Sylvan Adams Commits $100 Million to Rebuild Soroka Hospital

In a powerful act of renewal, Canadian‑Israeli philanthropist Sylvan Adams has pledged $100 million toward the reconstruction and modernization of Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba following the June missile strike by Iran that heavily damaged the hospital complex.

The announcement took place during a weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, where the Israeli government revealed that the total investment for Soroka’s overhaul will surpass one billion shekels split equally among Adams’s donation, the state, and Clalit Health Services. Included in the plan is NIS 360 million allocated by the government for a new fortified inpatient tower, designed to strengthen the region’s healthcare resilience.

Adams framed his gift as a direct response to aggression: “Our answer to Iran is to build back bigger and better. On the very place where missiles fell, we will build … a beacon of healing, progress, and peace. We choose life. We choose excellence.”

For the people of the Negev and beyond, this marks more than a rebuild it signals the transformation of Soroka into a top‑tier medical institution. Planned upgrades include expanded emergency capacity, enhanced maternal and critical‑care units, and integration of advanced technologies like AI diagnostics, precision medicine, and next‑generation imaging.

Benjamin Netanyahu commended Adams as “a great friend and benefactor of the State of Israel,” thanking him on behalf of the government and citizens, especially those of the Negev region.

By aligning private philanthropy with public investment and health‑system leadership, Israel advances a new model of national renewal turning destruction into an opportunity for extraordinary progress.

As Soroka rises from the strike that challenged it, the hospital’s transformation stands as a testament to Israel’s spirit: not retreat, but rebuild; not surrender, but surge ahead.

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