Soroka Medical Center

Soroka Medical Center prepares for potential military conflict with Iran

The medical center is already simulating emergency situations, and in recent days, procedures have been refined and guidelines updated for transferring patients in case of another emergency. 

The Soroka Medical Center leads with an 85% satisfaction rate
Defense Minister Israel Katz presented the 2026 “Defense Minister’s Shield” to Soroka Medical Center.

Katz awards Soroka Medical Center with Defense Minister’s Shield for support of soldiers during war

A military helicopter and medical staff from Soroka and Joseftal hospitals evacuate a patient connected to an ECMO machine, February 14, 2026.

WATCH: IDF, Soroka, Joseftal hospitals carry out first-ever ECMO patient evacuation

Prof. Ofer Merin, IFCJ President Yael Eckstein, and Prof. Jonathan HaLevy.

Grapevine, February 13, 2026: An anti-aggression alliance


Alon Futterman to lead strategic growth for Soroka's rehabilitation after Iranian missile strike

Futterman, Director of the Kfar Azza Foundation, will serve as a strategic advisor for South Israel's largest medical center as rebuilding efforts continue.

Alon Futterman, CEO of the Kfar Aza Foundation.

Miracle at Soroka: How a frontline hospital weathered October 7, survived Iran war

From one war to the next, Soroka has learned to work smarter and create a level of response to meet the needs of their patients. 

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.

Rehabilitating Soroka Medical Center - opinion

The government cannot handle the burden of the rehabilitation efforts alone. This is where the Jewish Diaspora comes in.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu visits the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused severe damage to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba in June.

Beyond the headlines: A time for gratitude - opinion

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 The family of Dr. Yehudit and Eliran Nachum.

'This is what a war crime looks like,' health workers at hospital targeted by Iran say

After the unprecedented Iranian missile attack on Soroka, there has been serious physical damage, but no deaths or serious injuries.

 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.

Strike on Soroka is a serious escalation, Health Minister Uriel Busso tells 'Post'

"This is a significant event for the state," Busso emphasized regarding the Iranian missile attack on the Soroka Medical Center.

 Damage at the Soroka hospital following a direct hit from the Iranian missile barrage, June 19, 2025.

IDF expands in northern West Bank, kills two Hezbollah fighters

In the northern West Bank, the already-expanded operations against terrorist activity expanded to another town in the Sa-Nur area.

 IDF operating in the West Bank June 18, 2025.

Katz directly threatens to assassinate Khamenei, shake Iranian regime

The defense minister added that Israel will now start attacking new kinds of strategic targets in Iran.

 (L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Near-miss massacre: How one order saved Soroka’s patients under missile fire

Thanks to Bar Siman-Tov’s pre-emptive order, only one patient suffered a minor injury after an Iranian missile slammed into Soroka hospital.

Saved the lives of medical staff and patients. Director General of the Health Ministry Moshe Bar Siman Tov during Covid-19 crisis in 2019

Israeli hospital struck in latest Iranian ballistic missile barrage on Israel

Eighty-nine were wounded, with three in serious condition, in direct impacts across central Israeli cities, Magen David Adom said.

 Smoke rises following a direct hit on the Soroka hospital in Beersheba, June 19, 2025