An open letter to the Israeli government

Dear friends and colleagues,With everything else you face, the last thing you needed on your agenda was the financial collapse of the country's major academic medical center, Hadassah (comprising two hospitals in Jerusalem.)  That the disruption in patient care, research, and education--not to mention the financial hardship of the doctors, nurses, and other staff--might have been avoidable is of little solace right now.  It will take weeks of thoughtful negotiations and difficult decisions to sort things out and put the medical center back on a good path.  But rest assured that there is a path to long-term success and restoration of this crown jewel. It will be hard, though, for the environment inside an academic medical center is as complex as any; and the forces impinging on the institution likewise are complex.It is about one of those forces that I now write.  Recently the head of the Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America--the owner of the hospital--started a petition drive in which she states:Financial problems, largely a result of the crisis in the national health system, have beset the hospitals and have resulted in an operational deficit. We call on you all to join with us in raising our voices to guarantee the future of Hadassah and Jerusalem as a beacon of medical excellence.As of this writing, the petition has 5000+ signatories, many with heartfelt reasons for signing the document.I understand from colleagues that your government...
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