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

The findings of an Israeli study offer practical lessons that could help hospitals worldwide prepare for prolonged armed conflicts and other large-scale emergencies.

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

Assuta Ashdod Public University Hospital CEO Dr. Galit Kaufman

Dr. Galit Kaufman: Assuta Ashdod is a 'fortress of care' on Israel’s front line

 View of the Assuta Medical Center in Ashdod.

Four-week-old infant in Ashdod died of respiratory failure, Health Ministry says


Treating trauma in Ashdod

Assuta Ashdod is the only hospital in Israel which has emergency medicine doctors on staff 24 hours a day.

Assuta Ashdod’s Emergency Department is considered one of the best in the country

Striving for excellence at Assuta Ashdod

What makes Assuta Ashdod unique is an old-fashioned determination to treat patients skillfully, while offering excellent service.

Doctors at Assauta Ashdod hospital

Ashdod’s Assuta Hospital to hold Home Front Command drill

The hospital is the first Israeli hospital designed to be able to fully function during chemical and biological weapons events.

Assuta Ashdod University Hospital

‘Post’ award celebrates Israel’s first public hospital in 40 years

The award was bestowed on Shemer at the Post’s annual conference in New York.

Prof. Joshua (Shuki) Shemer, MD, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Assuta Medical Centers Network receiving Assuta Prize by Minister of Construction Yoav Gallant and Jerusalem Post Group CEO Ronit Hassin-Hochman at the 7th Annual JPost Conference in NY

Assuta Ashdod University Hospital's integrated care model makes health system history

“This is one of the most important modern Zionist projects in Israel and the most dramatic event in the Israeli health system in decades,” said Prof. Joshua Shemer, chairman of Assuta Medical Centers

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