The Ichilov (Sourasky) Clinic in Israel is a leading general medical centre that treats approximately 1,4 million outpatients and inpatients from around the world every year.
The Center is among the top ten best clinics of the world according to the magazine “Newsweek” and offers its patients a wide range of medical services – from the most modern diagnostic procedures to the most complicated oncological and neurosurgical operations.
In January 2014, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre received accreditation from the most prestigious international organisation in the field of healthcare – Joint Commission International (JCI).
This accreditation is an indicator of the highest quality of medical services: accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, successful operations, state-of-the-art equipment, and maximum patient satisfaction.
Every year, the hospital provides emergency medical care to about 200,000 patients, performs over 36,000 operations, and delivers about 12,000 babies.
The Sourasky Medical Centre has the following departments:
The hospital consists of 60 inpatient and 180 outpatient departments. It has 1,500 beds. The hospital serves as an academic and research centre affiliated with Tel Aviv University, so its patients have access to innovative drugs, advanced treatment methods, and cutting-edge technologies.
Ichilov Hospital offers affordable prices, as it is a public hospital and provides services at the rates set by the Israeli Ministry of Health. Ichilov also offers reduced prices for food and drinks in the hospital café.
The hospital participates in the most advanced scientific research and clinical trials in the field of medicine, which enables the specialists of the center to be one of the first to apply the latest developments in the treatment of patients.
Ichilov has an international department that works with foreign patients. The specialists in this department speak several foreign languages, including English, Spanish, German, etc. They assist patients from other countries with organisational issues. Ichilov's medical tourism department serves thousands of foreigners every year, 95% of whom leave positive reviews.
Treatment in the Israeli clinic Ichilov is available to everyone. For the convenience of patients with disabilities, the hospital did:
The Sourasky Medical Centre in Israel treats all types of stage 1-4 cancer using advanced methods. One of these is intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). This is an advanced method of radiotherapy that is considered the safest for the patient's healthy cells and at the same time the most effective in fighting cancer cells.
The MinION system is being tested at the Ichilov Cancer Centre. It allows real-time detection of any cancer cells remaining in the abdominal cavity after surgical removal of a malignant tumour. Now there is no need to wait several weeks for results: with this new approach, the presence of cancer cells can be determined within a few hours. This approach increases the success rate of surgery and patient survival rates.
Before radiotherapy, computer imaging of the malignant growth is performed and the irradiation process is modelled in order to accurately determine the size, shape and location of the tumour, as well as to calculate the appropriate dose, intensity and direction of irradiation.
This allows for maximum protection of the patient's healthy tissues and organs from radiation exposure and achieves high treatment results, as precisely focused radiation beams act only on the tumour.
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy minimises the likelihood of side effects and complications and allows for a faster recovery period.
Oncology at Ichilov is one of the most promising and rapidly developing areas. More than 80% of patients at Sourasky Hospital achieve sustained remission or are completely cured.
When surgical treatment of cancer is necessary, specialists prefer to use minimally invasive surgery, which allows neoplasms to be removed without incisions or sutures. Laparoscopic and endoscopic surgeries reduce tissue and organ damage, minimise the likelihood of complications, and speed up the rehabilitation process. Minimally invasive surgery is not only safe, but also effective in treating for cancer.
If a cancer patient's disease requires abdominal surgery, specialists do everything possible to preserve the organ affected by the tumour. The head of the oncology department at Ichilov Clinic is Professor Moshe Inbar, a leading Israeli oncologist with over 45 years of experience. He has helped 5,412 patients overcome cancer, performed 2,822 successful courses of radiation therapy and 1,597 operations to remove malignant breast tumours while preserving the organ.
| Oncological check-up |
| Blood test for tumour markers |
| Biopsy |
| CT/MRI/PET-CT |
| Consultation with an oncologist |
| Doctor's recommendations |
The doctor specialises in the treatment of breast cancer and clinical oncology. Dr Moshe Inbar has developed a unique and effective comprehensive method for treating breast cancer using innovative diagnostic procedures and individually selected medications. For his effective research activities and high achievements in the field of oncology, the doctor is an honorary member of:
Every year, the Ichilov Heart Centre performs over 2,500 coronary stenting procedures. The department's specialists diagnose and treat all types of cardiovascular diseases of varying severity. The centre has everything necessary to perform surgical procedures of any complexity, from modern equipment to qualified personnel.
The Sourasky Medical Centre in Israel performs:
The clinic also performs 95% successful non-surgical aortic valve replacements through the artery in the leg (less often - through the artery in the shoulder). This implantation method is considered the safest, as it does not involve incisions or stopping the heart, minimises the likelihood of complications and speeds up the recovery process. Non-surgical aortic valve replacement is ideal for patients who are contraindicated for open heart surgery.
The artificial valve is placed in a special 6 mm diameter tube, inserted into the femoral artery using a catheter, and after a couple of minutes, the valve is delivered directly to the heart via the bloodstream. There, it opens and replaces the damaged valves.
The head of the cardiology department at Sourasky Medical Centre is Professor Gadi Keren, who has been diagnosing and treating arrhythmia, heart failure, and heart valve disease for over 35 years.
