Netanya Academic College President Yaakov Hart Dies
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Professor Yaakov Hart, President of the Netanya Academic College since 2017, has died. Hart had over 40 years of experience in academia and healthcare, managing hospitals and publishing approximately 120 scientific articles. He also received the Ben-Gurion Prize for Academic Research. His career included leadership roles at Tel Aviv University and significant positions within Israel's healthcare system.
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- Professor Yaakov Hart, President of the Netanya Academic College, has passed away.
- Hart had served as president of the college since 2017.
- He managed Hasharon Hospital for about 20 years and Loewenstein Rehabilitation Medical Center for over a decade.
- Hart authored around 120 scientific articles and received the Ben-Gurion Prize for Academic Research.
- He held academic leadership positions at Tel Aviv University.
- Hart also chaired national associations for public health and hospital directors.
Professor Yaakov Hart, who had served as the President of the Netanya Academic College since 2017, has passed away. Hart had a distinguished career spanning over 40 years in academia and healthcare management.
Before leading the college, Hart held significant positions in the healthcare system. He managed the Hasharon Hospital for approximately 20 years and later headed the Loewenstein Rehabilitation Medical Center in Ra'anana for over a decade. He also chaired the Israeli Association of Public Health and the Association of Israeli Hospital Directors, eventually becoming its president. Additionally, he served as the chairman of the Helsinki Committee for Clalit Health Services from 2012 to 2017.
In the academic sphere, Hart was the head of the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Tel Aviv University and led the section for General Medicine within the university's continuing medical education program. He authored around 120 scientific articles and received the Ben-Gurion Prize for Academic Research. At the Netanya Academic College, he also served as the Dean of the School of Health Systems Management.
His extensive research contributions were recognized with the Ben-Gurion Prize for Academic Research from the General Organization of Workers in Israel. Hart's legacy includes both his leadership in academic institutions and his significant contributions to public health and hospital administration in Israel.
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