Medica Tel Aviv CEO Resigns After Hospital Closure Over Safety Violations
Translated & summarized from Vesty by baba
The CEO of Medica Tel Aviv hospital, Anat Nussbaum, resigned on October 19, three weeks after the Ministry of Health shut down the facility due to severe safety violations. The hospital was found to have nurses performing doctor's duties and unqualified anesthesiologists, posing an immediate danger to patients. Dr. Eitan Hai-Am, former Director-General of the Ministry of Health, will replace Nussbaum as the new CEO. The closure order, issued on September 28, was deemed "disproportionate" by the hospital's representatives.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Medica Tel Aviv CEO Anat Nussbaum resigned following the hospital's closure by the Ministry of Health.
- The hospital was shut down on September 28 due to serious safety violations, including nurses performing doctor's duties.
- The Ministry of Health cited an "immediate danger to patients" as the reason for the closure.
- Dr. Eitan Hai-Am, former Director-General of the Ministry of Health, will assume the role of CEO.
- Medica representatives called the closure order "disproportionate" and based on "random conclusions."
- This follows a similar incident in July 2026 at another Medica hospital, Medica Rafael.
Anat Nussbaum, the CEO of the private Medica Tel Aviv hospital, has resigned three weeks after the Ministry of Health ordered the facility closed due to serious violations. Nussbaum announced her departure in a letter to staff on Monday, October 19, stating that Dr. Eitan Hai-Am, a former Director-General of the Ministry of Health, will take over as CEO in the coming days. She described his appointment as the beginning of a process to rectify and thoroughly review the hospital's operations. Nussbaum stated her resignation stems from a deep understanding of her responsibility as a leader, emphasizing that the CEO role requires authority, control, and moral and administrative obligations. She had previously outlined her position to the Ministry of Health upon assuming her role. The hospital was ordered to suspend operations on September 28 following an unscheduled inspection that revealed critical safety breaches. These included nurses performing procedures in operating rooms instead of doctors and anesthesiologists lacking the required specialization. The Ministry of Health declared that the hospital's continued operation posed a "serious and immediate danger to patients." Inspectors found violations related to operating room procedures and patient safety, including medical procedures performed beyond professional authority and breaches of mandatory requirements. The ministry concluded these indicated systemic failures and a significant threat to patient health, leading to the closure order. The Medica network's management, owners, and board members are scheduled for hearings, and the ministry is considering personal measures against those who acted outside their professional scope. In July 2026, the Ministry of Health also ordered operating rooms at Medica's Rafael hospital in Tel Aviv to cease operations due to similar violations, including improper work organization and issues with sterile instruments, though operations partially resumed in August 2026 after management pledged to address the problems. Medica's representatives called the closure order "disproportionate" and based on "random conclusions," asserting that their Tel Aviv facility performs thousands of operations annually by top Israeli doctors and meets high standards.
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