Change-making projects
Giving birth
Giving birth Every year about 8,000 babies are born at the Shamir Medical Center. The center, which is located in the lowlands and provides services to the Kfar Chabad area, Be’er Ya’akov, Rishon Lezion, Ramla, Lod and the moshavim, faces a demographic growth rate that is one of the highest in the country. To this…
Oncology
The new and spacious Helmsley Oncology Center The old oncology institute in the center has lived for years in an outdated one-story building built in the early 1980s and is now completely changing its face thanks to a donation from the Helmsley Foundation. The new and spacious Helmsley Oncology Center is currently under construction and…
Establishment of a new department for emergency medicine in an area of 6,000 square meters
Establishment of a new department for emergency medicine in an area of 6,000 square meters The emergency department at Shamir Medical Center is one of the busiest in the country with approximately 160,000 visits per year. The establishment of a new emergency medicine department in an area of 6,000 square meters, 3 levels with 32…
Times Foundation
Donation fund for life-saving equipment for all departments of the medical center The Times Foundation makes available to the hospital management funds for donations for life-saving equipment in all departments. In recent years, the following were purchased thanks to the fund: In the years that have passed since its establishment, devices have been purchased that…
Training program for medical teams from elite units in the IDF
Training program for medical teams from elite units in the IDF The Gideon National Center for Simulations opens its doors to IDF medical teams. The center allocates infrastructure and medical training teams for a unique program for training and practice in simulators and live tissue to treat the wounded in combat. In addition to the…
The center for citizens suffering from post-trauma
Israel at war: the center for citizens suffering from post-trauma In the early morning hours of October 7, 2023, a devastating attack by the Hamas organization began, which took a staggering toll during which thousands of people lost their lives or were injured and many others experienced severe trauma. As the agonizing images and heartbreaking…
Emergency situation at the Shamir Medical Center
Israel at war: an emergency situation at the Shamir Medical Center On October 7, Saturday morning, the murderous terrorist attack by Hamas on the settlements surrounding Gaza began, and this at the same time as a rocket attack on more than half of the State of Israel. The Shamir Medical Center began to provide a…