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Schneider Children’s Medical Center

Israel, Petah Tikva

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The Schneider Clinic is an Israeli children's general hospital that annually assists 275,000 outpatient and 13,500 inpatients from 0 to 18 years to get rid of chronic and acute diseases.

The hospital consists of 82 departments, 4 of which are 100% leaders in their areas: Center for Hematologic Oncology, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Center for Cardiology, Transplantation Unit.

Every year, doctors perform over 8,200 operations at the clinic, including 500 - cardiovascular and over 220 - neurosurgical operations. In the Organ Transplant Center, about 40 organs are transplanted each year.

Hospital has 350 doctors, 52 of whom are professors. This clinic has twice won the Israel Prize for achievements in medical research.

The Schneider Children's Hospital has been accredited by JCI and certified with ISO-14001. The clinic is also recognized as the second in the world in the Quality Of Patient Care.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ISRAEL THE SCHNEIDER CLINIC:

Conducted an open heart surgery for a premature newborn with a weight of 780 grams.

Performed the simultaneous transplantation of several interconnected organs (cluster transplantation).

Started a minimally invasive pulmonary valve transplant.

Found a new gene (SOBP), which is responsible for the development of mental retardation.

FEATURES OF STAYING AT THE HOSPITAL SCHNEIDER

Certified nutritionists prepare meals for young patients. Parents have the right to stay with the child 24/7. For them, there are folding chairs with bed linen near each hospital bed. The ward has a toilet, shower, kitchen, and refrigerator. They bring lunch and snacks to the accompanying person.

BENEFITS OF THE SCHNEIDER CLINIC

Schneider Children's Hospital is the only clinic of its kind in Israel and the Middle East offering a variety of services for all specialties in pediatrics under one roof.

Since the beginning, the hospital has set new standards in pediatrics and has become one of the leading children's treatment centers at the international level.

The hospital promotes and develops research in the field of pediatrics, and has achieved many successes in both the scientific research and in the application of innovative treatment methods for young patients. The center uses an interdisciplinary approach and unique methods of child care, which make it possible to create the most comfortable and safe conditions for the treatment of each patient.

Features of the Clinic

TREATING BLOOD DISEASES IN THE ISRAELI HOSPITAL SCHNEIDER

The Center for Hematologic Cancer in Clinic Schneider is the largest in Israel. They treat all types of benign and malignant blood diseases. The center's founder is Prof. Rina Zaizov Marx, an outstanding pediatrician, and the Israel Prize laureate. Today, the head is Isaac Yaniv. The hospital has 22 beds. Also, the Center has 6 research laboratories, where the methods of treatment of childhood blood diseases are improved.

In the Center there are:

Bone marrow transplantation department which is the only children's department in Israel. In 2014, it passed JACEI accreditation (an organization that checks clinics for compliance with international standards for bone marrow transplants). 

Department of Hematology - Deals with the treatment of hereditary and acquired benign blood diseases in children.  

Oncology Department - treats acute and chronic leukemia, lymphoma, Langerhans cell histiocytosis (abnormal reproduction of immune system cells). There are also 6 research laboratories in the Center in which the methods of treating children's blood disorders are constantly improved. 

THE CENTER OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND DIABETES IN THE SCHNEIDER CLINIC

The Schneider Endocrinology Center is the first in Israel to use an integrated multidisciplinary approach to the therapy of endocrine diseases. Annually, the Center helps over 15,000 children with thyroid abnormalities.

This Center has the following functions:

Department of Endocrinology deals with the conditions of puberty pathologies, disorders of the pituitary gland, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing syndrome, obesity. 

Department of childhood diabetes is the largest in Israel. Each year, more than 1,700 patients from all over the world are treated for type 1 diabetes. 

Diabetes Technology Center (DTC) - old ones are being improved and new methods of treating diabetes and other endocrine diseases are being developed. In 2010, it achieved the title of "Research Center" from Tel Aviv University.  

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY IN SCHNEIDER CLINIC

Here, for the first time in the world, a real-time 3D hologram of the heart was created during heart catheterization in eight children using images obtained from ultrasound and fluoroscopy during the procedure.

Each year, the Cardiac Surgery Unit performs more than 500 operations for children with congenital heart defects.

The center deals with:

Treatment of congenital and acquired heart diseases in children from 0 to 18 years old; 

Heart transplantation (17 transplants were performed here, the youngest patient was 1 year old); 

Cardiac catheterization; 

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a method of oxygenation during acute respiratory failure. 

ORTHOPEDICS DEPARTMENT AT SCHNEIDER HOSPITAL

 

The orthopedic department of the Schneider Children's Clinic diagnoses and treats congenital and acquired diseases of the skeletal system, joints, and muscles in infants, children, and adolescents.

The department's staff treats more than 5,000 children from around the world every year. The center has with the latest technology, which allows carrying out the most complex surgical interventions with minimal risk to patients' health.

The team of doctors includes orthopedists of international level: Dr. Eli Sidon (expert in surgical treatment of diseases and foot injuries), Dr. Danielle Mercado (specializing in the treatment of congenital abnormalities of the limbs, restoration of spinal deformities, including scoliosis and treatment of metabolic bone problems), Dr. Tali Becker (specializing in pediatric trauma surgery).

