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Letter from Patient Frances Plaskow

Dear Eli I felt you ought to know how I was treated whilst undergoing a surgical procedure in Laniado Hospital and would like to share my experience. Three weeks prior to my operation I met my surgeon Dr. Chani Bar Lev who immediately put me...

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World leading Pfizer study on dialysis patients

The first study of its kind in the world, conducted at Laniado Hospital, examined the effectiveness of Pfizer vaccines on dialysis patients. The study was published in the most respected medical journal in the field - Clinical Journal of the...

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Laniado Hospital rallies to support the fight agai...

A huge oxygen generator that can produce oxygen at a level of 95% for dozens of patients at the same time, was sent from Laniado Hospital to India, to help fight the rampant corona epidemic in the subcontinent A huge oxygen generator, which can...

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At Laniado Hospital no risks are taken and prematu...

In light of the escalation in the South, which spread to large parts of Israel's territory, the management of Laniado Hospital decided to transfer the Neonatal Department to its missile-protected compound. "In accordance with the situation...

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Netanya Man Successfully Resuscitated After Drowni...

Early on Wednesday afternoon, a man in his 60s drowned in a community pool on HaUniversita Street in Netanya. Emergency medical personnel dispatched to the scene performed CPR on the man, and successfully resuscitated him. United Hatzalah...

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World first research study examines the effectiven...

The first research study of its kind in the world was conducted at Laniado Hospital, led by Dr. Moshe Shasher (Director of the Department for Nephrology at Laniado Hospital). The study focused on examining the level of antibodies developed in...

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Coronavirus ward closing soon to pave the way for...

In recent months Laniado Hospital has continued to provide leading medical care to all patients suffering with Covid-19 in its dedicated coronavirus ward and emergency department which was quickly established at the start of the pandemic last year,...

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The Sanz Rebbe shlita affixes the Mezuzah as CEO a...

In the shadow of Yom Hashoah last week, the Neonatal Department at Laniado Hospital in Israel affixed mezuzahs for the new building. A special and exciting occasion summing up years of extensive activity around the world, was held this week at...

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Miracle in Israel: 3 pregnant, critical COVID-19 p...

Rabin Medical Centre said the women were disconnected from ECMO machines in the last week and will soon be released for rehabilitation. Three pregnant women who were hospitalized with severe cases of COVID-19 are nearing recovery, Rabin...

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“100% Of Seriously Ill Patients Are Unvaccinated,”...

The coronavirus ward in Laniado Hospital in Kiryat Sanz, Netanya currently has 31 coronavirus patients, of whom 17 are in serious condition, with six ventilated. The average age of the patients ranges from 45-51. “One hundred percent of the...

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Be the light in the darkness - Remembering and hon...

The summer of 1944 saw the Russians continually moving west pushing the Nazis further and further back across Poland into Germany. The Germans, in an effort to cover their crimes forced thousands of their slave labourers on death marches across...

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Israel’s Coronavirus lead, Professor Nachman Ash t...

Prof. Ash was welcomed by the management team from Laniado Hospital, headed by CEO Mr. Nadav Chen. Mr Chen presented Prof. Ash with a comprehensive and detailed overview, on how the hospital has dealt with the impact the virus has had on the...

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MK Yossi Tayeb praises Laniado for its amazing and...

MK Yossi Tayeb, Representing the French demographic within the Shas movement was treated to a tour of Laniado Hospital, he commented: “Amazing and professional work is being done here at Laniado Hospital, serving a large number of immigrants from...

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Fighting loneliness during Coronavirus

In early 2018, a new and surprising appointment was announced in the UK: the Minister for Loneliness. The new government office was designed to deal with millions of Britons who had declared themselves lonely. The British Red Cross called loneliness...

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A step ahead - a new foot unit opens

Ongoing upgrades to the Orthopaedic Department continue as a new foot unit opens its doors. The orthopaedic department, which has undergone vast changes and improvements in the past year and a half include a new location, the appointment of two...

