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Illustrative: A Magen David Adom ambulance takes a wounded Israeli man to the hospital after he'd been stabbed on Jerusalem's HaNevi'im street on May 16, 2016. (Magen David Adom)
July 3, 2018, 1:07 am
Israeli nurses’ union calls for strike after patient stabs nurse at hospital
Ministry of Health says it strongly condemns the violence and orders security increased at health institutions
By TOI staff
Elia Kadosh at Tel Aviv District Court on July 1, 2018 (Flash90)
July 1, 2018, 2:27 pm
Woman gets 5 months’ community service for attacking hospital guards, police
Under plea bargain, Elia Kadosh will pay compensation to victims, including a taxi driver
By TOI staff
Screenshot from CCTV footage of security guards being assaulted at Ichilov Hospital, in Tel Aviv, September 2017
January 17, 2018, 2:09 pm
Five jailed for assaulting Ichilov Hospital guards
Gang leader David Amoyal to go to prison for 25 months, four others to serve 17 to 22 months each
By TOI staff
An altercation between security guards and the family of a patient is seen outside the Ichilov Hospital ER, June 27, 2017 (Security camera footage/Courtesy Ichilov Hospital)
September 28, 2017, 2:29 pm
Tel Aviv hospital guards attacked, beaten by patient’s family
3 security officers suffer light-to-moderate injuries after 5 men assault them at ER; their relative, 19, was reportedly unhappy with treatment
By Itamar Sharon
This image provided by the Twitter page of @fendifille shows a computer at Greater Preston CCG as Britain's National Health Service is investigating 'an issue with IT' on Friday May 12, 2017. (@fendifille via AP)
May 12, 2017, 9:22 pm
‘Ransomware’ cyberattack cripples hospitals across England
Appointments canceled, phone lines down and patients turned away; no immediate evidence that patient data accessed
By Jill Lawless
Illustrative photo of an operating room. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 16, 2016, 7:50 pm
Has an Israeli start-up solved the mystery of sepsis?
There are a host of dangers for patients in the hospital, especially in the ICU. Intensix hopes to use big data to make hospitals safer
By David Shamah
Doctors at Assaf Harofeh Hospital at an emergency meeting at the hospital on January 19, 2014. Doctors went on a two-hour strike at hospitals across the country, following multiple violent attacks on doctors at the hands of patients or their relatives. (Photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
December 30, 2015, 5:46 pm
Don’t insult a hospital worker. You could cause a death
Calling someone names has a much deeper effect than most people realize, researchers say
By David Shamah
A mosque in the Saudi province of Jazan. (Photo by وكالة الأنباء السعودية/Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0)
December 24, 2015, 12:12 pm
Overnight hospital fire in Saudi kills 25, injures over 100
Short circuit ignited blaze in intensive care, maternity units; public blames government neglect of poor districts
By AFP and AP
Hospital (Pixabay)
September 17, 2015, 6:04 pm
How healthy is your hospital? Israeli search engine knows
Afraid you might pick up an infection while being treated in a medical institution? Use ArchimedicX to see if you have anything to worry about
By David Shamah
Doctors at Assaf Harofeh Hospital at an emergency meeting at the hospital on January 19, 2014. Doctors went on a two-hour strike at hospitals across the country, following multiple violent attacks on doctors at the hands of patients or their relatives. (Photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
January 19, 2014, 12:37 pm
Israeli doctors strike briefly to protest violence
For two hours, physicians restrict their activities to meetings and emergency services
By Spencer Ho
The Equashield system (Photo credit: Courtesy)
January 12, 2014, 4:00 pm
Unique syringe keeps hospital staff safe from fatal drug residue
Hundreds of US hospitals are using Equashield’s unique system to keep dangerous chemo drugs away from workers
By David Shamah
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