Israel - private clinics and public hospitals - pros and cons. Advances in disease diagnosis

For a decade and a half now medical clinics Israel is famous throughout the world. And this is quite justified, because nowhere else will you find such quality medical care, at such flexible and affordable prices for everyone. Thanks to this combination, Israel has won the world's love, and now, every year, thousands of people from all over the Earth go there in the hope of being cured of their illnesses

Israel – optimal place for the treatment of many diseases, since the price-quality ratio of the services provided is at an ideal level. There are many general clinics in Israel that are competent in any field of medicine, but some diseases can be treated in small specialized clinics. In each specific case, as a rule, you need to choose your own solution to the problem. To do this, you should carefully read the description of the main clinics in Israel.

For the past decade and a half, Israeli medical clinics have been famous throughout the world. And this is quite justified, because nowhere else will you find such high-quality medical care at such flexible and affordable prices for everyone. Thanks to this combination, Israel has won the world's love, and now, every year, thousands of people from all over the Earth go there in the hope of being cured of their illnesses. All Israeli clinics are divided into two main types - public and private.

Private clinics are usually larger in size and have the most modern equipment, research centers, and the best doctors in the country who perform the most complex operations, such as replacement knee joint. Clinics in Moscow, Israel, and the USA are capable of performing operations of the highest complexity, but only Israeli clinics offer an adequate price for such services.

State clinics, on the contrary, are small in size, and treatment there will cost a little more, but they are highly specialized and offer the most innovative, patented treatment. The owners of such clinics, as a rule, are well-known medical researchers who use their developments in treating patients.

Treatment in Israel, Dead Sea, clinics are in a unique way recovery, because thanks to a huge number Natural elements beneficial for health, just being at the Dead Sea has a healing effect.

Another well-developed area of medicine is oncology treatment in Israel. Clinics treating cancer have long been ahead of their European and American counterparts. Many people get a chance to recover thanks to Israeli clinics.

The Israeli healthcare system includes public and private clinics, as well as public ones, which are owned by health insurance funds.

Israeli public hospitals

Initially, there were medical centers owned by the state and providing care only to residents of the country. Gradually, in connection with the development of medicine, private clinics began to emerge.

Wherein public hospitals continue to actively develop thanks to funding from the budget and income from paid departments, which cover the costs of wages, advanced training and updating of medical equipment. The calculation for foreigners here is made according to the price list developed by the Israeli Ministry of Health.

Citizens of the country pay for treatment through insurance. The entire population of the state is insured, residents pay a certain percentage wages throughout their lives – they invest in their own health. But a significant portion of working families in Israel also have additional private insurance, thanks to which it is possible to consult the best doctors, get special conditions, high technology capabilities, speed up queues, etc.

Public hospitals in Israel have a permanent staff of highly qualified specialists. In addition to departments related to diagnostics and therapy, unlike private clinics, there is a unit that provides emergency services medical care.

These institutions also interact with the country’s universities, selecting new doctors for their staff. In addition, they actively fund scientific research.

Public hospitals in Israel include Ichilov, Shibu, Rabin and others. As a rule, they include numerous buildings and various support services. Almost all hospitals in Israel are multidisciplinary centers, where they treat any disorders.

Certain diseases and procedures are performed only in public hospitals. These include leukemia, kidney pathologies, kidney, liver and bone marrow, as well as complex operations in children. This is due to the availability of the necessary medical equipment.

In public hospitals in Israel, there is a certain scheme for accepting foreign patients. Its main goal is not to overload the centers and maintain the same opportunities for medical care for all patients, although the cost of services for visitors is significantly higher.

Surgical treatment for residents of other countries is performed exclusively in the afternoon.
Foreign patients expect medical care on the same basis as local residents - in a single queue.
Payment to doctors is made by the country's Ministry of Health, so tourists from other countries do not receive any special preference.
There is no possibility of choosing a doctor or surgeon; maybe it will be an experienced and highly professional specialist or, perhaps, a beginner, a student who has graduated from a medical school.

Every day, thousands of patients from Israel and other countries use the services of public hospitals. Medical care in such institutions is tailored mainly to residents of a given state, so you should not expect special treatment for visitors. In addition, staff strikes are periodically observed here, which negatively affects the work process.

If a foreign patient is engaged in independent organization - scheduling queues, conducting diagnostic and medical procedures, the process usually takes a lot of time and effort. If he prefers to cooperate with a professional medical consultant - a company working in the field medical tourism, the process of diagnosis and treatment is accelerated significantly, bypassing exhausting queues. This happens thanks to a deep knowledge of the specifics of Israeli healthcare, numerous professional contacts, attraction of public and private clinics, and preliminary planning.

