News and Events

Rambam Health Care Campus marks 50 years of the Cheryl Spencer Nursing Scholarship Program, honoring five decades of continuous investment in nursing education and professional excellence. The annual ceremony, held during Hanukkah, reflects Rambam’s commitment to its diverse workforce and shared values of gratitude, hope, and resilience.

Each year, around 3,300 men in Israel are diagnosed with prostate cancer—the most common cancer among men. If detected early, the chances of full recovery are high. Breakthrough therapies, developed by or employed at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), are improving life expectancy and quality of life for many patients.

One of Rambam's reproductive endocrinologists and fertility specialists, Dr. Ola Gutzeit, recently chose to undergo fertility preservation after years of caring for women facing the same decision. Moving from physician to patient gave her a deeply personal understanding of the fears, practical challenges, and emotional complexity faced by many women during this process.

Following a widely circulated tweet questioning the link between sun exposure and melanoma, Dr. Emily Avitan-Hersh clarifies the scientific evidence and reinforces the importance of proper sun protection.

Together with the Nazarian family, Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) has opened the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Mental Health and Wellness Clinic in Haifa’s City Center Mall, which marks a major expansion of mental health services for Israel Defense Forces (IDF) veterans coping with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and combat-related mental health conditions.

Correcting pediatric limb deformities offers children and adolescents renewed hope and the opportunity to live the active lives they deserve. Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), a leading center in this specialized field, recently hosted an advanced international workshop where experts from around the world came together to share knowledge and gain new insights.

Two 16-year-old boys from the Western Galilee were treated at Rambam Health Care Campus with a rare ocular complication of cave fever, a bacterial illness caused by Borrelia persica and transmitted by soft ticks living in animal burrows. The diagnosis was made only after both teens arrived with unexplained high fevers and rapidly worsening vision.

Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) is the first medical center in Northern Israel to integrate Medtronic’s state-of-the-art Affera™ mapping and ablation system—a groundbreaking advancement in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.

Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) is proud to be part of historic breakthrough in ophthalmology and regenerative medicine in Haifa, Israel: the world's first successful transplantation of a fully 3D-bio-printed, cell-based corneal implant.

At Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), advanced robotic technology is transforming surgical care, making complex, high-risk procedures safer and less invasive than ever before.

A distinguished delegation from the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) visited Rambam Health Care Campus, highlighting a shared commitment to advancing innovative cancer research and honoring five decades of the Fund’s impact in Israel.

At a recent European oncology conference in Berlin, new data pointed to groundbreaking therapies that could transform breast cancer care. Dr. Ayelet Shay from Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam), explains what this means for Israeli patients.

An increasing number of Israelis are drawn to low-cost cosmetic procedure packages in countries such as Turkey, Thailand, and Eastern Europe—only to return with severe, sometimes life-threatening complications triggered by flying shortly after surgery.

Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital's Joan and Sanford Weill Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) has been invited to join a prestigious North American pediatric oncology research consortium.

On November 2, Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) laid the cornerstone for what will become Israel’s most advanced intensive care unit—the Fortified Critical Care Medicine Division. Designed to significantly increase capacity for critically ill patients, the new facility will be fully fortified against missile attacks, ensuring uninterrupted care even in times of crisis.

Effective November 1, 2025, Dr. Michal Mekel has formally assumed the position of Director General of Rambam Health Care Campus (Haifa, Israel)—the first woman to lead Northern Israel’s largest tertiary hospital since its founding in 1938.

The Teaching Center for Trauma, Emergency, and Mass Casualty Situations (Teaching Center) at Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) continues to earn international recognition for its educational programs that train medical professionals in managing mass casualty incidents.

Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam) recently inaugurated a new multidisciplinary Internal Medicine Day Hospitalization Center, featuring 14 treatment stations and offering advanced medical services across multiple specialties.

The Azrieli Foundation was honored by Rambam at a moving groundbreaking ceremony for the new Azrieli Foundation Pediatric Rehabilitation Center. In recognition of their extraordinary philanthropy and many contributions to Israel and to Rambam. Danna, Naomi and Sharon Azrieli also received the prestigious Rambam Award.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Professor Shimon Sakaguchi, Professor Mary E. Brunkow, and Dr. Fred Ramsdell for their groundbreaking discoveries about regulatory T cells and the concept of immune tolerance. Their work has reshaped our understanding of how the immune system maintains balance—defending against threats while avoiding attacks on the body itself.