Soroka Medical Center

Beersheba spirit: Rebuilding lives, labs, and hope after Iranian missile attacks - opinion

The Beersheba spirit turns destruction into resilience, shaping Israel’s doctors and the country's healthcare future.

SMOKE RISES from Soroka Medical Center on June 19, after an Iranian ballistic missile packed with over 400 kilos of explosives slammed into the Northern Surgical Building, destroying two floors.
A firefighter rescuing an infant from a building fire in Beersheba, December 21, 2025.

WATCH: Firefighters rescue six, including infant, from apartment fire in Beersheba

Yasser Abu Shabab, head of the anti-Hamas Abu Shabab militia in Gaza

Abu Shabab militia chief shot in Gaza gunfight, dies in Israeli hospital

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, MK Tatiana Mazarsky, and Aliyah Return Center cofounder Chaim Malespin attend the Knesset Day of Prayer in Jerusalem, Nov. 26, 2025.

Huckabee praises Jewish-Christian partnership at Knesset Day of Prayer


One dead, five in custody after gas station thieves' getaway car flips in police chase

The thieves attempted to steal a gas station safe in Dimona on Monday night, after robbing another gas station on Highway 90 in the Arava earlier that night. 

Damaged car flipped by gas station theives in car chase, November 18, 2025.

Health ministry survey determines: This is the hospital Israelis are most satisfied with

The Soroka Medical Center, which was severely damaged by an Iranian missile, surpasses Sheba and Ichilov and leads the Health Ministry survey with 85% patient satisfaction.

The Soroka Medical Center leads with an 85% satisfaction rate

President Herzog Commends Sylvan Adams for $100 Million Gift to Rebuild Soroka Medical Center

Reconstruction of Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba marks a milestone in public-private partnership and national recovery efforts.

President Herzog praised Adams’s “conscientious leadership” and “forward-thinking entrepreneurial spirit.”

“Our Answer to Iran”: Sylvan Adams sets on rebuilding a resilient, flourishing Negev

After a missile strike destroyed Soroka Medical Center, the philanthropist behind Israel’s most ambitious rebuilding effort reflects on choosing construction over destruction, hope over fear.

“Together, we’re creating a model for national renewal,” Sylvan Adams says.

Smaller hospitals beat out larger ones in patient satisfaction, Health Ministry shows - survey

Health Ministry survey shows small community hospitals leading, big centers trailing as patients praise staff and fault crowded, noisy wards.

 Laniado Medical Center

Soroka receives NIS 360 m. from state to repair Iranian missile hit after lacking funds

An additional $100 million in donations from Israeli-Canadian businessman Sylvan Adams will also go toward repairing the hospital.

The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage at the Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva, June 19, 2025.

Sylvan Adams pledges $100m to rebuild Beersheba hospital after Iranian strike

Historic partnership with the Government of Israel and Clalit Health Services will rebuild Soroka as one of the most advanced hospitals in the Middle East

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “Sylvan Adams is a great friend and benefactor of the State of Israel, giving generously and wholeheartedly."

Israel’s frontline is not just at its borders, it’s in its emergency rooms - editorial

If leaders meet this moment with candor and investment, hospitals can return to being places of healing, not flash points of fear.

 A view shows damage in Soroka Medical Center, at an impact site following a missile strike from Iran on Israel, in Beersheba, June 19, 2025.

Soroka Medical Center proves its mettle in treating wounded from October 7 - study

A study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev underscores the critical importance of in-hospital protocols of triage during mass-casualty events.

 Wounded Israelis arrive to Soroka University Medical Center in Beer Sheva, southern Israel, October 7, 2023.

Soroka Medical Center doctor passes away after being shot over family land dispute

Dr. Ziad Abu Abed was shot on his way home from work at Soroko Medical Center in Beersheba, the latest incident in a decade long feud between two families in Rahat.

 A Magen David Adom ambulance drives through the streets of Israel.

No. 35: Alon Futterman - Director Kfar Azza foundation

Rebuilding Israel's south and heading Soroka Hospital's strategic rebuilding, Futterman shows a commitment to resilience and community strength

Alon Futterman, CEO of the Kfar Aza Foundation.