Israeli public hospitals typically have international tourism departments staffed by coordinators. But the catch is that the number of patients significantly exceeds the number of accompanying persons. Therefore, the quality of the organization will be an order of magnitude lower than if the patient cooperates with a private intermediary company. However, a fee is charged for the organization; it is included in the prices set by the hospital.

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Advantages of treatment in major hospitals in Israel:

Extensive diagnostic capabilities.
A large number of doctors of different profiles.
Reliable resuscitation services.

If the patient is elderly and has a significant number of pathologies, or in a severe case that requires a large number of consultations with highly specialized specialists or complex diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities, it is worth giving preference to a large government institution.

Disadvantages of Israeli Public Hospitals

Lack of price flexibility. Quite often the cost of services is 1.5 times more expensive. Prices for foreign tourists include the cost of treatment of the patient himself and a percentage to the Ministry of Health (employer). For example, the cost of services in a public hospital is similar to or higher than consultations and treatment in private clinics - in Assuta and Herzliya Medical Center.
Low level organization of diagnostics and treatment.

State medical institution gives a foreign tourist everything he needs, excluding the possibility of choice - the so-called “fixed package of services”.

In what cases can treatment in public hospitals in Israel be considered optimal?

If the patient does not need short terms undergo diagnosis and treatment. He is able to pay for additional days of stay in the country. When there are friends or relatives - Israeli citizens who can help with information, housing and the escort process.

Should a foreign patient seek direct contact with a public hospital?

Government medical institutions in a given country do not directly interact with patients from abroad. Each such hospital has an international tourism department that organizes treatment, or another type of intermediary service takes place.

In this case, the capabilities of only one clinic are provided in order to ensure maximum income for a particular institution. Every month a large number of patients turn to the services of public hospitals in Israel, so the level of organization of diagnosis and treatment is quite low.

In addition, many medical tourism companies have websites dedicated to clinics - Rabin, Shiba, etc. Potential client applies, thinking that this is the direct website of a specific institution.

Health insurance funds – what are they?

Public clinics or health insurance funds provide services under the compulsory health insurance program. They own outpatient clinics where can I get primary care. The remaining cases are being handled by government hospitals. There are 4 cash desks in Israel.

Private clinics in Israel

The level of medical care in both private and public hospitals is equally high. Innovation and modern technologies available both there and there.

Private clinics in Israel are quite diverse. This can be a large medical institution, corresponding in capabilities and dimensions to large public hospitals, for example, a network of medical centers (11 clinics) - Assuta. Or a small hospital with much more modest resources.

Common common diseases can be treated quite effectively in many clinics in Israel. A dozen hospitals have the ability to successfully perform procedures such as knee replacements, various plastic surgery, cataract treatment, coronary angiography, stenting, etc. Hundreds professional doctors They will provide high-quality treatment; the technical equipment of the clinics is of a good level.

In private clinics in Israel you have the opportunity to choose your attending physician and short time undergo diagnostics and treatment in comfortable conditions.

Thousands of patients, both residents of Israel and other countries, also turn to the services of large private clinics. Here are held complex species diagnosis, treatment and surgical interventions.

Doctors in large public hospitals work for a salary, and their work in private clinics provides the opportunity to earn more. As a rule, most specialists in Israel combine their activities in both types of medical centers.

Quality of service in private medical institution higher, Medical equipment sometimes it’s better, the process of diagnosis and treatment proceeds more quickly. But there is no permanent staff of doctors in these medical centers; the work of specialists is carried out on a contract basis.

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So, the advantages of private clinics in Israel:

The cost of many procedures in private institutions is cheaper with the same level of quality as in public hospitals, this is due to competition.
There is a possibility of VIP service. Practiced individual approach to each patient, unlike government agency, where a visitor from another country is treated like an ordinary Israeli, although he pays large sums, and where a kind of conveyor system, put on stream, operates. In private clinics in Israel, there are no queues or bureaucratic problems, as well as appointments with doctors only by the hour. Here the specialist can change his schedule. The medical staff is more friendly and welcoming.
There is a higher level of organization and shorter terms of the treatment and diagnostic process.
The patient can choose the attending physician or surgeon, because professionalism, talent and experience determine the success of treatment. There is the possibility of out-of-hour communication with a specialist and communication support after the patient leaves Israel.
You can get a “second opinion” from another doctor if the patient is in doubt.

In what cases should you give preference to a private clinic in Israel?

