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Newsweek: Israel’s Colossal Underground Hospital Braces for Hezbollah Blitz
October 10, 2023: As Israeli forces battle Hamas in Gaza, the world’s largest underground hospital, in the north of Israel, is rushing to ready itself for a possible second front opening up with Hezbollah on the border with Lebanon. The Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa has finished preparations to move its operations – as well as patients, family members and staff – several meters underground to turn what is normally a parking garage into…
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Urgent Request for Assistance – You Can Help Now
Operation Swords of Iron Israel is at war and Rambam Health Care Campus is the designated care provider for most of the north and all soldiers and civilians injured in wartime in the region. We stand ready to support our security forces and treat patients whenever needed. The (-) 3 floor of the hospital’s underground parking lot – the Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital – is being readied for use. We are currently transferring…
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Overdosing or Under Dosing – Precision Counts
October 5, 2023 – What does the human body do with the medications and drug therapies it ingests? How does under or over-dosing affect clinical outcomes? Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), in Haifa, Israel is now offering a service that personalizes drug doses to each patient’s specific needs. Precision and individualized medicine are influencing the future of healthcare. Administering a precise and effective dosage in adult patients comes with challenges – but in infants and toddlers,…
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Get Your Voice Back
October 3, 2023 – A school teacher’s toolbox is filled with the necessary equipment, but one such tool – the voice box – sometimes needs sharpening. What is the best way to protect your vocal cords from being overused or damaged? An expert otolaryngologist and a speech therapist from Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, share the primary lessons. Like teachers, if your voice is an essential tool in the workplace, and used extensively…
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First Impact Factor for Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
Rambam Health Care Campus is pleased to advise that Clarivate, the sole authority for calculating impact factors (IFs), has announced a 2022 IF of 1.6 for Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal (RMMJ). The score is based on a calculation of a journal’s selected citations over time and is one tool used to reflect a journal’s general importance. The journal’s 2022 CiteScore by SCOPUS was also impressive, at 2.6. For a small, quarterly journal that averages only 6–8 publications…
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Citron: A Symbol of the Joyous Festival of Sukkot Has Many Health Benefits
September 27, 2023 – The Jewish festival of Sukkot – the Feast of Tabernacles – includes five symbols, including the citron (Etrog). Surprisingly, this hard, bitter, yet aromatic fruit has many health benefits. Sukkot is a joyous eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the 40 years of wandering in the desert after the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt. The festival holds profound spiritual and historical significance for Jewish communities worldwide. One of the central elements of Sukkot is…
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Rambam Weighs in on Research Showing that Surgeon Gender Can Impact Patient Outcomes
September 21, 2023 – Do female surgeons achieve better surgical outcomes than their male counterparts? Results of two cohort studies targeting more than 1.3-million patients show a clear difference. Expert surgeons at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel have also noticed this result. Two recent studies, one at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and the other in Sweden, investigated adverse postoperative outcomes of patients, with male and female surgeons. The studies did not…
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Rambam’s Unique Prescription for Raising Spirits
September 18, 2023 – Although once taken for granted, the spiritual care of patients is becoming part of mainstream medicine. The Spiritual Care Service at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel plays an important role in patient care. The hospital’s ‘Poetic Pharmacy,’ recently filled a creative prescription for soul care that no pharmacist can match. The Spiritual Care Service (SCS) at Rambam is a national leader providing emotional and spiritual support to patients…
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Cognitive Decline in Adults Linked to Extreme Heat Exposure
September 14, 2023 – Around the world, climate change is resulting in extremely hot days. A neurologist at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), in Haifa, Israel, provides a medical perspective on recent research that looked at the impact of extreme heat in certain adult populations. A 12-year study on the effects of extreme heat exposure in older adults was recently published in the Journal of Community Epidemiology and Health. Led by Professor Virginia Chang, from the New…
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Rambam Advances Healthcare Relations between Israel and Brazil
August 31, 2023 – On a recent visit to Brazil, a delegation from Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, highlighted the need for unity between academia, industry, and healthcare in both countries, as well as for the benefit of global medicine. Professor Aaron Ciechanover — chemistry Nobel laureate, Professor Miki Halberthal, general director and CEO of Rambam, and Professor Rafi Beyar, president of the International Friends Association of Rambam, met with senior representatives…
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New at Rambam: Innovative Imaging Device for More Accurate Breast Reconstruction Surgery
August 31, 2023 – A new ICG (Indocyanine Green) technology enables the use of infrared imaging technology for performing more accurate breast reconstruction surgeries. Now being used at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), in Haifa, Israel, this technology enables better surgical planning and is a game changer for positive patient outcomes. Women undergoing breast reconstruction surgery and individuals suffering from lymphatic system issues face a complex surgical procedure that is not straightforward. Until recently, surgeons…
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Rambam Staff Member Saves Neighbors Life at Home
August 20, 2023 – Anton Kroger, a physician’s assistant at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) in Haifa, Israel, met his neighbor Michael Frumpkin, a paramedic, recently in the most unexpected way. Michael was in cardiac arrest, but help was on its way. Kroger, a resident of Tirat Ha Carmel, a small town south of Haifa, works as a physician’s assistant, trained in emergency resuscitation, at Rambam’s heart failure unit. In an apartment block in Tirat Ha…