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We salute you – Home Front Command Soldiers

On Monday 9 November, during a special ceremony, Laniado Hospital said goodbye and thank you to a cohort of military reserve volunteers who gave their time to help support the logistics team at the hospital. The Home Front Command soldiers...

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Minister of Diaspora Affairs MK Omer Yankelevich t...

“The dedicated work of the medical staff is admirable. I hear about nurses returning to the ward in the middle of family vacations and the Corona Ward Management staying inside the ward for hours on end. There is no doubt that you are our warriors...

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5 Toddlers Hospitalised After Playing With Rat Poi...

Five toddlers were taken to Laniado Hospital in Netanya on Sunday after apparently being exposed to rat poison in a local playground. It appears that the children picked up and played with a plastic bag of rat poison city exterminators had left...

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10 Year Old Boy Bitten By A Viper Is Saved Thanks...

A 10-year-old boy, a resident of Kiryat Hasharon in Netanya, went out last night with a number of friends for a short walk in the orchards adjacent to his neighborhood. During the walk, he suddenly felt a strong bite on the sole of his foot and...

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Israel Chief Covid-19 Medical Advisor Ronni Gamzu...

(As appeared in Jewish Tribune October 2020) Israeli corona tzar Professor Roni Gamzu, has been on a tour of Laniado Hospital. The visit enabled him to take a closer look at the extensive clinical activity carried out by the Laniado team in the...

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Laniado continues to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

It seemed at the start of the pandemic, Israel was successful in implementing strict measures to keep the death toll down. Today is a different story, its remarkable how drastically the situation has changed. With a population of only nine million,...

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Geriatric rehabilitation department opens

Laniado Hospital has recently opened a new department that will provide rehabilitative care to patients who have had a stroke, an orthopaedic operation, or a serious illness that has partially disabled them to help further support and enable their...

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Gynecology leading the way in medical insights

Doctors from the Gynecological and Maternity Service of Laniado Hospital have participated and contributed in a leading and reputable international conference amongst renowned specialists from Boston and New York on the treatment of cancerous tumors...

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A story of success and survival from a premature b...

Eighteen years ago I was in this incubator and never left the medical team alone. The emergency alarms would ring all the time. I made the lives of the nursing staff difficult. My parents prayed a lot, hoped a lot, and found strength from the...

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National lockdown in Israel

Israel has entered a second national coronavirus lockdown, with residents in Netanya and the Sharon region, both of whom are serviced by the Laniado Hospital facing at least three weeks of tough restrictions. Coming into ...

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Israeli medic worried about missing daughter’s bir...

Like many deliveries, this one didn’t go according to plan. A Magen David Adom paramedic delivered his own daughter during his shift on Tuesday, reported Ynet. Avi Ivri, who only started working at MDA last month, had a plan for the birth...

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Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein visited Laniado...

The Minister of Health, Yuli Edelstein began his visit to Laniado Hospital by going to see the Rebbe of Sanz, Shlitah. The Minister spoke with him for over an hour about the vision of the hospital, as articulated by the Rebbe's father זצ"ל, 45 years...

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'Thank you' to L’Oréal Paris for donatin...

The staff at Laniado have been donated 1000 bottles of hydroalcoholic gel to Laniado by L’Oréal Paris. As the Coronavirus continues, it's not stopping the beauty brand giants from joining in the fight against the virus. As they continue to...

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Chances of contracting Coronavirus from surfaces i...

Israeli researchers find that samples of the virus taken from mobile phones owned by coronavirus patients cannot reproduce in laboratory conditions. Meanwhile, for the first time since the pandemic hit Israel, no new corona cases have been reported...

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Wife of the Klausenberg Rebbe passes away.

Chaya Nechama Ungar, the daughter of the Nitra Rav, became engaged to the Klausenberger Rebbe in the summer of 1947. Like the Rebbe, she also lost her whole family including her parents and seven of her siblings in the Holocaust. At 24 years old, (...

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The Laniado Hospital Coronavirus Department pays t...

At the initiative of the social service of Laniado Hospital, the hospital staff of the Coronavirus Department lit candles in memory of the six million people murdered during the Holocaust. Laniado Hospital was founded by the previous Admor of...

