14.08.2011                      14.Aw-Elul, 5771

Stillstand:

Strike brings Israel’s public health system to a standstill

All government general, psychiatric and geriatric hospitals to strike; outpatient clinics and departments in these hospitals will be closed to outpatients, only urgent operations to be performed.

The Israel Medical Association has called a strike for Sunday by doctors at government hospitals and by physicians for Clalit Health Services. Meanwhile, negotiations over a new labor contract are to continue throughout the day, in an effort to reach an agreement before Monday’s hearing at the High Court of Justice.
The strike will affect all government general, psychiatric and geriatric hospitals. Outpatient clinics and departments in these hospitals will be closed to outpatients, and only urgent operations will be performed….