Israel Talks – Sheba Medical Center


As the largest hospital in the Middle East, Sheba Medical Center houses over 8,000 medical professionals and treats more than 1.5 million patients. Founded in 1948, Sheba strive to treat each and every patient with a holistic approach based on integrated research and clinical practices. Sheba Medical Center is located on a 200-acre campus in Ramat Gan. In 2019, Newsweek names Sheba as one of the top 10 hospitals in the world. Patients come from around the world in order to be treated at one of Sheba’s 159 different departments with top medical professionals. More recently, Sheba was named the hospital put in charge of the fight against the Coronavirus, and its staff have worked tirelessly treating patients, developing recovery techniques, and working to find a vaccine. One of the main departments of Sheba is the Cancer Center – leading the country in cancer research and treatment. In a given year, the Cancer Center treats around 50,000 patients, treating almost any type of known cancers.  “We take a truly comprehensive approach in our fight against cancer, putting our patients first and providing for not only their medical requirements, but for their psychological, social, and palliative needs with our many support services”. In addition to the state of the art Cancer Center, Sheba is also a teaching hospital, in which medical students from all over come to learn from the very best medical professionals and technologies. To learn more about the Sheba Medical Center and the work they are doing, head to https://www.shebaonline.org/