Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced a pilot program granting significant benefits to reserve IDF doctors who relocate to the Negev, aiming to recruit hundreds of physicians for a new hospital in Beersheba. The pilot will launch in the community of Lehavim within weeks, according to Walla.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced a pilot program to incentivize reserve IDF doctors to move to the Negev and join the staff of a new hospital being established in Beersheba. The pilot, which will begin within weeks in the community of Lehavim, includes significant financial and professional benefits for doctors who relocate. The initiative targets the recruitment of hundreds of physicians to address the acute shortage of medical staff in southern Israel. Smotrich made the announcement during a meeting with hospital directors. The report was published by Walla. No further details on the scale or duration of the pilot have been released.
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