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Hospital staff and soldiers from the Home Front Co...

Dozens of men and women among the medical and logistical staff of the Laniado hospital as well as reserve soldiers, in support within the hospital, marked a minute of silence during the siren which sounded throughout the country commemorating...

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CORONAVIRUS: Patient recovers after 16 days on a v...

A 58-year-old resident of Netanya who had some preconditions was hospitalised in a life threating condition at the Coronavirus Department at Laniado Hospital. He was ventilated for 16 days however, this morning he managed to take a turn and come...

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CORONAVIRUS: 20 residents from a retirement home t...

A large clinical and logistical operation is underway at Laniado hospital to transfer 20 elderly patients from a retirement home in Bnei Brak to the Coronavirus Department of Laniado. These patients arriving from Bnei Brak are all in a stable...

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CORONAVIRUS: New technology launched to safeguard...

The systems for the protection of personnel caring for patients with coronavirus have been launched by the Ministry of Defense at Laniado Hospital. The pilot programme is testing a remote monitoring system which allows medical personnel outside...

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CORONAVIRUS: Update from the Health Ministry

The Health Ministry reported 8,611 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Israel on Monday, with 55 deaths to date. A total of 141 patients are listed in serious condition, 107 of whom are on ventilators. Another 191 are listed in moderate condition,...

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CORONAVIRUS: The Netanya born 2019 Judo World Cham...

Sagi Muki, is doing everything he can to help fight the virus and support the support the hospital, through the online giving platform giveback.co.il. Muki has gone as far as enlisting his winning judo suit (185,000 NIS), to be used as a weapon to...

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CORONAVIRUS: Nurse from Netanya returns to Laniado...

Judith Isaacs, a mother of six, is the Head Nurse responsible for Laniado Hospital’s Emergency Room in Netanya. An important part of the hospital’s emergency response team, she was instrumental in the creation of the Infectious Diseases Unit, where...

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Words of gratitude and praise from the wife of a C...

Yaniv, tested positive and was hospitalised for professional treatment at the recently opened specialised Coronavirus Department at Laniado Hospital. Dalia, warmly expresses her thanks to Laniado, “My husband and I would like to...

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CORONAVIRUS: First patient recovers at Laniado hos...

A first patient who was infected with the Coronavirus and treated at the special Corona Department at Laniado Hospital has just been released and has made a full recovery! Netanya resident Sury WEISS, in her forties, returned home today after...

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CORONAVIRUS: A patient on peritoneal dialysis is c...

She is the only patient on peritoneal dialysis with coronavirus in Israel and treated in a special Coronavirus department. The patient did not go through the dialysis institute of the hospital and there is, therefore, no fear of contamination of the...

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CORONAVIRUS: Update from Laniado Vice President Me...

Dear Friends and Partners, We are going through a difficult and challenging time. In addition to fighting every day for your health, that of your families and loved ones, you must also fight for the pursuit of your business in a very uncertain...

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Things have changed at Laniado...

The deputy head of the infections department Dr. Talia Fein explains how things have changed so dramatically for Laniado and in Israel. “Up until a few months ago we always knew that there were a lot of different types of Corona Virus but the...

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CORONAVIRUS: Laniados's CEO calls for more do...

CORONAVIRUS – UPDATE Today Nadav Chen, CEO of Laniado Hospital gave the following message about the current COVID-19 situation. Please donate what you can. We need ‘your’ support. Transcript as follows: “Dear friends, This is...

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CORONAVIRUS: The front line

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SAVE LIVES. Today everyone on the planet is affected by the coronavirus epidemic. Daily lives are totally disrupted and routines are in turmoil with many currently in quarantine. Forced unemployment, school closures,...

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CORONAVIRUS: Laniado ready and waiting

Emergency staff at Laniado Hospital are currently completing preparations to receive patients infected with Covid-19. The hospital urgently needs lifesaving ventilators. The emergency management and the infection prevention unit of Laniado...

