Moving Children Back to Their Wards After 40 Days in the Fortified Emergency Complex
In April 2026, as Iran launched ballistic missile attacks on Israel, Schneider Children's moved its patients into its fortified underground complex, where the hospital continued operating for 40 days. This video captures the moment the wards reopened and children were transferred back to their rooms, one by one, with their equipment and caregivers alongside them.
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Filmed on February 28, 2026, at the onset of Operation Roaring Lion, this video captures Schneider Children's staff and volunteers calmly relocating patients to fortified floors as missiles struck, ensuring every child felt safe and every treatment continued without interruption.
In November 2023, following the October 7 attacks, Schneider Children's provided care to 19 children released from captivity, along with six mothers and two grandmothers. Faced with an unprecedented challenge and no clinical roadmap, a multidisciplinary team of physicians and mental health professionals developed an entirely new treatment protocol for child hostages returning from prolonged captivity. This video documents those first moments of return and the beginning of recovery.