At Sheba Psychiatry within Sheba Medical Center, therapy dogs are not occasional visitors. They are integrated into the clinical environment, working directly with trained care teams to support patients in psychiatric and physical rehabilitation.
Aggressive behavior remains one of the greatest challenges in inpatient child mental healthcare, affecting patients, families, and healthcare professionals alike. Research from Sheba Medical Center, recognized by Newsweek among the World’s Best Hospitals, demonstrates how structured video-based debriefing can transform real clinical encounters into opportunities for continuous learning, helping teams strengthen their confidence, decision-making, and approach to managing aggression.
Dr. Naama de la Fontaine, Director of the National Child & Adolescent Trauma Program at Sheba Medical Center’s Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital, helps communities throughout Israel identify children struggling with trauma so they can begin the path to recovery.
Prof. Ramit Ravona-Springer leads a team working to make Alzheimer’s diagnosis more precise, both by identifying where existing blood tests fall short and by using technology to better detect subtle early symptoms.
At Ward D, located within Sheba Medical Center’s Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital, artificial intelligence is emerging as a way to integrate parents’ day-to-day insight into each child’s clinical care plan.
A study conducted by researchers at Sheba Medical Center, ranked by Newsweek as the #7 Best Hospital in the World, found that after parent-completed psychosocial screening was introduced before a child’s first psychiatric visit, the proportion of patients receiving comprehensive, multidisciplinary care increased significantly.
