The Health Ministry says that it has approved a plan to upgrade Yoseftal Medical Center and other healthcare services in Eilat and the adjacent Eilot region for a total of $27.4 million (NIS 82.5 million).
The plan includes developing training for healthcare and psychology professions, creating a support package to attract students to these fields,\ and then retain them in the region.
It also includes NIS 30 million ($10 million) for the treatment of children with autism in the region by funding the flights and lodging costs of skilled therapists to be allocated over the next four years.
The ministry says it has also approved NIS 42.5 million ($14 million) to maintain an active civilian helicopter in Eilat, the country’s southernmost city, to improve the availability of medical evacuation options for patients who require it.
“The decision we approved today is a direct continuation of the steps we are taking to strengthen the healthcare system in the south,” says Health Minister Haim Katz.
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