Call to Establish Public Policy for Regulating the Congestion in Delivery Rooms in Israel - Alternatives, Consequences, and Recommendations
Erez Cohen
Abstract:The growing congestion in delivery rooms and maternity wards in Israeli hospitals is the underlying issue of the current study. The study sought to examine various alternatives for an effective public policy aimed at reducing congestion. The choice of Israel as a case study derives from its conspicuous imbalance between supply and demand in the maternity, resulting from the high demand for prenatal and birthing services on one hand and the low supply, both in absolute terms and relative to OECD countries, of m… Show more
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