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The hospital project highlighted a broader strategy: Meuhedet believes that strong local infrastructure is key to resilience. “The idea of building another hospital in the Negev has been around for over a decade,” Gabbai explained, “HMOs, especially smaller ones like ours, pushed for this to enhance services and create competition for Soroka, resulting in better care for all.” The last two governments acknowledged the need for another Negev hospital owned by smaller HMOs, mandating Meuhedet, alongside Leumit and Sheba Hospital, to build and operate it.
Created to both enhance and challenge Soroka Medical Center’s prominent position, this initiative will center on community-focused care tailored to the Negev’s diverse populations.
“Each community has its own needs, and that’s Meuhedet’s specialty: community-adapted service,” stated Gabbai. “When healthcare is personalized, individuals are more inclined to utilize it, thereby improving public health.” Furthermore, the hospital will serve as a platform to promote contemporary practices, such as home hospitalization, which Gabbai asserted yields better results and lower risks than prolonged inpatient care.
“Hospitals may benefit financially from keeping patients admitted, but community care is usually more convenient, has fewer infections, and is generally better for patients,” he clarified.
With a budget of NIS 4 billion, the hospital is among the most significant healthcare initiatives in decades and a key part of Meuhedet’s mission to bridge the healthcare divide in Israel. “This is part of our mission,” said Gabbai. “We’re proud to lead it toward community care, which wouldn’t have happened without our CEO Uzi Bitan and the health and finance ministries for their support.”
Meuhedet targets community care and engagement and has made integration a central pillar of its mission, working to ensure that olim are not left behind. That means supporting them as both patients and contributors to the medical system.
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