If a patient is interested in quickly undergoing examinations and treatment, appreciates an individual approach, comes with an accompanying person, does not want to deal with the problem of queues, comfortable accommodation is important to him.

Companies, often called intermediaries, serve as a link between the doctor and the person who is looking for some help. Often he does not know what services he needs, he is disoriented, and is in search of right place And the right people that he was not deceived. Unfortunately, there are those in the world who live their lives dishonestly and earn dishonestly.

There is tremendous importance in the services of medical tourism companies. Specialists of this level recruit, accumulate knowledge and experience, what specialty are the doctors, what do they do, where does it happen. They know, for example, the characteristics of two or three specialists who have the same name and specialization, but have certain narrow focuses in their daily activities, they know who is better at what. Intermediaries are guides who ensure the “right fusion” of needs and the required service.

Our company works with public (Ichilov, Rabin, Shiba, Asaf HaRofeh) and private hospitals (Assuta, Ramat Aviv, Herzliya Medical Center) on a contract basis and is ready to assist in organizing diagnostics and treatment, guaranteeing an impeccable result. In the course of our activities, we use the capabilities of public and private clinics.

We are the official licensed representative of several Israeli clinics in Moscow.

Company group LIFE LINE GROUP was created in 2004.

Today it includes:

IsraVitaMed– The parent company providing services for organizing treatment in Israeli clinics, diagnostics and rehabilitation in Israel.

IsraVita– Clinic psychological health, specialization: psychiatry, psychology, child psychology, addictions.

"Path to the Light"- International Rehabilitation center, specialization: treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism.

Vita– Representative office in Russia, providing a full range of services for organizing treatment in Israel.

The Russian representative office was created in 2014 for the convenience of patients from Russia and the CIS countries, because In all structures of the group of companies, hundreds of Russian-speaking patients are successfully treated every year. GKLIFE LINE GROUP specializes in working with patients from Russia.

Moscow office GKLIFE LINE GROUP(company Vita) is conveniently located in the center of Moscow on Armenian Lane, within walking distance of five metro stations: Chistye Prudy, Turgenevskaya, Sretensky Boulevard, Kitay-Gorod and Lubyanka.

Specialists are waiting for you in the office who will answer all your questions.
As soon as you come to us, experienced practitioners get involved in the work different directions. They conduct preliminary consultations and carefully study your question. Initial consultation is free.

The company's specialists carry out:

Selection of a clinic for treatment/diagnosis, depending on your financial capabilities (economy class, business class and 1st class). It is important that the quality of treatment does not depend on the chosen class; the same doctors work. The differences lie in the choice of clinic, level of service, living conditions, additional services, etc.
. Professionals recognized in many countries of the world, people whose names are first in the ranking of Israeli healthcare, can be involved in the treatment process.
, its estimated cost, as well as detailed plan Your trip.
If necessary, it is possible to organize a video consultation with the attending physician.

A significant advantage is that you, without going abroad, FOR FREE You will have all the information about your trip, treatment/diagnostic program, upcoming expenses and length of stay in Israel.

After this you make a decision about the trip and then

Our specialists:

A contract for medical services will be drawn up.
They will issue a compulsory health insurance policy for those traveling abroad.
They will issue an invitation from the selected clinic, which is necessary to travel for treatment.
Make reservations or purchase air tickets.
Book a room in the selected hotel or rent private apartment for the required period.
They organize transfer in Moscow to the airport, meeting and transfer upon arrival (if necessary).
They will organize a meeting with a company representative at the Tel Aviv airport, transfer to the hotel and back to the airport upon completion of treatment.
They will organize your constant accompaniment by a company employee throughout your stay in Israel. His responsibilities will include:

— daily escort by private car to the clinic;

— visiting doctors with you;

— translator services and translation of all medical documentation into Russian at the end of treatment;

— solving all emerging everyday issues;

— provision of an Israeli SIM card.

They will draw up a plan and organize excursion tours to visit them in free time(vacation on the coast, treatment and Spa at the Dead Sea, etc.)
They will advise you on all questions that may arise before the trip.

If necessary, you can choose and

Additional services

Organizing patient accompaniment by a doctor.
Organization correspondence consultation with a detailed written response from the clinical professor (with the possibility of examining histological materials).
Air ambulance services (specially equipped aircraft with a team of doctors).
Organizing a meeting at the airport upon arrival by ambulance.
Possibility of serving patients in wheelchairs.
Organization of round-the-clock care: services of a nurse, nurse, etc.
Delivery medicines to any region of the CIS.
Executive class business aviation.
VIP services.

