The Israel Health Ministry submitted to Hadassah today a compromise proposal to end the deadlock over transfer of Hadassah community health services in Jerusalem to the municipality.
The dispute turned on the question of responsibility for provision of an annual budget of $330,000 for Hadassah’s clinics, welfare, school hygiene and dental services in Israel’s capital which the American organization wishes to give up by April 1. When the Israel’s Health Ministry and the municipality refused to take over financial responsibility last month after lengthy negotiations, the Hadassah Medical Organization here mailed dismissal notices to 160 medical and administrative staff members of the service agencies.
The details of the compromise offer, sent by Deputy Health Minister Itzhak Rafael to Hadassah medical director Kalman Mann, were not disclosed. However, it was understood the proposal provided for an earlier transfer of control of the Hadassah agencies to the municipality than the Ministry had previously offered. Dr. Mann cabled the proposal to the Hadassah national board in New York.
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