Redefining Healthcare Excellence
The 2026 list features the world’s top 250 greenest hospitals worldwide that were evaluated using six data pillars, these included sustainability performance data, international online survey and expert recommendations, certifications and accreditations, achievements and recognition, commitments and pledges, and reporting transparency. The sustainability performance data pillar alone assessed hospitals across seven key operational domains: energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, water management, waste management, pollution and chemicals, procurement and supply chain practices, and governance and strategy.Building Sustainability Into Every Level of Care
Over the past several years, Sheba has implemented a comprehensive sustainability strategy spanning clinical operations, infrastructure, procurement, governance, and long-term planning. Among its initiatives, Sheba has mapped its greenhouse gas emissions, established a commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, advanced energy efficiency and resource conservation, strengthened responsible procurement practices, and embedded environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into institutional decision-making. The medical center also publishes an annual ESG report to promote transparency and accountability and has been recognized in the Maala ESG Index for Corporate Responsibility for the past two years, earning the organization’s highest distinction—Platinum Plus—this year.A Dual Responsibility
For Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, Director General of Sheba Medical Center, sustainability represents an essential responsibility of modern healthcare leadership: “Healthcare systems have a dual responsibility: to provide the best possible care for today’s patients while ensuring that future generations can benefit from both a strong healthcare system and a healthier environment. The hospital of the future is measured not only by clinical excellence, research, and innovation, but also by the responsibility it assumes toward the environment, society, and the future. This is neither a standalone initiative nor a passing trend. It is an integral part of how we define medical excellence at Sheba.” Sheba’s inclusion among the World’s Greenest Hospitals ranking demonstrates that sustainability and medical excellence are not competing priorities; they strengthen one another.More Posts
Sheba Researchers Uncover Role of Substances in Trauma Response
A Sheba-led study in World Psychiatry, one of the most prestigious journals in the field, found that pre-trauma alcohol use was linked to worse mental health outcomes in survivors of acute trauma. These included more dissociation, anxiety, depression, and acute stress symptoms, while use of other substances did not show the same effect.
Healing After Pregnancy Loss: Why Mental Healthcare Is an Essential Part of Care
Recognized among Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals, Sheba Medical Center is advancing reproductive psychiatry through research that is reshaping care for women after stillbirth and pregnancy termination due to fetal abnormalities.
Holistic Pediatric Eating Disorder Treatment at Sheba
Sheba Psychiatry’s Pediatric Eating Disorders Clinic, located within the Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital, operates the largest and most comprehensive program of its kind in Israel, where constant innovation, multidisciplinary expertise, and compassion for patients and their families come together to support recovery for children and teens.