92% of Gadi Keren's patients have been cured of their heart problems. 5,213 of his patients have been completely cured of arrhythmia. The professor is also the author of over 200 works in the field of cardiology and an honorary member of international organisations: the European Society of Cardiology (ESC); the American College of Cardiology (ACC); American Society of Echocardiography (ASE).
| Aortocoronary bypass surgery |
| Consultation with a specialist |
| Comprehensive examination |
| Shunt installation on a beating heart |
| Inpatient rehabilitation |
| Doctor's recommendations |
The hospital was founded in 1992 to treat children aged 0 to 18 from all over the world. Every year, the clinic's specialists help around 45,000 outpatients, 26,500 emergency patients and 9,500 inpatients.
More than 1,500 surgical procedures and over 18,200 radiotherapy procedures are performed here each year. The hospital has more than 20 specialised departments.
The doctors are actively engaged in scientific research in the field of paediatrics to continuously improve methods of treating childhood diseases. The Dana Duek Clinic was the first in the country to use the innovative EOS diagnostic imaging system. This unique procedure allows for the safest and most accurate diagnosis of diseases of the spine, bones, and joints with minimal radiation exposure.
The radiation exposure to the patient during such diagnostics is 85% less than with computed tomography and 50% less than with X-rays.
| Da Vinci robotic surgery |
| Consultation with a surgeon |
| Preoperative diagnostics |
| Robotic intervention |
| Rehabilitation |
With the help of additional EOS programmes, doctors at the Ichilov Clinic are also able to perform successful hip and knee replacements. The programmes allow them to select the implant that best suits the patient's anatomical features based on diagnostic data. They can also plan the entire knee or hip replacement surgery.
To relieve stress, keep children in good spirits and speed up the recovery process, the hospital practises laughter therapy. Guest entertainers cheer up the clinic's young patients. Laughter and smiles after effective medical procedures are a comprehensive guarantee of rapid recovery for children.
The gynaecologists at the Sourasky Medical Centre use advanced Israeli and international technologies and techniques to preserve and restore women's health. Every year, the Lis department treats over 64,000 outpatients and 29,000 inpatients. The specialists of the Ichilov maternity ward deliver about 12,000 babies a year.
The delivery rooms are exemplary in terms of sterility, comfort and safety. Partner births are available here. After the baby is born, he or she is placed with the mother in the hospital's hotel, Baby Lis.
The gynaecology department of the Ichilov Sourasky Clinic has received numerous positive reviews from patients from all over the world. Foreign celebrities have sought help here, including:
| Artificial Insemination (IVF) |
| Egg retrieval |
| Embryology laboratory services |
| Embryo transfer |
| 9 months of support from a reproductive specialist |
Specialists at the Sourasky Obstetrics and Gynaecology Centre provide:
The head of the Lis Centre is Dr Dan Grissaro, one of Israel's leading gynaecological oncologists and a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Tel Aviv University. The doctor has treated more than 1,350 patients for uterine cancer. Thanks to his achievements in the field of gynaecological oncology, Dr Dan Grissaro is an honorary member of international professional organisations.
Leading Israeli neurosurgeons treat diseases of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system in a specialised department at the Ichilov Clinic. Over 1,000 surgical procedures are performed here every year. The department is equipped with advanced medical equipment:
| Intervertebral hernia removal |
| Surgeon consultation |
| Spinal CT scan |
| Hernia removal surgery |
| Physiotherapy and kinesitherapy |
The department employs top-level Israeli doctors. One of the leading doctors in the neurosurgery department at Ichilov is Dr Itzhak Fried, an outstanding neurosurgeon and specialist in the treatment of epilepsy and Parkinson's disease. He has performed approximately 3,200 neurosurgical operations and more than 980 removals of malignant brain tumours.
| Spinal tumour |
| Consultation with an oncologist |
| MRI of the spinal cord |
| Surgery to remove the tumour |
| Post-operative rehabilitation programme |
The neurology and neurosurgery department uses the Theator Surgical Intelligence platform. This system is based on artificial intelligence and computer vision. Theator's platform not only allows surgical procedures to be recorded and analysed for the first time, but also enables surgeons to improve their skills. This significantly increases the quality and accuracy of surgical interventions.
Ichilov is the first hospital in Israel to implement Surgical Intelligence in its operating rooms. This artificial intelligence-based technology will be the first to ensure the productivity and training of surgeons. Theator is an example of ongoing efforts to promote innovative solutions that advance medicine and improve patient care at Sourasky Hospital.
| Procedure | Cost |
| Specialist consultation | from $500 |
| Gastroscopy | from $800 |
| PET-CT scan | from $1,500 |
| Craniotomy | from $20,000 |
| Intervertebral disc herniation surgery | from $17,500 |
| Knee replacement | from $19,000 |
| Procedure | Cost |
| Hip replacement | from $18,000 |
| Aortocoronary bypass surgery | from $20,000 |
| Robotic prostatectomy | from $21,000 |
| Intestinal cancer surgery | from $17,000 |
| Ovarian cancer surgery | from $9,000 |
| Bariatric surgery | from $16,000 |
