Rambam Facts

Rambam is a National Asset

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.

“The physician should not treat the disease but the patient who is suffering from it.” – The Rambam (Maimonides) 1135–1204

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Surgical team operating in a Rambam trauma operating room — Rambam treats more trauma patients than any other hospital in the nation, and its percentage of trauma survivors is the highest in Israel.

The Sammy Ofer Tower at Rambam Health Care Campus — 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.

Rambam clinicians treating a patient in the emergency department — The Sammy Ofer Fortified Underground Emergency Hospital at Rambam is the largest of its kind in the world.

Trainees practicing emergency care on a pediatric mannequin — More than 3,000 health professionals from 84 countries have trained at our Teaching Center for Trauma Emergency and Mass Casualty Situations.

A researcher examining a test tube in a Rambam laboratory — 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 Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal (RMMJ), launched in 2010, is the first ever medical center affiliated scientific journal to be published in Israel.

A newborn's hand grasping a Rambam caregiver's finger — Sick children from neighboring Arab countries receive medical treatment unavailable to them at home, thanks to our Middle East outreach program.

The Prometheus patient-record system displayed across computers and mobile devices — The Prometheus computerized patient-record system for paperless hospital quality management and monitoring of patient medical files was developed and marketed by Rambam.

Nobel laureates Professors Ciechanover and Hershko in their Rambam campus laboratory — 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.

Map of Northern Israel showing Rambam near Technion and high-tech parks — 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.

Rambam doctors preparing a patient for a scanner-guided brain procedure — 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.

A Major Medical Campus

Northern Israel’s largest medical campus, serving more than 2.8 million people and serving as the referral center for twelve district hospitals

An Exemplary University Teaching Hospital

Affiliated with the Technion’s Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Rappaport Research Institute (both on the Rambam campus) and with the University of Haifa’s Department of Nursing and School of Public Health

A Dynamic R&D Hub

Collaborates with leading university hospitals and high-tech biomedical and life sciences incubators in Israel and the world

Modern towers of Rambam's West Campus in Haifa

Global Impact of Rambam R & D

PillCam™

Working with Given Imaging to develop the PillCam™ for diagnosing gastrointestinal diseases

SPECT/CT

Working with GE Global Healthcare to develop dedicated cardiac SPECT/CT as part of the diagnostic process for coronary heart disease

Stem Cells

Using stem cells to test the effects and effectiveness of new pharmaceuticals for tailored medicine

Gene Mapping

Using gene mapping for early detection of hereditary diseases, such as diabetes and kidney failure or dysfunction

Rambam, Northern Israel’s Leading Academic Hospital

1,128 Beds 1,498 Physicians 2,161 Nurses 6,594 Rambam employees 45,000 Emergency Department visits 4,102 Hospitalizations 1,003 Critically injured patients 1,000 Current patients treated for PTSD 406 New research projects annually 2,015 Active research projects 5,000+ Births

* Statistics based on December 2025 data