Kaplan Medical Center

Amid war with Iran hospitals in central Israel operate under emergency conditions and severe strain

Kaplan Medical Center, one of Israel’s major medical centers, is operating in emergency mode following the security escalation, handling an exceptional burden and evacuating departments.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER
Dr. Alon Bar, Head of the trauma unit at the Kaplan Medical Center on the scene of an emergency
Magen David Adom teams at the scene of the car accident on Route 4 near the Holon Interchange. March 28, 2025.

Two separate vehicle accidents across Israel leave at least one dead, 14 injured

One person died and seven others were injured in a crash in northern Israel, and seven others were injured in a three-vehicle collision on Highway 4.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
An opportunity arises to pause, breathe, and listen inward

Placental errors may explain gestational diabetes risks, study finds

“By understanding how gestational diabetes disrupts the placenta at the molecular level, we can begin to imagine new ways to protect the offspring,” said Dr. Tal Schiller of HUJI Faculty of Medicine.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
Kaplan Medical Center

A new hope for thousands: Kaplan Medical Center performs first donor-free artificial cornea implant

The procedure saw the implantation of the innovative "EndoArt" device in a patient who had previously experienced three unsuccessful donor cornea transplants.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF