Project K
First-of-its-Kind Emergency Facility Powered by AI
Project K at Sheba Medical Center is redefining emergency care with the world’s first AI-powered emergency department. Developed within Sheba’s ARC innovation hub, Project K integrates real-time artificial intelligence into the core of emergency services, transforming clinical workflows and streamlining operations.
A New Era of Emergency Medicine
Project K addresses one of the most pressing pain points in global healthcare: overcrowded, delayed emergency services. With advanced AI at its heart, Project K revolutionizes the patient admission process. From the moment a patient enters the ER, AI takes over part of the critical administrative and clinical tasks:
Key smart capabilities include:
Automatically gathers and synthesizes patient medical history
Conducts a full intake interview through an AI avatar
Recommends diagnostic tests and lab work
Summarizes patient data for physicians in real time
Flags urgent cases and supports triage decisions
This system reduces wait times, cuts administrative workload, and allows physicians to focus on what matters most: patient care.
“To our knowledge, this is the first place where actual patients are going through a fully automated ER process that’s reliant on artificial intelligence, and this is what’s very unique about project K, and we see this as a template for many hospitals around the world to follow.” — Prof. Eyal Zimlichman, Chief Transformation Officer and Chief Innovation Officer, Sheba Medical Center
Redefining Healthcare Through Innovation
At Sheba, innovation is not about the future — it happens today. Project K is a fine example of that. Built in collaboration with Microsoft Israel and KPMG, this initiative demonstrates how AI can be fully embedded into hospital workflows to improve outcomes directly.
- Enhanced Diagnostic Accuracy:
Integrates AI tools like Aidoc, Lunit, and AISAP for real-time radiologic analysis and bedside diagnostic support. - Operational Efficiency:
Reduces ER congestion, improves patient flow, and frees up physicians from repetitive tasks. - Patient-Centered Design:
Enables faster, more precise, and more compassionate emergency care.
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