The Hadassah Women's Organization reached an agreement with the government last night (Friday) on the scope of support that the state will provide to Hadassah Hospital, which is in financial crisis, but it now turns out that differences of opinion are still brewing between the parties: the doctors announced that they oppose the Finance Ministry's demands, calling them "illogical demands that would make the hospital the least attractive place to work in the country," and on the other hand, the Finance Ministry opposes several sections of the recovery plan that the hospital trustees submitted to the court.
Discussions between the Ministries of Finance and Health and Hadassah Women continued last night until the wee hours of the night, and discussed the scope of support that the state will transfer to the hospital in return for the sale of assets and the transfer of sums of money by Hadassah Women, as well as changes in the supervision of the hospital.
According to the agreement, the state will transfer to Hadassah a one-time transfer of 665 million shekels and another 100 million shekels each year for 7 years. Hadassah women will transfer a one-time support of approximately 225 million shekels and another 70 million shekels each year for 7 years.
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The plan, which was submitted tonight before Jerusalem District Court Judge David Mintz, was written by the hospital's trustees, attorneys Lipa Meir and Asher Axelrod.
Finance: We will study the proposal
Deputy Budget Commissioner at the Ministry of Finance, Bar-Simentov, said that a necessary change must be made in Hadassah's corporate and administrative structure and that it must be ensured that the large sums of money that the state will transfer to Hadassah will reach the right places. He emphasized that the Ministry of Finance will not compromise on the principle that the budget will be channeled to public purposes only, and that the state will not finance the establishment of a private medical center. Bar-Simentov added that the Ministry of Finance will study the proposal and discuss it with the management and the trustees.
The doctors, who as mentioned are still opposed to the proposal, will discuss on Sunday whether to accept the recovery plan or oppose it. The decision they NPlease receive by next Tuesday.
Hadassah Hospital reached a deep budget crisis after it became clear that the hospital's deficit was 1.3 billion shekels. The current deficit is 300 million shekels. In addition, the period of freezing proceedings, accompanied by strikes, caused damage to the hospital's income and image damage, which will now need to be repaired.
