Israel’s Sheba, New Jersey’s Holy Name to join forces on digital health

New Jersey’s Holy Name Medical Center is joining forces with Israel’s Sheba Medical Center to develop new solutions in digital health and telemedicine.

Through the partnership, Holy Name’s team will work alongside Sheba’s Accelerate, Redesign, Collaborate (ARC) Innovation Program, which gives global digital healthcare startups the opportunity to collaborate with healthcare teams, with the aim of identifying clinical needs and developing solutions to medical challenges.

“Working in tandem with Sheba will enable us to participate in an open collaboration with world leaders in global healthcare innovation, all of us working together to find new and innovative ways to deliver patient care,” said Holy Name Medical Center president & CEO Michael Maron in a statement.

Integrating Holy Name into Sheba’s startup ecosystem “to collaborate on unique digital healthcare solutions” will benefit patients in New Jersey, said Dr. Eyal Zimlichman, Sheba’s chief innovation officer who oversees the ARC Innovation Center, in the statement.

Holy Name Medical Center is a not-for-profit healthcare facility based in Teaneck, New Jersey, with off-site locations throughout Bergen County. Founded and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace in 1925, the 361-bed medical center offers a wide range of healthcare services.

Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, is the largest and most comprehensive medical center in the Middle East. In 2019, Newsweek magazine recognized Sheba one of the top ten hospitals in the world.