The Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center is one of the largest hospitals in the country.   It has the major task of serving the 360,000 inhabitants of Tel Aviv, in addition to the more than one million people who enter the city every day for work and pleasure.

The Tel Aviv Medical Center is spread out over an area of 150,000 m² and incorporates three hospitals: Ichilov General Hospital and Ida Sourasky Rehabilitation Center, Lis Maternity Hospital, and Dana Children's Hospital. The Tel Aviv Medical Center also serves as a teaching and research center affiliated with the Sackler Medical School and Tel Aviv University's Sheinborn Nursing School.

The Medical Center has 1100 hospital beds, approximately 60 departments and institutes, and approximately 150 outpatient clinics. In addition to services provided by the hospitals, the Institute for Special Medical Examinations ("Malram"), within the framework of some 30 clinics, offers unique treatments that are not covered by the national health insurance program.

The Tel Aviv Medical Center functions as the hospital for the city of Tel Aviv, however, it is also the national referral center for various specialties.  These include trauma, adult neurosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery, orthopedic oncology, surgical oncology, kidney-pancreas transplants and liver transplants, and microsurgery on the nervous system.

The Medical Center also treats Israel Defense Force soldiers during times of war and peace, receiving both injured citizens and army personnel. During the Gulf War, the Medical Center was a central site for treating people injured by SCUD missiles. During the 15th Maccabi Games, the Medical Center treated those injured in the bridge disaster.

In recent years, the Medical Center has treated victims of terror attacks in Tel Aviv,including the attacks on bus line 5, bus line 20, and bus line 51, the Dizengoff Center attack, the Apropos Café attack, the central bus station attack, and the infamous attack on the Dolphinarium disco.

One of the difficult and unforgettable events involving the Medical Center was the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was brought to the Medical Center after he was shot during a peace rally, at the "Kings of Israel" Square in Tel Aviv. Despite the heroic medical efforts to save his life, Prime Minister Rabin died of his wounds. Subsequent to this tragic event, the Trauma Center of the Tel Aviv Medical Center was  renamed in his memory.

In recent years, the Medical Center has been expanding and modernizing its medical services and in-house hospitalization facilities.  Its goal is to offer the most sophisticated medical care available, to the ever expanding population of the greater Tel Aviv area.   With the completion of the new Arison Medical Tower, that goal is being reached.  The Arison Medical Tower was built to meet the standards and reqirements of the 21st century, and it houses the Center's surgical specialties. The Tower comprises 13 floors which contain all of the surgical and oncological services, on top of which rests the new helicopter pad that enables the speedy and life-saving reception of patients.

In addition to improving its building structure and infrastructure, the Tel Aviv Medical Center has also introduced new services for the public, and it continues to recruit top calibre personnel and emphasise research and development.   All these changes can be felt in the Center's atmosphere and the professional and personal interaction between staff and patients.

The Medical Center plans to continue in this vein in the coming years with the aim of constantly improving the quality of its care, and of nurturing excellence for the welfare of its patients.