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Israeli rescue teams evacuate a wounded person by helicopter near the southern city of Sderot on October 7, 2023 (Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
June 30, 2026, 4:01 pm
Comptroller flags key failures in evacuation, rehabilitation, of October 7 wounded
Lengthy report finds lack of policy, coordination, data, and funding, as well as poor effort to synchronize between government, volunteers, and donors
By Sue Surkes
An underground parking area converted into a treatment ward at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, after many patients were relocated following the outbreak of war, June 8, 2026 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 26, 2026, 8:01 pm
External AI tools blocked from public hospital networks over cyber safety fears
Hospital employees can no longer reach ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini from work computers, as Health Ministry sounds alarm over potential cyberattacks, leaks of sensitive medical information
By ToI Staff
A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, May 16, 2026. (Hajarah Nalwadda/AP)
June 23, 2026, 5:03 pm
Ebola suspicion ruled out, as expert says ‘very low’ chance current strain will reach Israel
However, Health Ministry is taking precautions as there are no vaccines yet for Bundibugyo virus; UN health agency reports 896 confirmed cases and 232 suspected deaths globally
By Diana Bletter
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon toward Israel caused damage in Kiryat Shmona, March 24, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
March 29, 2026, 2:20 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 29 – Northerners feel grim amid war but firm on need to defeat Hezbollah
Reporters Diana Bletter and Sue Surkes discuss sense of isolation in Kiryat Shmona and Haifa, trauma help for Arab Israelis, and hospitals’ efforts to treat patients underground
By Jessica Steinberg, Sue Surkes and Diana Bletter
An underground ward at Haifa's Rambam Health Care Campus, which serves as a parking lot in peacetime, used during Operation Roaring Lion in March 2026. (Courtesy/Spokesperson's office)
March 26, 2026, 8:39 pm
As Iranian missiles rain down, hospitals scramble to raise funds for underground shelters
With the Health Ministry’s budget recently slashed, medical centers around the country are using storage spaces and parking lots while seeking donations for more protected buildings
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Patients and medical staff are seen in an underground parking area converted into a treatment ward at Shaarei Tzedk hospital in Jerusalem after many patients were relocated amid the Iran war, March 4, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 7, 2026, 7:24 am
From fortified ORs to popup clinics, Israel’s medical centers streamline wartime operations
Using knowledge gleaned the hard way during the Oct. 7 Hamas invasion and June war with Iran, hospitals go underground amid incoming missile fire – and staff know the drill
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative photo of infant milk formula in Quimper, western France January 29, 2026. (Fred TANNEAU / AFP)
February 12, 2026, 8:21 pm
Health ministry launches probe into death of infant who consumed recalled formula
Newborn dies of respiratory failure on day authorities expand recall of Nutrilon due to toxin that prompted global action; no clinical link found between consumption and death
By Diana Bletter
A group of Israelis watch as a helicopter carrying hostages released from the Gaza Strip lands at the helipad of the Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva November 26, 2023.(AP/Leo Correa)
January 17, 2025, 12:56 pm
Guidelines for hospitals set to receive hostages include STD checks, pregnancy tests
Ministry official says new protocols differ ‘significantly’ from November 2023 hostage release, as captives to return from over 15 months in captivity
By Diana Bletter
Paramedics help the medical staff at Haifa's Rambam hospital to transport patients from the upper floors to underground parking area of the establishment on September 22, 2024, after Lebanon's Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets on northern Israel. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
September 22, 2024, 12:29 pm
Hospitals in north ordered to move patients to fortified areas amid rocket fire
Haifa’s Rambam will shift activities to underground parking lot, while other medical facilities move treatments to protected areas, scrap elective procedures
By ToI Staff
Soldiers help prepare the Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa following the outbreak of war, October 11, 2023. (Courtesy of Rambam)
April 15, 2024, 7:56 pm
On high alert since October 7, hospitals were already prepared to deal with Iran attack
Administrators say IDF Home Front Command and Health Ministry have not instructed healthcare system to adjust readiness for possible widening of conflict
By Renee Ghert-Zand
One of the 10 operating rooms in a new 'mini-hospital' for ambulatory surgery at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center-Ichilov Hospital, February 2024. (Jenny Yerushalmi)
February 28, 2024, 2:36 pm
Surgery without a stay: Ichilov hospital unveils new operating rooms to cut wait times
System supporting 10 new operating rooms uses digital health to offer optimal care without adding beds to hospital’s wards
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Wounded Israelis arrive at the Soroka Medical center in Beersheba, southern Israel, October 7, 2023. (Dudu Greenspan/Flash90)
February 16, 2024, 12:12 pm
Preventative medicine: After Oct. 7 mass casualty event, Israeli MDs share tough lessons
While dealing with the ongoing medical challenges of the war, physicians are already in touch with others over what they learned about honing lifesaving preparedness protocols
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The reunion of siblings Maya and Itay Regev, released from Gaza days apart, at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, November 30, 2023, in handout photos by the hospital. (Courtesy)
February 2, 2024, 4:09 pm
Updated protocols for freed hostages include training to address sexual abuse, torture
Amid negotiations for new deal, Health Ministry issues recommendations based on treatment of those released in November truce; advises 4-day minimum hospital stay
By Renee Ghert-Zand and ToI Staff
Hamas gunmen surrender to IDF troops at northern Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, in a handout image published December 14, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 22, 2023, 2:23 pm
Health Ministry issues directives for medical treatment of detained Gazan terrorists
Following deaths of several Palestinians at IDF Sde Teiman medical facility, the government gives clear instructions about care for ‘illegal combatants’
By Renee Ghert-Zand and ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal Herzog (right) visit with a wounded soldier and staff at the Loewenstein Rehabilitation Hospital in Ra'anana, November 13, 2023 (Courtesy of Loewenstein Hospital)
December 17, 2023, 9:10 am
War caught Israeli rehab hospitals unprepared to handle number of wounded
Crucial aspect of recovery in danger if more beds are not opened and additional staff not hired to heal body and soul: ‘There is no rehabilitation without mental health’
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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