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Challenges in Israel and Worldwide
The American Friends of the Rambam Medical Center is an organization established to promote and support the Rambam Health Care Campus—a premier medical institution in Israel.
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Rambam in the News
Breakthrough in Pancreatic Cancer Biopsy Technology
June 4, 2026 – Inspired by the act of coring zucchinis and a pressing clinical need, a Rambam physician helped develop a new medical device that improves tissue sampling for pancreatic cancer diagnosis and is now
A High-Risk Pregnancy, a Rare Disease, and a Baby Saved at Rambam
May 31, 2026 – When Gal Tayib’s high-risk pregnancy became a medical emergency at 33 weeks, specialists at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) moved quickly to save two lives: hers and her baby’s. In 2020, physicians
World-First at Rambam: An Israeli Innovation that Advances Safer Heart Surgery
May 28, 2026 – An Israeli-developed device first implemented at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) is helping make coronary artery bypass surgery safer by a unique innovation that reduces the risk of stroke. Coronary artery bypass
From Rambam to Tanzania: Restoring Smiles, Transforming Lives
May 26, 2026 – For specialized physicians at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), healing knows no borders. Beyond their demanding responsibilities at the hospital, some dedicate their free time and expertise to humanitarian missions around the
Recent Events
The Rambam International Summit – October 13-15, 2026
The International Rambam Summit We hope you will join us October 13-15, 2026 in Haifa to experience the future of medicine and celebrate the human spirit at our annual International Rambam Summit. You will witness how
Rambam’s Presence Made an Impact at the IAC Summit in Florida
Rambam leadership recently participated in the Israeli-American Council (IAC) National Summit in Florida, an inspiring gathering of thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors from Israel and the U.S. The event powerfully demonstrated how bridging Israeli innovation with
With headquarters in New York, three regional offices throughout the US, and a dedicated, passionate staff, join American Friends of Rambam for an event near you.
Northeast Region
Ellen Pomerantz, Director, Northeast Region
EPomerantz@aforam.org or (212) 292-4499
Western Region
Sari Katz Arshadnia, Director, Western Region
SArshadnia@aforam.org or (424) 240-8083
Showcasing RAMBAM
Rambam Health Care Campus provides a variety of services ranging from patient care, training of medical professionals, in a variety of specialties, to collaborative international research impacting the world of medicine.
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Changing the World through the Gift of Life
Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital
Supporting the 2000 Bed Campaign
The Cardiovascular Hospital
Keeping Hearts Beating
The Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital
Turning Tears to Smiles
The Joseph Fishman Oncology Center
Supporting Cancer Care with Dignity
The Health Discovery Tower
Shaping the Future of Medicine
Rambam Facts
Named for 12th century physician-philosopher Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (Maimonides/ the RAMBAM), Rambam Health Care Campus is located in Haifa, a city known for cultural and religious pluralism and tolerance.
Rambam is Northern Israel’s largest and most advanced medical campus, serving more than two million people and the referral center for twelve district hospitals.
Rambam treats more trauma patients than any other hospital in the nation, and its percentage of trauma survivors is the highest in Israel.
Located only 25 miles from the northern border, we are the referral hospital for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Northern Command, the US Navy Sixth Fleet, and the UN Peacekeeping Forces posted in the region.
The Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital at Rambam is the largest of its kind in the world.
More than 3,000 health professionals from 84 countries have trained at our Teaching Center for Trauma Emergency and Mass Casualty Situations.
The world’s first human embryonic stem cell line was co-developed at Rambam, and the world’s first cardiac stem cells were created here. The world’s first human embryonic stem cell line was co-developed at Rambam, and the world’s first cardiac stem cells were created here.
The Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal (RMMJ), launched in 2010, is the first ever medical center affiliated scientific journal to be published in Israel.
Sick children from neighboring Arab countries receive medical treatment unavailable to them at home, thanks to our Middle East outreach program.
The Prometheus computerized patient-record system for paperless hospital quality management and monitoring of patient medical files was developed and marketed by Rambam.
Israel’s first Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2004) laureates, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Professors Ciechanover and Hershko, have nurtured their scientific curiosity and achievements here, on the Rambam campus.
Rambam’s proximity to Northern Israel’s high tech scientific industrial parks has enabled R&D partnerships that have contributed to the country’s eminence in biomedicine and the life sciences.
For the first time in Israel, doctors at Rambam Medical Center performed a breakthrough procedure to treat Essential Tremor (ET), developed by InSightec, using MRI-guided ultrasound rather than performing surgery.