It is important to note that all payments are made in Israel; we do not take advance payments.

The documents required to organize treatment in Israel are completed within one to two days.

By contacting our company to organize treatment in Israel, you receive a range of professional services.

You can receive all these services without coming to the Moscow office. All our specialists are in touch around the clock. All you need to do is call us:

8 800 775 70 54 (toll free)

8 925 613 22 33

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We are waiting for you at Russian representative office GKLIFELINEGROUP

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Moscow, Armenian lane, 9, office 302

YOUR HEALTH IS OUR CONCERN!

Medical tourism is a combination of recreation and treatment abroad. IN last years This area of tourism is showing rapid growth, namely 10% per year, which is twice as high as the growth of all tourism areas in general. According to forecasts, by 2017 the global medical tourism market will reach $678.5 billion, which will account for 16% of the total tourism market. Treatment abroad is popular both in countries with developed medicine and in those countries where the level of medicine leaves much to be desired. For example, in the USA, despite the high level of medical care, the prices for treatment are prohibitive, so many US citizens prefer to undergo treatment in other countries, where the level of medicine is not worse, and the prices are several times lower. In Russia and other countries former USSR the main problem- the quality of medical care, which is still far from world standards, therefore both celebrities and simple people quite often they prefer to undergo treatment, undergo surgery, and even simply give birth to a child in countries such as Israel or Germany. Israel is especially popular among residents of the countries of the former USSR; about 25 thousand people a year go there for treatment from Russia alone. This popularity is due to the fact that Israel is one of the world leaders in the field of medicine, especially in surgery and in vitro fertilization(IVF), while the cost of treatment in Israel is lower than in Germany and many other European countries, and when compared with the USA, the difference is even more noticeable: for some types of services, Israel is 7 times cheaper than the USA. In addition, treatment and holidays in Israel are comfortable for Russians because, thanks to a large number immigrants from the countries of the former USSR in Israel there is no shortage of Russian speakers among medical personnel and tourism workers in general. We should not forget about healing water Dead Sea, on the banks of which there are many medical centers.

Those who are thinking about undergoing treatment in Israel or another country will inevitably be faced with the choice of a suitable clinic, specialists, fees necessary documents for treatment, obtaining a medical visa (if required). You can deal with this issue yourself, but it is better to entrust these preparatory procedures to professional intermediaries, especially considering that such services will be free for the patient, because intermediary companies receive commissions directly from clinics, while for the patient the price does not change, regardless of whether he contacted the clinic directly or through an intermediary company. One of the leading intermediary companies in Russia is DocLand. The website docland.ru provides data on more than 260 clinics and more than a thousand doctors in Israel, Germany, Poland, Spain, South Korea, India. Based on hundreds of patient reviews, as well as the availability of various medical certificates, DocLand publishes ratings the best clinics and doctors different countries, which can be contacted through the website docland.ru.

10th place. Medical Center Shaare Zedek(Jerusalem) - a ten-story medical complex with the following medical capabilities: tomography scanning the beating heart in HD resolution, allowing doctors to identify heart defects on initial stage their development, implantation aortic valve through femoral artery. The clinic has a state-of-the-art department intensive care for newborns. This clinic also houses the only MRI machine for infants in Israel. Every year, about 250 thousand Israelis and citizens of foreign countries are treated at Shaare Zedek, 20 thousand are treated the most complex operations.
The leading areas of the clinic: oncology, orthopedics, surgery, cardiology and cardiac surgery, urology and nephrology, gastroenterology, nephrology, obstetrics and gynecology, neonatology.

9th place. Edith Wolfson State Hospital(Holon). This clinic has been a leading medical center in Israel since 1980. Today there are 60 multidisciplinary departments and divisions, as well as the Institute of Plastic Surgery and the Center for Voice and Speech. All of them are equipped with last word technology. Every year, more than 120,000 Israelis and foreigners turn to the clinic’s doctors for help. The Edith Wolfson hospital has a capacity of 700 beds, including an additional 460 beds for patients requiring one-time procedures.
Leading areas: oncology, orthopedics, surgery, cardiology and cardiac surgery, neurology, gastroenterology, diagnostics, phlebology.

8th place. Meir Medical Center(Kfar Saba). Meir Medical Center was founded in 1956. It is accredited by JCI and is part of Israel's largest medical network"Clalit" (unites 14 best hospitals countries). Almost all doctors of the Meir organization have different academic degrees and successfully combine clinical practice With scientific activities. During the year they operate on more than 20 thousand patients. Many of the staff oversee top Israeli athletes, including the Olympic team. Thanks to their professionalism, the Meir clinic was named the best in 2007-2011.
Among the priority areas of the organization: gastroenterology, oncology, spinal surgery, orthopedics, nephrology, Maxillofacial Surgery and radioisotope medicine.

