Health Ministry Report Reveals Major Surgery Wait Time Gaps Between Israel's Center and Periphery
A recent report from Israel's Ministry of Health highlights significant disparities in waiting times for elective surgeries and MRI imaging across hospitals and health funds nationwide. The most pronounced differences appear between central Israel and peripheral regions. For example, the wait for a 'button' surgery is about one week at Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv, compared to four months at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. The report notes that urgent surgeries are generally performed quickly across all institutions, while less urgent procedures face the longest average national wait times. Despite these internal disparities, Israel's overall waiting times remain considerably shorter than the OECD average in international comparisons.
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