Dr. Daniel Weiger, Israel's leading orthopedic specialist, is the head of the Orthopedic Department. He is a member of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Development Medicine and organizes international conferences on this topic. The doctor's experience is more than 28 years.

HOW MUCH DOES TREATMENT AT THE SCHNEIDER HOSPITAL COST

The price of treatment at Schneider Children's Hospital depends on such criteria as disease and its severity, method of treatment, qualification of the doctor, etc. The estimated cost of the medical services at this hospital is:

Procedure	Cost
Consultation with a specialist	from $200
PET-CT	from $1,400
MRI	from $1,100
CT	from $700

Procedure	Cost
Scoliosis surgery	from $29,000
Ewings sarcoma surgery	from $28,000
Heart valve plastic surgery	from $19,000
Autologous bone marrow transplant	from $80,000

Certificates:

ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

Joint Commission International

Doctors

Dr. Shifra Ash

Oncohematology

Experience:
more than 15 years

Manages the Department of Pediatric Day Oncology at the Schneider Children's Hospital.

Chairman of the Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology in Israel. Has a doctorate, at the Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv.

From 2000 to 2001, she worked in Boston, USA, at the Dana Farber Cancer Hospital. Returning to Israel, she worked as a senior doctor at Schneider Hospital. Active teacher at Tel Aviv University.

The leader in the field of medical treatment of pediatric neuroblastoma. For the past three years, she has been a member of the organizing committee of SIOPEN (International Society of Neuroblastomas of the Children's Oncology Society of Europe), which conducts therapeutic studies of this disease. The last two years have led to international studies of neuroblastoma tumors penetrating the spinal canal. Actively involved in several therapeutic studies of solid tumors in children.

Specialization: Neuroblastoma

Prof. Isaac Yaniv

Oncohematology

Experience:
41 years

Professor Isaac Yaniv - Director of the Unit of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology at the Israeli Children's Hospital Schneider. Professor Yaniv graduated from Sackler School of Medicine in 1977. Professor Yaniv is also the chairman of the Israeli Society of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology.

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After studying in France and the United States, Professor Yaniv conducted the country's first stem cell transplant to a child in 1992. He is an honorary member of the executive committee of the SIOPEN Group, the EBMT Pediatric Board, the National Ethics Committee and an adviser to the Israeli Ministry of Health.

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Doctor specializes in stem cell transplantation, leukemia, Ewing's sarcoma.

Prof. Joseph Press

Pediatry

Experience:
more then 20 years

Professor Joseph Press - from January 2008, director of the Schneider Children's Hospital in Israel. Previously, he headed the Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Soroka Medical Center.

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Joseph Press received the title of associate professor in 2002 and a professor in 2006 at the Medical Faculty of the University. Ben-Gurion in the Negev. He is also the author of more than 80 publications in leading international professional journals.

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Specialization of the doctor: Pediatrics.

Dr.

Manages the Department of Pediatric Day Oncology at the Schneider Children's Hospital.

Chairman of the Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology in Israel. Has a doctorate, at the Sackler School of Medicine, University of Tel Aviv.

From 2000 to 2001, she worked in Boston, USA, at the Dana Farber Cancer Hospital. Returning to Israel, she worked as a senior doctor at Schneider Hospital. Active teacher at Tel Aviv University.

The leader in the field of medical treatment of pediatric neuroblastoma. For the past three years, she has been a member of the organizing committee of SIOPEN (International Society of Neuroblastomas of the Children's Oncology Society of Europe), which conducts therapeutic studies of this disease. The last two years have led to international studies of neuroblastoma tumors penetrating the spinal canal. Actively involved in several therapeutic studies of solid tumors in children.

Specialization: Neuroblastoma

Dr. Shifra Ash

Experience: more than 15 years

Oncohematology

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Prof.

Professor Isaac Yaniv - Director of the Unit of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology at the Israeli Children's Hospital Schneider. Professor Yaniv graduated from Sackler School of Medicine in 1977. Professor Yaniv is also the chairman of the Israeli Society of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology.

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After studying in France and the United States, Professor Yaniv conducted the country's first stem cell transplant to a child in 1992. He is an honorary member of the executive committee of the SIOPEN Group, the EBMT Pediatric Board, the National Ethics Committee and an adviser to the Israeli Ministry of Health.

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Doctor specializes in stem cell transplantation, leukemia, Ewing's sarcoma.

Prof. Isaac Yaniv

Experience: 41 years

Oncohematology

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Prof.

Professor Joseph Press - from January 2008, director of the Schneider Children's Hospital in Israel. Previously, he headed the Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Soroka Medical Center.

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Joseph Press received the title of associate professor in 2002 and a professor in 2006 at the Medical Faculty of the University. Ben-Gurion in the Negev. He is also the author of more than 80 publications in leading international professional journals.

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Specialization of the doctor: Pediatrics.

Prof. Joseph Press

Experience: more then 20 years

Pediatry

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Location of the Clinic

14 Kaplan Street, PO Box 559, Petach Tikvah 4920235

The Schneider Children's Hospital is located in Petah Tikva, 12 kilometers east of Tel Aviv. It is most convenient for patients to arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport, which takes about 30 minutes by car (about 29 km away). The clinic is located on the territory of the medical city, next to it is the Yitzhak Rabin medical center. Nearby are parks, playgrounds, a small zoo, shopping centers, variety of shops and restaurants.

Israel

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