Assuta ashdod university hospital

Six-month-old baby receives surgery months after swallowing package of staples

The baby’s parents sought medical treatment several times, after the baby suffered for about a month and a half from persistent coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath.

Staples found in a six-month-old's esophagus.
More and more laboring women are choosing to enter the pool instead of the delivery bed

The new trend capturing delivery rooms in Israel

A RESCUE TEAM evacuates a wounded person by helicopter near Sderot on October 7, 2023.

Years of disaster drills kept Israeli hospitals running - until Oct. 7 exposed the gaps

The entrance to the Bibas family home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, near Gaza border, in southern Israel, February 25, 2025

IDF's October 7 defense failure was at root of evacuation breakdowns, gov't probe finds


Can Israeli lab stop staggering death toll from antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

"Antimicrobial resistance, is like climate change. We need to act now so our children can have a world to live in" says Dr. Nadav Sorek head of Assuta Ashdod Hospital’s infectious disease center.

 Dr. Nadav Sorek, head of Samson Assuta Ashdod Hospital’s new emerging infectious disease center and clinical microbiology lab together with lab researchers

Who are Israel's best doctors in each field?

The list contains a total of 378 doctors and, for the first time, includes gynecologists and fertility specialists.

 Female doctor looking at x ray film of patient head injury while working with another doctor at the hospital. Medical healthcare staff and doctor service.

An 'EpiPen' bracelet? Assuta Ashdod develops concept to save lives

A pediatric nurse at Assuta has developed a concept for the first-ever compact epinephrine injection device. She was able to do that via Assuta Ashdod accelerator.

 Sarah Sberro-Cohen, Assuta Ashdod pediatric nurse who developed the compact epinephrine injection device.

Hospital workers must be protected - editorial

Security must be stepped up at hospitals and clinics across Israel. Law-enforcement authorities should use a heavy hand against anyone who acts violently against medical staff.

MEDICAL STAFF at Hadassah-Mount Scopus Hospital in Jerusalem assemble and hold placards, declaring a strike and protesting violence against hospital personnel, May 2022.

More than a hospital – transforming healthcare

Assuta Ashdod hospital has become a cornerstone of the Ashdod community, providing healthcare services, hundreds of jobs and health education to the children and youth of the city.

 FORGING AN invaluable connection to Ashdod

The difference between life and death can be minutes

Assuta Ashdod is making its mark in war and peace.

 Assuta emergency room

Assuta Ashdod: Leading the world of medical innovation

Assuta Ashdod also offers a holistic approach to care that is unavailable in the public sector, with an emphasis on a patient’s medical, emotional and social needs.

 PROF. MICHAEL DREXLER, (L) Orthopedics Department head, is one of Israel’s leading robotic joint replacement surgeons.

Can laughing really heal?

Medical clowns bring joy to pediatric patients at Assuta Ashdod. You can help them.

 Medical clown Fifi with a patient

Baby born in Ashdod with a dead fetus in her stomach

The phenomenon happens to 1 in 500,000 cases * The fetus has been removed.

Illustrative image showing the simple installment of PregnanTech's Lioness device, developed to prevent preterm birth without invasive surgery.

Who is most likely to develop severe COVID-19 even after a second jab?

New research by Israeli doctors explains how and why some vaccinated individuals will still end up hospitalized due to the virus.

ENTERING THE emergency room at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.