Shaare Zedek Medical Center

WhatsApp co-founder gives Shaare Zedek $200m in record Israeli hospital donation

The donation will fund the construction of a new medical tower at the hospital and will lead to the official renaming of the institution as Koum Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

New Shaare Zedek Hospital medical tower planned for Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem razes Elie Wiesel Plaza for NIS 73m. underground passage to Shaare Zedek

Illustrative image of a baby girl to frame story of 9-month-old who died in Shaare Zedek after choking. February, 2026.

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

Prof. Ofer Merin, IFCJ President Yael Eckstein, and Prof. Jonathan HaLevy.

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


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

Palestinian child suffers stroke, is saved at Jerusalem hospital

A child suffering a stroke is a rare case, with an incidence of one in half-a-million children.

 Dr. Yaakov Amsalem and Ayla.

Israeli hospitals regularly overcrowded, not enough investment from gov't

Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center asked Magen David Adom not to bring urgent patients to its emergency department until further notice because it is at 300% capacity.

 Shaare Zedek hospital team members wearing safety gear as they work in the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on September 23, 2021.

First in Israel: Doctors treat acid reflux without invasive surgery or pills

The safe and innovative treatment has been researched and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Specialists at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center have performed for the first time in Israel an innovative endoscopic procedure that successfully treats patients suffering from heartburn acid reflux and can come instead of surgery.

Grapevine: Post-post office

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Israel Postal Company mailbox

Jerusalem doctors successfully pull ring out after toddler swallows it

An X-ray examination in an east Jerusalem hospital revealed the cause, but since the staff were unable to remove it, he was rushed to SZMC.

 A gold ring is seen inside a child's throat at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

Two killed, six injured in collision with police cars near Ma'ale Adumim

The vehicle collided with other cars that were idling on the road.

 The scene of the car crash where a car rammed into three police cars February 11, 2023.

For the first time ever - Shaare Zedek among the few to launch catheterization for heart failure

Patients with moderately severe valvular stenosis who have not been treated so far will be catheterized and will be able to return to full function.

 Doctors that work in the catheterization ward

First-in-Israel robotic surgery helps woman walk after spine fracture

The groundbreaking technology with a minimally invasive surgical approach was applied for the first time at the Jerusalem hospital to repair a spinal fracture through the abdominal cavity.

 Surgeons at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem perform groundbreaking spinal surgery.