Showing posts with label Bikur Cholim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bikur Cholim. Show all posts
Jan 13, 2011
Rav Elyashiv Phones MK Moshe Gafni
Kikar has an interesting exchange, all recorded with the audio clip available, between Rav Elyashiv and MK Moshe Gafni.
The Bikur Cholim Hospital is on the verge of closing its doors for the final time. They were recently give an extension, allowing them another month to find a solution to try to keep the hospital open. The hospital board went to Rav Elyashiv to try to get his support to find a way to stay open.
Rav Elyashiv and his people responded positively, and Rav Efrati "suggested" that MK Moshe Gafni be put to the task of finding the solution.
When they got Gafni on the phone, Rav Elyashiv spoke with him and there was an interesting exchange that took place. Rav Elyashiv told him that he is being given the task because he can get people to do things. Rav Elyashiv said "when you bang on the table, even I am scared!" Rav Elyashiv said he would drive him crazy until he agrees, saying that he would call him every hour and pester him until he agrees. Then Rav Elyashiv said 'I told you originally not to go to the Knesset. You went anyway. Now at least finish the job."
In the phone call you can also hear him suggest that the hospital is very important to the yeeshiv hayashan of Yerushalayim. Rav Elyashiv suggests to Gafni that he persuade the government to keep it open by calling it a cultural center, because the Knesset loves to promote culture.
Listen to the audio.
Nothing really all that exciting, but I thought it was an interesting exchange between them.
The Bikur Cholim Hospital is on the verge of closing its doors for the final time. They were recently give an extension, allowing them another month to find a solution to try to keep the hospital open. The hospital board went to Rav Elyashiv to try to get his support to find a way to stay open.
Rav Elyashiv and his people responded positively, and Rav Efrati "suggested" that MK Moshe Gafni be put to the task of finding the solution.
When they got Gafni on the phone, Rav Elyashiv spoke with him and there was an interesting exchange that took place. Rav Elyashiv told him that he is being given the task because he can get people to do things. Rav Elyashiv said "when you bang on the table, even I am scared!" Rav Elyashiv said he would drive him crazy until he agrees, saying that he would call him every hour and pester him until he agrees. Then Rav Elyashiv said 'I told you originally not to go to the Knesset. You went anyway. Now at least finish the job."
In the phone call you can also hear him suggest that the hospital is very important to the yeeshiv hayashan of Yerushalayim. Rav Elyashiv suggests to Gafni that he persuade the government to keep it open by calling it a cultural center, because the Knesset loves to promote culture.
Listen to the audio.
Nothing really all that exciting, but I thought it was an interesting exchange between them.
Dec 27, 2010
The Demise Of Bikur Cholim Hospital
What could possibly be considered a landmark in Yerushalayim, perhaps not the building necessarily but the institution, Bikur Cholim Hospital looks like it is going to be shut down.
Bikur Cholim has been having serious financial difficulties for many years, and is finally going to have to close its doors. No new funding has come in, so that's it. The government decided they were not going to throw any more good money after bad, and no new private money has been located, so that's it.
It really is a shame, as Bikur Cholim is the only hospital, small as it may be, serving downtown Jerusalem. granted, Jerusalem is not such a big city, and other hospitals are not that far away, but in a city that has often been racked by terror, having a hospital in the downtown area has been very useful, unfortunately, in the past.
Besides for its usefulness in its location, Bikur Cholim is the oldest hospital in Jerusalem, and really in all of Israel. It first opened its doors in the Old City in 1826, and moved to its current location in 1925. Bikur Cholim was the project of many gedolim and rabbonim of Yerushalayim through many many years. Just because of its history it is a shame it has to close.
Unfortunately, that is the way of the world. It is no longer profitable, and thats the way it is.
After many attempts to find ways to keep it open, Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman said that nothing has worked out and Bikur Cholim is going to close. They can no longer keep it open.
After the announcement, the members of the Badat"z have written letters to people of influence (including Members of Knesset) urging them to find ways to keep it open, stressing how important it is to be open and provide its services to the area.
I wonder why they themselves did not try to take it over and find funding. It really is their "baby", as the majority of its patients are from the Geula and Mea Shearim areas. Obviously it is not exclusive, and it serves residents from all over Jerusalem (Jews and Arabs alike), but it really is identified as a stronghold of the Eida and Mea Shearim.
That being the case, I am surprised they did not take it over. they could have gone fundraising for it just like they do for all their other institutions. Satmar is very well known for their chessed in the medical field in America, and they could have been recruited to help find funding for the hospital.
It is a shame it has to close, and I am surprised the Eida did not try to take it over, but only urged other people to try to save it.. I don't blame them, as it was not their responsibility, just am surprised it did not happen.
Bikur Cholim has been having serious financial difficulties for many years, and is finally going to have to close its doors. No new funding has come in, so that's it. The government decided they were not going to throw any more good money after bad, and no new private money has been located, so that's it.It really is a shame, as Bikur Cholim is the only hospital, small as it may be, serving downtown Jerusalem. granted, Jerusalem is not such a big city, and other hospitals are not that far away, but in a city that has often been racked by terror, having a hospital in the downtown area has been very useful, unfortunately, in the past.
Besides for its usefulness in its location, Bikur Cholim is the oldest hospital in Jerusalem, and really in all of Israel. It first opened its doors in the Old City in 1826, and moved to its current location in 1925. Bikur Cholim was the project of many gedolim and rabbonim of Yerushalayim through many many years. Just because of its history it is a shame it has to close.
Unfortunately, that is the way of the world. It is no longer profitable, and thats the way it is.
After many attempts to find ways to keep it open, Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman said that nothing has worked out and Bikur Cholim is going to close. They can no longer keep it open.
After the announcement, the members of the Badat"z have written letters to people of influence (including Members of Knesset) urging them to find ways to keep it open, stressing how important it is to be open and provide its services to the area.
I wonder why they themselves did not try to take it over and find funding. It really is their "baby", as the majority of its patients are from the Geula and Mea Shearim areas. Obviously it is not exclusive, and it serves residents from all over Jerusalem (Jews and Arabs alike), but it really is identified as a stronghold of the Eida and Mea Shearim.
That being the case, I am surprised they did not take it over. they could have gone fundraising for it just like they do for all their other institutions. Satmar is very well known for their chessed in the medical field in America, and they could have been recruited to help find funding for the hospital.
It is a shame it has to close, and I am surprised the Eida did not try to take it over, but only urged other people to try to save it.. I don't blame them, as it was not their responsibility, just am surprised it did not happen.
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