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Rambam in the News
Rambam’s Pediatric Emergency Department Takes First Place in Ministry of Health Patient Satisfaction Survey
A survey conducted to assess patient satisfaction in Israel’s emergency departments found that the Cheryl Spencer Pediatric Emergency Department in the Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital at Rambam Health Care Campus is the best emergency department in
Ministry of Health: Rambam is Number One in Preventing Infections
Rambam Health Care Campus tops the list of large Israeli hospitals in infection prevention, moving from last place to first place in two years. According to a report released last week by Israel’s Ministry of Health,
Rambam’s NICU Named Most Outstanding and One of Israel’s Most Improved
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Rambam Health Campus’s Ruth Rappaport Children’s Hospital received the highest scores of all NICUs in Israel in an inspection conducted by the Ministry of Health. Following a review carried out
Rambam Doctor Elected Secretary-General of the World’s Largest Neurosurgical Society
Dr. Iddo Paldor, Deputy Director of Rambam Health Care Campus’s Department of Neurosurgery, was recently appointed secretary-general of the Australian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgeons (AASNS). The appointment was given following elections that took place at
Recent Events
Chanukah Candle-lighting at Rambam Dedicated to Today’s Heroes
A Chanukah candle-lighting ceremony held at Rambam Health Care Campus honored Israel’s wounded and fallen, as well as their families. As one of the many holiday-related events taking place at Rambam Health Care Campus during the
Guy Cohen Continues to Inspire Us in his Pursuit to Raise Support and Awareness about SCD
Guy Cohen, a three-time participant in Rambam’s annual Swim From the Heart event and fundraiser for sudden cardiac death, is attempting the final swim of the Triple Crown Open Water. Starting at midnight on July 18th, Israeli open
The World of Innovation at Rambam Health Care Campus
At the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York, on June 16, Prof. Rafi Beyar, immediate former CEO of Rambam Health Care Campus, reported on the new developments at the sprawling hospital campus in Haifa. A
Presentation on Oncology – in View of Time
On June 12, in Palo Alto, California, a full house indicated the relevance of the topic “Oncology – In View of Time” presented by Prof. Irit Ben Aharon, head of oncology at Rambam Health Care Campus.
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Northeast Region
Ellen Pomerantz, Director, Northeast Region
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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 61 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.
