Edith Wolfson Medical Center

About Wolfson Medical Center

Wolfson University Medical Center (WMC) is a public multi-disciplinary medical center in Holon that serves a population of approximately half a million inhabitants in central Israel and offers advanced services in most specialties. With a constant commitment to improve and provide our patients with the best possible care, the 685-bed independent community hospital treats hundreds of thousands of patients per year in its 60 departments and 14 out-patient clinics and institutes.

As an integral part of the community, the Wolfson University Medical Center accepts all patients regardless of race, religion, or color. A commitment to dignity of life has always been at the heart of the hospital’s ethos.

History. 
Since 1980, and over four decades later, Wolfson has become synonymous with advanced medicine, compassionate care, and many of the brightest medical minds in Israel. WMC is especially proud of the 4,500 births in the hospital every year, as well as its very effective Community Health Promotion program. 

The Campus

Wolfson is located on a 10-acre campus directly next to a train station. The hospital complex, completed in 1980, comprises 3 interconnected buildings and an expansive parking area. Wolfson has become a major multi-disciplinary medical center with departments with an international reputation for excellence including the Ophthalmology Department, the innovative Gastroenterology Department, Pediatric Neurology Department, and the nationally known Obstetrics and Gynecology Division.

In 2021, we will to launch our Sylvan Adam’s Children's Hospital that will house all our pediatric units - hospitalization, day hospital facilities, and clinics. 

 Staff

WMC employs over 3,000 workers (doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, and administrative and maintenance personnel). Many of our medical team are globally respected in their fields and still others are involved in groundbreaking research into new treatments and therapies. The staff is further enhanced by the efforts of hundreds of volunteers, who offer a wide range of support services in departments throughout the hospital.
 
Teaching

Wolfson University Medical Center is known for its outstanding physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals. The academic affiliation to Tel Aviv University has produced many distinguished scientists who have enriched the world with their discoveries.

Research Innovation

As part of our efforts to advance human healthcare, Wolfson's physicians and scientists are actively engaged in wide variety of clinical research projects with major international pharmaceutical companies, and medical device companies, as well as with many Israeli life science companies.

The studies are conducted in the advanced infrastructure facilities of the WMC, allowing the performance of clinical research studies & clinical trials. All our clinical trials are conducted in accordance with Protocol, GCP-ICH, MOH Guidelines and Israeli applicable laws and regulations.

Studies are conducted in the hospital in all fields of medicine including pediatric cardiac surgery, pediatric neurology, stroke hospitalization, pediatric gastroenterology, a National Center for Victims of Sexual Assault, and Parkinson's disease neuroimaging.

 WMC symbolizes initiative and innovation, education and excellence, and caring and commitment. It is a vibrant example of working together, helping and healing, dedicated to changing people's lives. Wolfson University Medical Center is always happy to welcome visitors, escort them through our facilities, and to share the accomplishments that we have achieved.