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Prof Zvi Shimoni appointed Medical Director of Lan...

PROFESSOR ZVI SHIMONI APPOINTED MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF LANIADO HOSPITAL After serving for 28 years as Director of Internal Medicine at Laniado, Professor Shimoni has been appointed as its new Medical Director following the recent retirement Dr....

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Spurs Legends 9-2 Laniado Rabbis XI

Close to three hundred people attended a charity football match in aid of Laniado Hospital on Sunday 11th September. The Rabbis Select XI, a team of Orthodox rabbis representing communities and schools from across the UK, took on the Spurs Legends...

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International Diabetes Expert lectures at Laniado

Professor Michael Nowak, a world renowned endocrinologist from Germany, recently delivered a lecture at Laniado Hospital’s Bildirici Diabetes Center. He is an expert in the field of innovative medicines – medicines based on hormones in the...

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New Director at Laniado's ER

Dr. Ofer Arbel has been appointed director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Laniado Hospital. The 44-year-old doctor brings significant experience to his new position, having served as a senior physician at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein...

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Laniado Doctor Represents Israel

LANIADO PHYSICIAN CHOSEN TO REPRESENT ISRAEL AT EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY Dr. Daniel Oved, director of the Headache and Chronic Pain Clinic at Laniado, accepted as a permanent member of the forum, which...

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Innovative Hip Surgery at Laniado

FIRST IN ISRAEL: INNOVATIVE HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY AT LANIADO Minimally invasive total hip replacement procedure eliminates cutting through muscles and tendons, reduces tissue trauma and results in less postoperative...

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Diabetes Breakthrough

In recent months, the Bildirici Diabetes Center at Laniado Hospital has acquired innovative glucometers. These are medical devices that determine the concentration of glucose in the blood with a high degree of precision. They have been introduced...

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Laniado Pharmacy wins international recognition

An innovative self-monitoring tool developed by the director of Laniado’s pharmacy during research recently received official recognition by the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists. The research, the first stage of which was presented...

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Five star shelter protection

Laniado Hospital's shelter protection system was recently awarded the highest rating possible - five "beauty stars" - in the"Shelter in the Civic Space" competition sponsored by the IDF Home Front Command in conjunction with the Council for a...

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Palliative Support at Laniado

A special seminar was recently held at Laniado Hospital to provide staff members with the tools to treat patients suffering from terminal illness. The seminar, initiated by the palliative care staff in conjunction with the Laniado’s training...

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Israeli Armored Corps visit Laniado

Soldiers from the Armored Corps visited today the pediatrics and geriatrics departments to cheer up the patients. The soldiers received a complete overview of the hospital, and went between the patients dancing and singing.

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Mammography Institute officially a leading faculty

A report prepared by the National Breast Cancer Center - The Programme for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer at the Ministry of Health has revealed interesting data regarding the work of Laniado Hospital's Mammography Institute. The National...

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New obesity treatment pioneered at Laniado

Laniado Hospital's Gastroenterology Institute has introduced a new method to treat obesity and its complications - the insertion of a balloon into the stomach. The balloon is inserted endoscopically without surgery. The treatment has proven...

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Laniado's groundbreaking Stem Cell work

BioGenCell have teamed up with Laniado Hospital to clinically develop its groundbreaking technology. The hospital is a Technion affiliated that is renowned for its compassionate care and leadership in cutting-edge medicine. Laniado Hospital has...

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Life Saving Medical Breakthrough

An extensive global study regarding the effectiveness of an innovative new technological device developed by Laniado Hospital’s Institute of Gastroenterology, has shown that a new device used in colonoscopy testing improves the detection of pre-...

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Twins Married to Twins Give Birth within Mins

Two men, twin brothers who married two women, twin sisters, saw children born to their wives not more than twenty minutes apart last month. The two couples are the proud parents of girls who, although not twins, clearly have a great deal in...

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New MRI Unit Opens at Laniado

Since its inception in 1974, Laniado has continued to develop into a world class medical institution. In Israel, MRI’s are heavily regulated by the Ministry of Health. Previously Netanya patients were often sent to other institutions to get an...

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Kevan Green Completes his Mega Challenge

Kevan Green has arrived safely at Laniado Hospital in Netanya having completed is 2900km cycle from Essex to Netanya. After a gruelling four weeks of cycling 2,900km, Kevan Green's journey from Romford in Essex, to Laniado Hospital in Netanya has...

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Laniado has Real Quality

Last week, the Ministry of Health published a report on the National Programme for Quality Indicators in Israeli hospitals. The report, which examined a number of medical indices, found that Laniado Hospital leads medicine in Israel in two indices,...

