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A Jerusalem hospital is set to change its name and a new 24-story inpatient building will be constructed, following the largest donation in the history of the local healthcare system. But healthcare officials point out some of the pitfalls of relying on private donations: 'The day they are gone, the state won't fill the void'
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"The healthcare system in Israel is very competitive and in my opinion, that's positive thing. When I see this donation, I ask myself, 'How did we not get it?' It's motivating." These were the words of a senior official at an Israeli hospital over the weekend, following the announcement by Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem that it had received a $200 million donation, as first reported in TheMarker.
