6Nov, 2017
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New Groundbreaking Development at Laniado Hospital – Stem Cells from Patient’s Blood Aid in Saving Limbs from Amputation

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A new and exciting development in Laniado Hospital, Netanya, Israel:  Stem cells taken from a patient’s blood and returned to his limb, successfully created new blood cells in the patient’s body avoiding amputation of that limb. This technology, a joint effort by BioGenCell and Laniado Hospital, benefits the treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) – the insufficient flow of small blood vessels into the leg; a complication found mostly in diabetic patients and smokers causing gangrene and wounds on the foot, which in many cases leads to amputation of the […]
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17Mar, 2016
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Laniado hospital’s pharmacy achieves international recognition for innovative monitoring tool

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Netanya, Israel –The European Association for Hospital Pharmacists, recently recognized Laniado Hospital for an innovative self-monitoring tool developed by Laniado’s Director of Pharmacy, Mr. Said Amarna. The tool is designed to encourage pharmacy staff working in large hospitals to report any issues that arise with their pharmacy’s conduct, as a means of streamlining operations at the hospital’s pharmacy.   The first stage of Mr. Amarna’s research on communication channels between hospital departments and their pharmacy was presented a year and a half ago at a conference of the European Association […]
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9Dec, 2015
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Leading BioGenCell Stem Cell Researcher at Laniado Hospital Reveals Medical Breakthrough at Major Vascular Symposium in New York

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For Immediate Release     December 7, 2015 Leading BioGenCell Stem Cell Researcher at Laniado Hospital Reveals Medical Breakthrough at Major Vascular Symposium in New York New York, NY…  Dr. Yael Porat, a leading stem cell scientist at Laniado Medical Center in Netanya, Israel and founder and CEO of BioGenCell, recently revealed her ground-breaking research to a group of the world’s leading vascular surgeons at the VeithSymposium Innovations Conference in New York. Dr. Porat has spent the last seven years researching new methodology to transform a patient’s own blood into […]
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24Nov, 2015
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ISRAEL’S MINISTRY OF HEALTH EXPRESSES APPRECIATION TO LANIADO FOR SENDING MEDICAL TEAM TO NEPAL

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The director-general of the Ministry of Health awarded Laniado Hospital a Certificate of Appreciation for its participation in the Ministry’s humanitarian aid delegation to Nepal, and for the loan of medical equipment to bring patients back to Israel following the severe earthquake that hit the country in April. Laniado Hospital sent Dr. Koby Schiff, a senior physician at the NICU and Mr. Riad Gera, a respiratory technologist, on the Health Ministry delegation to Nepal. “We have a sacred mission to save lives, whether it’s here at Laniado Hospital or anywhere […]
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24Nov, 2015
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LANIADO VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE AWARD FOR THEIR WORK

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Shlomo Yiffi and Tsila Rosenberg Noam, two longtime volunteers at Laniado Hospital,  recently received a special award of recognition from the city of Netanya.  The two have been volunteering at the hospital for many years and the special award was presented to them at a ceremony at the Municipal Cultural Hall, which was attended by many people.   Tsila Rosenberg has been helping patients at the Orthopedics and Surgery Departments for 20 years.  She is an integral part of the staff, assisting busy nurses.  Over the years, Tsila has created […]
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2Sep, 2015
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20% Increase In Visits to Laniado Hospital’s Pediatric Emergency Department

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Over the past two years, Laniado Hospital’s Pediatric Emergency Department has been significantly upgraded and with the Ministry of Health’s Scientific Council accreditation to train medical residents, there has been a 20% increase in visits to the hospital’s Weinstock Pediatric Emergency Department. Dr. Elke Bella Kosinovsky, Director of  the Pediatric Emergency Department says, “It is the natural result of hard work  and Laniado’s unique clinical approach. This is in addition to the academic activities that we conduct as an affiliate hospital of the Technion’s Faculty of  Medicine –  taking in […]
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2Sep, 2015
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Dr. Simmonds, Chief of the Department of Neonatology at Laniado, is Looking Forward to Hospital’s New Birthing Center

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When Laniado Hospital opened its doors on June 21, 1976 with the birth of its first baby in the Maternity Department, the building included 2 birthing rooms, 1 surgical room, 8 double patient rooms and a nursery. As the number of births rose, the need for a larger Maternity Department did as well, and although it has been upgraded a number of times, it is once again bursting at the seams. The annual birthrate at Laniado has risen from 868 births in 1976, to 7,723 births in 2014 alone. Therefore, […]
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