#02 Israel is now a leader in medical care with cutting-edge technology

Israel has one of the most technologically advanced and highest-quality healthcare systems in the world. Hospitals in Israel are equipped with modern facilities and high-quality medical technology. Medical personnel are very well-trained.

Healthcare in Israel is also delivered very efficiently. A 2013 found Israel to have the fourth most efficient healthcare system in the world. In an August 2014 survey, Israel was ranked as having the seventh-most efficient healthcare system in the world.

Seven Israeli hospitals have received accreditation from the Joint Commission, an organization that sets safety standards for medical care: Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, HaEmek Medical Center in Afula, Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba, Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot, Carmel Medical Center in Haifa and Assuta Medical Center in Tel Aviv.

In 2019 and 2020, Newsweek magazine included Israel’s largest hospital, Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer in its list of the ten best hospitals in the world.

Providers in the Israeli healthcare system consist of a mixture of private, semi-private and public entities. Generally, family and primary medicine facilities are run directly by Kupot Holim in their own practice clinics and by contract with privately operated clinics in smaller communities. As with primary practice, Kupot Holim tend to provide specialty and outpatient care in their own clinics. In addition to these, the ministry of health in conjunction with various local authorities also runs a network of public well care and prenatal and infant care clinics throughout the country.