The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital
Director: Professor Itai Pessach
Contact:
Tel: 03-5302895
The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital is Israel’s distinguished pediatric hospital. We provide exceptional clinical care to children of all ages, from infancy through adolescence, and treat all medical conditions, from acute care for the most complex and life-threatening illnesses to long term rehabilitation.
The Safra Hospital is known for the broad range of conditions it treats and for its state-of-the-art facilities, including: A Pediatric Intensive Care unit; The Pediatric Neurology Institute, which diagnoses and treats neurological and neurodevelopment disorders; The Pulmonary Unit, home to The National Cystic Fibrosis Center; The Pediatric Surgery Department, serving all surgical subspecialties; The Hemato-Oncology Unit that performs bone marrow transplants and intensive chemotherapy, and the Outpatient Clinical Service and Day-Center for oncology patients; A Psychiatric Department specializing in the treatment of eating disorders; and the Pediatric Rehabilitation Department, which offers comprehensive rehabilitation programs for children who have various significant functional limitations, caused by diseases, injuries and burns.
At The Heart Center our experienced pediatric cardiologists and cardiac surgeons are trained to diagnose and treat all pediatric cardiac conditions. With access to the highest level facilities, which offer the latest technologies for diagnosis, cardiovascular surgery and intensive care, we provide the most comprehensive cardiac treatment options available, some of which are exclusively performed at The Edmond J. Safra International Congenital Heart Center.
Clinical Excellence Research Center
Research and clinical care go hand-in-hand at our hospital. Our researchers specialize in pediatric research and are committed to identifying and developing new approaches to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood ailments and conditions. Through our advanced pediatric care and internationally renowned educational programs we train the next generation of pediatric specialists.
A Patient-Centered Approach
Every day, our skilled and compassionate medical staff does its utmost to provide patients and their families the best possible quality of life at the hospital and in the community setting. The creative and cheerful design of the hospital’s physical space increases a sense of calm and comfort for both patients and families. As part of our compassionate care, we are a pain-free hospital, which means that potentially painful procedures are performed with the optimal sedation and anesthesia, in order to keep every child as comfortable as possible.