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 Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:35 am Post subject: HEALTHCARE IN ISRAEL/ ISRAEL HOSPITAL GUIDE |
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HEALTHCARE IN ISRAEL
General
Israel's extensive medical network and high doctor-patient ratio are reflected in the low infant mortality rate (5.4 per 1,000 live births) and high life expectancy (80.9 years for women, 76.7 for men). Western-level training for medical professions is offered at the country's schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, nursing and physical rehabilitation.
The National Health Insurance Law (in effect since January 1995) provides a standardized basket of medical services, including hospitalization, for all residents of Israel. Health insurance premiums are collected by the National Insurance Institute which transfers the funds to the four health-care organizations providing the medical services.
Responsibility for all health services is vested in the Ministry of Health, which prepares legislation and oversees its implementation; controls medical standards throughout the country; licenses medical personnel; and supervises the planning and construction of hospitals. The ministry also acts as a public health agency with regard to environmental and preventive medicine.
Health services are offered at 354 general and specialized hospitals (with some 39,600 beds), as well as through a network of outpatient clinics, mother-and-child health care centers, convalescent homes, rehabilitation institutes and school health programs, which include dental care. Medical facilities and services are provided by the Ministry of Health, the large municipalities, private and non-profit institutions and health insurance funds.
Emergency care is available through Magen David Adom (Red Shield of David), which corresponds to the Red Cross, or the Red Crescent, in other countries. It provides a public ambulance service, mobile intensive care units and emergency treatment at first-aid stations all over the country, and maintains a network of blood banks.
Israeli researchers have made impressive contributions in the fields of cancer immunology and cardiology, as well as in brain, orthopedic and plastic surgery and in the treatment of burns. Israel is also playing an important role in the development of medical technology, including computerized diagnostic and monitoring systems, pacemakers, lasers and other life-saving and pain-relieving devices.
Directory of Hospitals
Assuta Hospital
62 Jabotinsky St.
Tel-Aviv
62748
Israel
Tel: + 972 3 5201507/8
Fax: + 972 3 520 1422
Basel Heights Medical Center
35 Basel Street
Tel Aviv
62744
Israel
Tel: + 972 3 546 2330
Fax: + 972 3 546 8429
Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital
Kiryat Hadassah
Jerusalem
91120
Israel
Tel: + 972 2 677 7111
Herzliya Medical Center
International Health Unit
7 Ramat-Yam Road
Herzliya-on-Sea
46851
Israel
Tel: + 972 9 959 2555
Fax: + 972 9 959 2535
Laniado Hospital - Sanz Medical Center
Netanya
42150
Israel
Tel: + 972 9 860 4662
Fax: + 972 9 882 1069
Meir Hospital and Medical Center
45 Tchernivoski Street
Kfar-Saba
44281
Israel
Tel: + 972 3 900 568
Fax: + 972 3 983 052
Rabin Medical Center
Beilinson Campus
Petach Tikva
49100
Israel
Tel: + 972 3 937 6001
Fax: + 972 3 923 2223
Ramat Marpe Hospital
3 Spiegel St.
Petach-Tikva
49361
Israel
Tel: + 972 3 9053511
Fax: + 972 3 905 3505
Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel
14 Kaplan Street
Petach Tikva
49202
Israel
Tel: + 972 3 939 3666
Fax: + 972 3 939 3899
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
PO Box 3235
Jerusalem
91031
Israel
Tel: + 972 2 566 4961
Fax: + 972 2 551 3936
Shaare Zedek Medical Center - Jerusalem
12 Bayit Street
Jerusalem
91031
Israel
Tel: + 972 1 666 6622
Fax: + 972 2 652 2950
Soroka University Medical Center of the Negev
P.O. Box 151
Beer Sheva
84101
Israel
Tel: + 972 8 640 3408
Fax: + 972 8 627 7364
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
6 Weisman Street
Tel Aviv
64239
Israel
Tel: + 972 3 6974254
Fax: + 972 3 6973635 |
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