Sheba’s Holistic Approach to Medicine

Doctors from various hospital departments at Sheba join together to design and administer the most effective treatment program for each individual child with cancer. Our multidisciplinary efforts enable us to treat all parts of the child, and not just the disease – which goes a long way toward enhancing each child’s overall well-being and quality of life.

As part of our compassionate, holistic philosophies, we customize all treatments to make them pain-free. Potentially painful procedures are performed with optimal sedation and anesthesia, so that every child feels as relaxed and comfortable as possible. The cheerful, colorful design of the hospital’s interior spaces helps to create a reassuring atmosphere that calms children and their families.

In addition to providing healthcare for the physical body, we consider the psychological and social-emotional needs of both the child and family. As a result, patients demonstrate a better adjustment to the situation, a higher adherence to taking medication, enhanced quality of life, and a greater level of trust between the family and the medical team. Overall, these improvements promote advanced healing of the whole body.

• Individual and Family Counseling (including services for siblings)
• Support Services
• Medication Adherence
• Pain Management
• Procedural Anxiety
• Coping with Illness