Hadassah Medical Center issued an unusual message to its staff last night, warning that a worsening financial crisis may prevent the payment of January 2026 salaries. According to the management, the crisis stems from years of unequal government funding for Jerusalem\u2019s public hospitals compared with state owned medical centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a letter sent to all employees, Hadassah\u2019s Director General, Prof. Yoram Weiss, wrote that the state has yet to transfer a legally mandated debt of more than 700 million shekels owed to Jerusalem\u2019s hospitals.
He stressed that the accumulated debt now undermines Hadassah\u2019s ability to function responsibly and maintain stable operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis situation is unacceptable,\u201d wrote Weiss. \u201cThis discrimination is not only disturbing in principle, it directly harms the health infrastructure of the country\u2019s capital. The state must provide funding conditions equal to those granted to its own hospitals. Had the state acted this way over the years, today\u2019s crisis would never have emerged. This is a national level issue affecting every resident of Jerusalem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Weiss, the debt has three main components:
funding for wage agreements that is fully provided to state owned hospitals but not to Jerusalem\u2019s public ones;
compensation for the severe reduction in hospital activity during the wartime period and the \u201cAm Kalavi\u201d days, when Hadassah was required to pay full salaries despite significantly reduced operations;
and delayed reimbursements from the health funds for treatments already delivered.
\u201cThese gaps create deep cash flow pressure,\u201d Weiss said, \u201cand no hospital of Hadassah\u2019s size can sustain such conditions for long.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Management officials noted that employee unions and the Jerusalem district head of the Histadrut have already warned the Finance and Health ministries that without urgent action, major protest measures may be taken. Shaare Zedek Medical Center, facing similar difficulties, may also join the effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hadassah emphasized that intensive discussions with government officials, Knesset members and ministers are ongoing in an attempt to prevent any delay in salary payments. \u201cWe will not rest until a solution is secured,\u201d wrote Weiss. \u201cOur commitment to our staff is absolute, and we will fight for their basic right to receive their salaries on time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite strict financial discipline and avoidance of donor money for routine operations, Hadassah warns that without immediate government intervention, the crisis cannot be resolved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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