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Jun 29, 2023

Assuta Ashdod presents at MEDinIsrael conference

Israel is considered a leader in medical innovation. Last month, Samson Assuta Ashdod University Hospital contributed to Israel's growing...

Feb 18, 2023

Assuta Ashdod’s own Dr. Deri is Delivering a Shock to the Heart That Saves Lives

Dr. Yotam Deri is in the business of saving lives. As an emergency physician in Assuta Ashdod’s ER since 2017, Deri knows from experience...

Feb 9, 2023

A Grandmother Delivers Six of Her Own Grandchildren At Assuta Ashdod

Chana Kasten, Director of Nursing and Midwifery at Assuta Ashdod Public Hospital, and midwife of 30 years, has helped countless mothers...

Oct 10, 2022

The Enigma of Heart Health - Who are the “Some” that Heart Disease affects?

Why is it that some people die from heart disease while others don’t? More to the point, why is it that some people who smoke cigarettes,...

Sep 25, 2022

An ENT Lending an Ear to Holocaust Survivors in Need

“Knowing how important it is to support Holocaust survivors, I thought to myself, why aren’t there more resources being provided by...

Aug 14, 2022

Giving them a fighting chance

“We talk without using words.” That’s how the trauma team works, according to Dr. Itay Zoarets, Director of the Trauma Unit at Assuta...

Aug 5, 2022

Running to make a difference

Director of the Emergency Department at Assuta Ashdod, Dr. Debra West’s favorite day of the week is whichever day Harel Elementary...

Jul 27, 2022

Assuta Ashdod gives a soldier his life back

Five years ago, Steve Uchman met for the first time with Dr. Sharon Ovnat-Tamir, Head of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck...

Jun 14, 2022

Dr. Ron Lamdan and the one in a million diagnosis

When you meet Dr. Ron Lamdan, Assuta Ashdod’s Director of Pediatric Orthopedics, you’ll understand right away why he’s so beloved by his...

May 31, 2022

If you’re not helping, you’re wasting your time

Since finishing his studies in occupational therapy in 2017 in Bethlehem, Ziad Himone has been working everywhere to gain expertise: in...

May 25, 2022

Making a difference: A Pioneer at Assuta Ashdod

Every doctor has a story. They show up to work every day with a history of challenges and successes, a long list of educational...

May 18, 2022

Now he’s a doctor saving lives

Dr. Idan Perry Tishel, a pediatric resident at Assuta Ashdod, never planned to be a doctor. While some of his high school buddies were...

May 12, 2022

Prostate Cancer Detection: International Expertise and Innovation at Assuta Ashdod

Prostate cancer is a global killer that takes the lives of approximately 350,000 men each year. Among the most common types of cancers in...

Apr 22, 2022

It’s a ‘Wow’

“At Assuta Ashdod, our job is to take care of kids in medical danger, but really, we care for and about people. All people,” smiles Dr....

Apr 17, 2022

Kindness done right

Kindness is in the details. Chezi Rosenbaum would know. As a member of Hatzalah United Ambulance service, a medic and a volunteer in...

Mar 3, 2022

A small hospital with big muscles: Prof. Michael Drexler leads his team with an eye on the future

Professor Michael Drexler had a dream. From the time he was 13 years old, he wanted to be a doctor. “I worked hard to achieve this goal,”...

Feb 12, 2022

More than sound: Assuta Ashdod’s Hearing Institute gave an entire immigrant family the gift of peace

“We don’t do life and death here; we do quality of life.” Audiologist Liron Kariv heads the Hearing Institute at Assuta Ashdod and every...

Feb 3, 2022

A proud Ashdodi: Building a home for staff and patients

“I’m an Ashdodi,” quips Tzafrir Eshel, with pride. “I grew up here.” That’s why, in 2015, it was so important to him to be directly...

Feb 1, 2022

Nurturing innovative healthcare - right here in Ashdod

Dr. Oshri Bar El had a great idea. Chief of the gynecology unit at Assuta Ashdod Medical Center, Dr. Bar El worked for years to develop...

Dec 19, 2021

Finding the story behind every patient: Dr. Shlomo Elias, a detective at heart

Being a good doctor sometimes means donning a Sherlock Holmes hat and sleuthing for clues. That’s how Dr. Shlomo Elias, foot and ankle...

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