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Soroka Soroka Medical Center is the only major medical

Medical Center center in the entire Negev region, and one of
Israel’s largest, most advanced, and most active
hospitals. As a tertiary referral and trauma center,
An Overview we provide care to a population of more than one
million people in a region that accounts for 60% of
the country’s total land area.

Soroka is a strategic asset of the State of Israel
and the country’s “iron dome of health” in routine
times and during emergencies for civilians and
IDF soldiers alike. Soroka is recognized for its
excellent clinical care and leads the country in
many areas, including genetics, obstetrics and
gynecology, infection control, and emergency care
and preparedness.

The Saban Pediatric Medical Center at Soroka
Medical Center is the second largest children's
hospital in Israel, with more than 200 hospital
beds, 40,000 visits to the Pediatric ER, and tens
of thousands of visits to clinics and outpatient
facilities. All services in the subspecialties
are provided in designated areas adapted to
children's needs. The Saban Pediatric Medical
Center at Soroka serves a population of
approximately 400,000 children throughout the
Negev with morbidity characteristics unique in
Israel and the world for which we have developed
special skills: metabolic diseases, eye diseases,
neurological diseases, and others.

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