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Sexual Assualt Conference at Laniado

A ceremony to mark the opening of the Centre for the Treatment of Victims of Sexual Abuse at Laniado Hospital was held last month. The driving force behind its opening is Ms Noga Aharoni, a representative of “City without Violence” at...

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Pesach Appeal up 50% on previous year

We are excited to announce that the generosity of our donors has meant that our Pesach Appeal towards a new Mammography Machine has smashed previous records for Laniado UK. Last year our Pesach appeal raised just over £20,000 where this year it has...

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From Loughton to Laniado by Bike

Laniado UK Executive Board Member Kevan Green's Cycle Challenge 2,900km in 29 days raising £29,000 for two amazing charities; Laniado UK and Myloma UK And he is off! Kevan Green has undertaken the challenge of his life. At 830am on...

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Pediatric Emergencies Increase

20% Increase In Visits to Laniado's Pediatric Emergency Department in 2014 This growth comes as no surprise to Dr Elke Bella Kosinovsky, who is the Director of the Pediatric Emergency Department; She sees it as the natural result of hard...

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Energy Saving

New heating and cooling project will save thousands of dollars “A large medical center like Laniado requires huge amounts of energy to heat and cool the departments and operating theatres,” says engineer Moshe Klein, director of infrastructure at...

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Feeding mechanically ventilated patients

A feeding tube for mechanically ventilated patients has been introduced at Laniado. The closed system that prevents patient infection has to date been implemented in only two hospitals in Israel and Laniado is the third. Mechanically...

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Laniado has Rhythm

Heartbeat disorders now being treated at Laniado The Goldhammer Heart Institute at Laniado Hospital, which only last summer acquired a new catheterization machine has just opened a new state-of-the-art electrophysiology laboratory with cutting-...

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New Effective Self-Monitoring at Laniado

New processes developed at Laniado’s pharmacy Complex work processes that involve transferring prescriptions between departments and transporting drugs in a large medical center require close supervision. Pharmacy management necessitates strict...

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New Pathological Laboratory

Laniado at the forefront of technology in Israel Massive development is evident everywhere at Laniado Hospital. Most recently, a pathology laboratory, one of the most advanced in Israel was opened in the Laboratories Division. The laboratory is...

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New Thyroid Unit

Unit will serve patients from Haifa to Herzliya A new Thyroid Treatment Unit is opening shortly at Laniado Hospital. The new unit, headed by Dr. Pinchas Klein, will treat all symptoms associated with thyroid malfunction and will be a center for...

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Mammography Institute

Ministry of Health has determined that all women between the ages 50-70 must undergo mammography screening The Ministry of Health has determined that all women in Israel aged between 50-70 must undergo mammography screening every two years in...

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New Kidney Transplant in Clinic

Clinic will serve patients from Tel Aviv to Haifa For hundreds of patients in Israel who suffer from terminal renal failure, kidney transplantation provides a new lease on life. Transplant recipients are able to work and function normally and...

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Laniado Leukemia Research

Clinical research on biological drugs to treat Leukemia Dr. Shlomo Bulvik, director of the Hematology Department at Laniado Hospital, is currently involved in two major studies in the field of leukemia. The research which received the approval of...

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Laniado trains medical interns

From New York to Netanya, Laniado trains medical interns Michael, Adam, Arthur and Rostic came to Israel from America and Canada to study medicine. They are performing their clinical rotations at Laniado where they are supervised by Dr. Mark...

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Ebola Drill

Emergency room tested in case of outbreak of Ebola A drill was held at Laniado Hospital this week, similar to those being held in medical facilities around the world, to test Emergency Room in case of the arrival of an Ebola patient. The entire...

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Multiple births at Laniado

5 sets of twins and 1 set of triplets born within 24 hours Under the shadow of the security situation in Israel, life continues at Laniado and for the first time in its 40 year history, five sets of twins and a set of triplets were born...

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Laniado staff lead by example

Staff commit to a 'Healthier lifestyle' Last week, Laniado Hospital held a special “Health Day” for its 1500 employees. Four stations were set up in various locations in the medical center where staff members were asked to fill out questionnaires...

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Outstanding lecturer award

Laniado Pediatric Department awarded 'outstanding lecturer award' After a year of training at Laniado Hospital’s Pediatric and Neonatal Departments, medical interns from the Technion’s Faculty of Medicine responded with positive feedback about...

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Alla's Story

Giving birth twice at 30 weeks inspired Alah to help others Alla gave birth twice at Laniado Hospital in Netanya, Israel. Both times she needed emergency procedures at week 30. The experiences she went through opened her eyes to a world that...

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