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Israel - 3 Hospitals Close Due to Flu Epidemic and Cold Related Diseases

sharon sanders

Editor-in-Chief & President
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Three hospitals have closed due to overload

January 2, 2011. Flu epidemic and seasonal cold-related diseases in Israel has just begun, but the hospital did not withstand overloads: Ministry of Health on Sunday ordered the service Magen David Adom, "not to bring patients to hospitals Barzilai, Kaplan and A-Emek.

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In addition, the Israeli Association of Pediatricians reported that pediatric departments of hospitals are "on the verge of collapse" due to extreme congestion - many offices are filled by 150-200%. Pediatricians see only one way out - they urge parents to immediately make the children vaccinated against influenza.

Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litsman before the new year signed a program of measures to alleviate the acute shortage of hospital beds . However, the implementation of the program is not opened yet - but Israeli hospitals are no longer cope with the seasonal rise in incidence.

http://news.israelinfo.ru/health/35668
 
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