Pediatric healthcare is continuously evolving, presenting both challenges and opportunities globally. In the Middle East, a region with complex geopolitical dynamics, children’s medicine remains a beacon of hope and collaboration. Innovative leaders are advancing pediatric care, fostering cross-cultural cooperation. Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel under the leadership of CEO Dr. Efrat Bron-Harlev brings medical expertise and innovative management to head the hospital’s mission, with an emphasis on whole-person care, technology, and community partnership.
She started her career at Schneider Children’s Medical Center before moving on to successive leadership positions and eventually becoming the CEO. Her vision focuses on integrated care, geographic collaboration, and integration of innovative treatments such as AI in pediatrics. Through her leadership, Schneider has guided several medical advances and doubled its capacity. Harlev has a cross-linked, integrated hospital culture and puts a strong emphasis on collaboration on an international level and a regional level, in line with Abraham Accords, to promote pediatric care in the Middle East.
In an increasingly competitive healthcare landscape, Dr. Efrat Bron-Harlev discusses the development of a unique organizational culture at Schneider Children’s aimed at attracting and retaining exceptional medical talent. She emphasizes that respect for employees, professional challenges, and continuous learning are crucial factors for employee retention. Clalit Health Services membership gives workers unprecedented independence to practice both in a hospital as well as within community-based environments. In the years ahead, Harlev looks forward to genetic medicine trends, using artificial intelligence during surgery, and development of technological capabilities such as games to increase children’s involvement in treatment. She is optimistic these trends will bond generations, break down communication barriers, and improve the future of pediatrics within the region.
Distinguished by Insights Care for Revolutionizing Healthcare as the Middle East’s Top Visionary Hospital Leader of 2024, Dr. Efrat Bron-Harlev’s leadership, has transformed pediatric healthcare and set the standard for innovation, regional collaboration, and compassionate care.
