Hadassah Hospital Establishes Medical Center in Cyprus
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Hadassah Hospital has opened a new medical center in Limassol, Cyprus, in partnership with local entrepreneurs, marking the first time an Israeli hospital has lent its name to an overseas facility. The venture aims to strengthen Israel-Cyprus relations, potentially boosting medical tourism to Israel and providing business benefits to Hadassah. The initiative is part of Hadassah's broader expansion and comes after a period of financial challenges for the hospital. Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog hailed the opening as a significant new chapter in bilateral cooperation.
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- Hadassah Hospital has established a new medical center in Limassol, Cyprus, with plans for a hospital in Nicosia.
- This is the first instance of an Israeli hospital lending its name to an international medical facility.
- The venture aims to strengthen Israel-Cyprus relations and potentially increase medical tourism to Israel.
- Hadassah will provide training and advisory services, while Cypriot partners handle capital and operations.
- The initiative could enhance Hadassah's prestige and financial standing after recent difficulties.
- Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog and Hadassah Director-General Prof. Yoram Weiss spoke at the opening ceremony.
Hadassah Hospital has announced the establishment of a new medical center in Limassol, Cyprus, with plans for a hospital in Nicosia. This initiative is a partnership with a Cypriot entrepreneur group, where Hadassah contributes its name, training, and advisory services, while the Cypriots provide the capital and operational management. The center will employ Cypriot doctors.
Hadassah expects to derive unspecified business benefits from the venture, which could also boost medical tourism to Israel, particularly after a significant decline since the recent war. This marks the first time an Israeli hospital has lent its name to a medical facility abroad. While other Israeli hospitals like Sheba have expanded internationally through innovation companies, this is distinct from lending a name or establishing a medical center.
The project aligns with Hadassah's broader expansion within Israel, including branded centers in Beitar Illit, Ramat Gan, and Netivot. The article notes that government-owned hospitals face restrictions on expansion from the Ministry of Health, but Hadassah, being non-profit, is less constrained. Israeli healthcare is generally considered superior to Cypriot healthcare, with lower rates of preventable and treatable deaths per capita in Israel.
This international venture could enhance Hadassah's prestige and financial standing, following a period of financial difficulties. The hospital experienced cash flow issues in 2014 due to fraud and again earlier this year, though the latter was attributed to payment methods by health funds, which the Ministry of Health and Finance addressed. Meanwhile, its Jerusalem competitor, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, has expanded significantly, partly due to a large donation from WhatsApp co-founder Nitzan Kom.
Hadassah stated the expansion is part of strengthening Israel-Cyprus relations, adding healthcare to existing cooperation in energy, security, economy, innovation, research, and tourism. At the opening ceremony, Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog called the event a new chapter in the partnership between the nations. Hadassah Director-General Prof. Yoram Weiss emphasized the hospital's belief in extending medical care beyond its walls to wherever it can benefit, heal, save lives, and teach.
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