The Department of Pediatrics A cares for children with internal and chronic disorders within the field of general pediatric medicine. The department's main areas of care are juvenile diabetes, sleep disorders, neurology and neurology rehabilitation, infectious diseases, and gastrointestinal diseases.
The department is the largest center in Northern Israel for type-1 diabetes and obesity in children, with extensive experience in the use of insulin pumps and glucose sensors in diabetic children. It is also the number one center in Northern Israel for treating sleep disorders and bedwetting and in preventing sudden infant death syndrome. The department maintains a state-of-the-art sleep laboratory with advanced equipment for diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders in children.