Soroka Medical Center

Israel medical school grad inspired to return after Oct. 7, this time with a husband and kids

What a journey it has been from the Philadelphia suburbs and Messiah University, a private interdenominational Evangelical Christian university, to an apartment in Beersheba.

THE FAMILY enjoys a dip.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony at  Sheba’s Institute for Gynecological and Obstetric Ultrasound.

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

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


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.

Israeli killed by elephant in Nepal

The Israeli volunteer at a local hospital was found dead in a forest near the Chitwan national park.

 An African elephant.

6 killed, including 2 toddlers, in car crashes across Israel

Another three people were injured, two of them seriously, and were evacuated to hospitals for treatment.

 The aftermath of the accident at Urim Junction on Highway 234.

Israeli doctor attacked by parents who don't want to stand in line

The doctor was slightly injured and the parents were both arrested. The incident took place at Soroka-University Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel.

Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba

Beersheba hospital fire that killed patient likely started by cigarette

One patient was found dead and about 25 others were rescued by the fire crews.

 Israel's Fire and Rescue Services southern command hold assessment after a fire at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba left one patient dead, December 28, 2022.

Gun dealer kills Arab customer after refusing sale based on race

Investigators discovered that the seller had refused to sell the air rifle to the young man because he was Arab.

Medics wheel into the emergency room wounded Israeli men from the shooting attack in the West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba, at the Hadassa Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem, on October 29, 2022.

Meet the trailblazer Bedouin doctor fighting to change Israeli society

Among Negev residents, life expectancy among Bedouin residents is three or four years lower than for Jewish residents. 

 BEDOUIN WOMEN seek employment via Rahat’s Rayan center, focusing on the integration of previously unemployed women from Bedouin society in the Negev into the workforce (Illustrative).

Who are Israel's best doctors in each field?

The list contains a total of 378 doctors and, for the first time, includes gynecologists and fertility specialists.

 Female doctor looking at x ray film of patient head injury while working with another doctor at the hospital. Medical healthcare staff and doctor service.

Heat waves are most dangerous in cold countries -Soroka Med

Much of Europe has been sweltering under temperatures near 40 degrees centigrade, sending residents of England, France, Italy and elsewhere to historical fountains in cities to jump in and cool off.

A man dives into River Thames, during a heatwave in Oxford, Britain, July 19, 2022.

What causes ADHD? New Israeli study may have found out

ADHD is one of the most common mental disorders that usually first show up during childhood. This disorder in particular is characterized by hyperactivity and difficulty focusing.

 Brain of a child with ADHD with overall reduced volume and a proportional reduction in the left-sided prefrontal cortex.