7th place. Clinic Schneider- Children's Hospital (Petah Tikva). It is the largest and most modern children's hospital in the Middle East. Children from all over the world receive treatment here. The institution’s doctors work in such areas as internal organ/tissue transplantation, pediatric oncology, surgery, cardiology and immunology. Innovative treatment methods are also used at the Schneider Hospital diabetes mellitus. To accurately and quickly make correct diagnoses, advanced computer imaging methods are used. After therapy, young patients can undergo a rehabilitation course that will help them in record time. short period time to return to to the usual way life. The rooms at the Schneider Hospital are designed in such a way that they resemble cozy children's rooms. Each of them has a separate bed for the parent so that he can stay with the child throughout the course of treatment.

6th place. Ichilov of the Sourasky Medical Center(Tel Aviv). It is Israel's main public hospital, admitting more than 400,000 local residents and an equal number of foreign patients every year.
Leading areas: oncology, orthopedics, surgery, cardiology and cardiac surgery, ophthalmology, IVF, urology and nephrology, gastroenterology, plastic surgery, dentistry, transplantology.

5th place. Psychological Center Matspen(Tel Aviv). This is a private medical institution that provides detection and treatment different types neurological and mental disorders, psychological and physical dependencies. Treatment of addicted people is carried out confidentially here.

4th place. Medical Center Ramat Aviv(Tel Aviv). Since 2003, it has been owned by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. Service at Ramat Aviv is provided at the VIP level, so most of the organization’s patients are wealthy individuals who prefer to undergo treatment in the most comfortable conditions.
Leading areas: oncology, orthopedics, surgery, cardiology and cardiac surgery, ophthalmology, urology and nephrology, gastroenterology, diagnostics.

3rd place. Melanoma Unit Clinic(Tel Aviv). It is one of the divisions of the Assuta private clinic, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma (skin cancer).

2nd place. Hadassah Medical Center(Jerusalem) - honorary member of the American Hospital Association, nominated for Nobel Prize peace. The center is known all over the world thanks to a large number carried out medical research and unique discoveries. The country's first child conceived through IVF was born here, and the first double coronary bypass surgery and cardiopulmonary complex transplantation in Israel were also performed here. The clinic performed the world's first hip replacement.
Leading areas: oncology, orthopedics, cardiology and cardiac surgery, hematology and hematology-oncology, neurology, ophthalmology, endocrinology, urology and nephrology, venereal diseases, dentistry, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology.

1 place. Assuta Clinic(Tel Aviv). This is the largest private clinic on the territory of Israel. It was the first in the country to be accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI). Every year, the Assuta clinic treats several hundred thousand patients from around the world, performs about 85,000 operations and more than 650,000 diagnostic studies. Everyone who comes here has the right to independently choose their own attending physician. Among the most advanced equipment used in the Assuta clinic is the Da Vinci Surgical System surgical robot, which allows performing the most complex surgical operations actually high level. In the hospital, all patients are accommodated in comfortable single rooms, where all amenities are available. The menu is available to choose from.
The clinic received exclusively positive reviews patients, and spinal surgeon Ilya Pekarsky, working at the Assuta clinic, this moment leader in the ranking of the best doctors in Israel on the website docland.ru.
Leading areas: oncology, orthopedics, cardiology and cardiac surgery, neurology, IVF, urology and nephrology, gastroenterology, transplantology, neurosurgery.

Do not think that by visiting the official website of the clinic, you can contact an Israeli doctor directly. These services represent hospital departments of clinics (international departments), working exclusively with foreign patients. Here you can find information about the latest clinical studies And the latest technologies, as well as resumes of doctors working in this hospital.

The official websites of Israeli clinics have common features in their work:

Most of them are in Hebrew, which causes certain difficulties for Russian-speaking citizens.
Prices for diagnosis and treatment for foreign citizens differ from tariffs for local residents. This is not an overpayment, but a state duty established by the Ministry of Health for the treatment of medical tourists.

The Hadassah medical town in the vicinity of Jerusalem is a unique medical and diagnostic complex, noted by the international community for its equal treatment of local and foreign patients, as well as for the high standards of procedures carried out here. More than 130 departments of the medical center include 31 specialized operating rooms, where the most experienced Israeli doctors work.