responsible for Zanzibar's low life expectancy.

 Prof. Gabriel Izbicki and medical personnel from Zanzibar.