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CORONAVIRUS: Visitor restrictions imposed

Due to the current COVID-19 virus, severe restrictions on visiting hospitals will take effect. The Laniado Hospital in Netanya announced yesterday that there would be a complete ban on all visitors until further notice. Hospitalised...

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Laniado Hospital Launches Pancreatic Cancer Study

Laniado Hospital Launches Pancreatic Cancer Study The Oncology Institute of Laniado joins many medical centers in Israel and around the world. Laniado Hospital Oncology Institute, led by Dr. Neil Friedman, will join other...

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Groundbreaking study conducted at Laniado Hospital

Groundbreaking study conducted at Laniado Hospital: The use of cannabis by patients with dementia significantly improves their behavioral problems. The study, conducted by Dr. Vered Hermush, director of the department of geriatrics at Laniado...

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PREGNANCY IN DANGER

A pregnant woman was bitten by a snake: her life and that of the fetus were saved at Laniado Hospital. A few days ago, late at night, Noah Gefen, a resident of Kibbutz Aogen, was watching television with her husband in their living room, when...

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Laniado Hospital Israel fights back against Covid-...

Emergency staff at Laniado Hospital are currently completing preparations to receive patients infected with Covid-19. The emergency management and the infection prevention unit of Laniado hospital are currently completing preparations within the...

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH REPORT: THE NEONATAL SERVICE AT...

The evaluation model of the Ministry of Health concerning the neonatal services of the State of Israel is established on strict criteria including in particular: infection prevention, standards of nursing staff, professional training of teams,...

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Laniado hospital emergency room triage is one of t...

The Ministry of Health's 2018 Quality Parameters report indicates that Laniado hospital emergency room triage is one of the fastest in the country: less than 4 minutes after the patient arrives in the emergency room!

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Two sterile areas built for the Laniado pharmacy m...

Laniado Hospital modernizes its pharmacy! Two sterile areas built for the Laniado pharmacy meet the highest standards. The preparation of chemotherapeutic and biological treatments...

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CARING FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE

Caring for the most vulnerable Preemies, abandoned babies and new-borns suffering from serious disabilities are treated by Laniado Hospital’s Neonatology Unit, headed by Dr. Aryeh Simmonds, where they get the medical care and love they need to make...

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UPGRADING OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS AT LANIADO

THE MEDICAL CENTER OF NETANYA AND THE SHARON - $2.8 million donations have been invested in medical equipment: NEW CT SCANNER IN EMERGENCY ROOM The recently acquired CT scanner offers patients in the Emergency Room, the Internal Medicine...

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TRAINING ISRAEL’S NEXT GENERATION OF DOCTORS

Two department heads at Laniado appointed to senior positions on the Residency Committeeof the Israel Medical Association Scientific Council. Dr. Yaakov Schechter and Dr. Vered Hermush, directors of Laniado Hospital’s Pediatric and Geriatric...

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LANIADO HOSPITAL’S GERIATRIC DEPARTMENT PASSES MIN...

Annual Licensing Audit Meticulously Examines Clinical and Nursing Procedures. Laniado Hospital’s Geriatric Center passed a recent audit by the Ministry of Health with flying colors, meeting and even surpassing the Ministry’s clinical and nursing...

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HATZALA VOLUNTEERS JOIN LANIADO'S EMERGENCY D...

More than twenty United Hatzala volunteer EMT's have joined Laniado Hospital’s Department of Emergency Medicine, serving as an important source of support and assistance in the department that works 24/7. Hatzala operates this...

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THREE LANIADO DOCTORS NAMED “OUTSTANDING LECTURERS...

Recently three senior physicians at Laniado Hospital were recently named “outstanding lecturers” by the Faculty of Medicine at the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, with which the hospital is affiliated. Faculty Dean, Prof...

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PAMPERING THE NURSES AT LANIADO HOSPITAL!

International Nurses Day was celebrated at Laniado Hospital with personal treats, gifts, an artistic performance, and a festive lunch for the hundreds of nurses who work at the hospital. In honor of International Nurses Day, which was celebrated...

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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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