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


Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek cancer center opens its doors

All diagnostic and treatment facilities – and hope for recovery – under one swerving, wooden roof in Jerusalem.

 THE SWERVING, imposing roof.

Pregnant women must exercise three days per week - Israeli experts

New Israeli research suggests that pregnant women must exercise for 15 minutes each day

 Don’t give up on fitness. Remember to emphasize exercise during your pregnancy.

Ancient Egypt coffins undergo CT scan at Shaare Zedek Medical Center

The coffins date back to 950 BCE and between the seventh and fourth centuries BCE, respectively.

 An Ancient Egyptian coffin lid undergoes a CT scan at Shaare Zedek Medical Center, May 21, 2023.

Israel to indict medical caretaker suspected of sexually abusing patients

The suspect was an external contractor whose job it was to protect the women he allegedly sexually abused.

 Illustrative image of a man in handcuffs.

Renowned ophthalmologist becomes fifth Arab recipient of Jerusalem award

In the last five years, according to Walla, only 4.5% of recipients were Arab, and only one was a resident of east Jerusalem. 

 Ophthalmology exam (illustrative).

Medical caretaker arrested for sexually abusing patients

The suspect had his employment terminated immediately after receipt of the complaint.

 Empty beds in the intensive care unit at the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on October 14, 2021.

Israeli plastic surgeons perform innovative skin cancer treatment

An innovative treatment for cancerous skin tumors with fewer side effects was used at Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

 Shaare Zedek Medical Center doctors performing a skin cancer treatment procedure

Can Israeli AI smartphone app diagnose strokes from afar?

The company says the technology will provide the triage clinician with a tool for immediate diagnosis, with a high degree of accuracy of whether the patient has had a stroke and how severe it is.

 The CVAid platform.

Israeli hospital to take part in unique breast cancer prevention pilot

Has a drug been found that reduces the risk of breast cancer and makes mastectomy unnecessary? Israel is one of 8 countries taking part in this unique first-of-its-kind pilot

Breast cancer illustrative photo.

Israel’s first-ever brain cooling at Jerusalem hospital saves life of Filipina nursing assistant

Until now, these patients have been treated with drugs or operated on.

 From left, Dr. Mausbach, Alma (Norila’s caretaker), Norila, Dr. David Hazon