Ziv Medical Center

Patients receive an MRI or CT scan within 38 minutes on average, but in hospitals in the center of the country wait times are still about an hour. The Ministry of Health's annual quality indicator index points to a general improvement, but the local clinics do not meet most of the goals set.

Watch: ILTV visits the Ziv Hospital in Tzfat where military and civilian medical authorities join forces to help wounded Syrian refugees.

In a unique new research project conducted by Ziv Medical Center, which examined the integration of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with typically developed children of their age group, the researchers found that medical clowning therapy improves the communication and social skills of children with ASD.

Ziv Medical Center has recently begun offering an advanced chemotherapy treatment using Synergo technology to inject heated Mitomycin C directly into the bladder wall. The aim is to prevent the reoccurrence of bladder cancer in men. The cost of this treatment is fully covered by the Health Ministry’s healthcare basket of services.

Ziv Medical Center which has treated over 700 casualties from the civil war raging in Syria, including women and children, is currently raising funds for the Syrians, for their treatment and their return to Syria.

dr. Salman Zarka, director of Ziv Medical Center, spoke recently to audiences in South Florida about the medical assistance given by ZMC for Syrians injured in the Syrian Civil War since 2011.