Dominant CEO leaves, and designated minister Edelstein is already looking at possible replacements • Women's organizations have given him the names of 15 senior executives in the field • These prominent candidates

With the announcement of Moshe Bar, it is a good sign that he is retiring as Director General of the Ministry of Health, and after it was learned that MK Yuli Edelstein was appointed to the post, the race officially opens for the appointment of the Director General of the Ministry of Health.

Edelstein himself started the race by announcing his intention to appoint a CEO as a professional. Because he has no prior knowledge of the field, he is believed to have come up with an open mind for learning and appointment. Alongside the familiar and "obvious" names, a list of 15 Experienced health care managers who may be suitable for the job.

Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Director General of the Ministry of Health // Photo: GPO

A move initiated by "Oshia - Leading Healthy Women". This is because of the fact that during the course of dealing with the Corona, women were made decision-making centers and the NSC's expert team did not include women.

To the best of his knowledge, Edelstein himself has not yet applied to any candidate and is still learning the field. The health system does not say whether there are health experts in the vicinity of Edelstein that he himself consults. The names listed here are names that have come up in conversations with a number of people in the health care system of people who fit or see themselves as suitable for the job.

Prof. Leonid Idlman - Former Head of the Medical Federation as well as Chairman of the World Medical Federation, anesthesiologist and a professional (Israel) nominee for the position of Minister of Health. Since he was not politically affiliated with Avigdor Lieberman's party, Prof. Idlman's candidacy seemed possible His great advantage is his deep acquaintance with the health system and the fact that, as a candidate for the post of Minister, he has already prepared a "ready-made" action plan.

Prof. Itzik Kreys - CEO of Sheba led the Corona treatment issue and credited many achievements at Sheba Hospital. Kreys himself made it clear that he was satisfied with his role at Sheba and that he had no plans to leave, but his name was repeatedly invoked. R. Blue and white.

Other candidates named are Prof. Jonathan Halevy, the mythical director of Shaare Zedek, who retired about a year ago after 31 years of management and also served for several years as chairman of the Pharmaceutical Basket Committee, as well as Prof. Ofer Marin, the current director of the hospital, specialist in cardiac surgery and array manager. The trauma of the hospital, Gates of Justice also led to the treatment of Corona.

Other names on the "Names Exchange" are former senior executives, some of them formerly CEOs of the office and some of them have passed the retirement age, but it is believed that there are younger forces who are at the heart of doing better.

At the Ministry of Health itself, Deputy Director General Prof. Itamar Grotto will continue to accompany the preparations for Corona and is expected to be dominant names during the transition period. In addition, the designated minister Edelstein has submitted a list of 15 women, most of them doctors, some of whom are nursing or economists, with appropriate management experience. The initiative is led by Prof. Rivka Carmi, President of Ben-Gurion University and Dr. Michal Hemo Lotem Pediatrician and founder of the "Before" organization.

“We sought to focus effort on the appointment of a CEO and we wanted to show that there is a gallery of leading women who can lead the Department of Health in the Corona era. Studies show that female leadership is better in crisis situations and in the Corona war, we have seen that women-led countries have recorded good results. "

"Appointing a woman CEO is the right thing to do at this time to bring the health system to a new age," they explain. The process of formulating the list was based on "mass wisdom" and the stairs were senior in the health care system, academia and healthcare startups.

It should be noted that the women on the list did not introduce themselves to the position and were not sure that they were interested in it. The goal of the move is to present to decision makers a large number of talented women from whom a suitable candidate can be selected. Prof. Carmi "The names of male candidates who are immigrants are the names of excellent professionals who have built the health care system in Israel but if you do not want to replicate what is happening now but to change - it is time for the proven management qualities of women."

And these are the women offered for the job:

Dr. Osnat Lutsenburg - Head of Medical Technologies and Infrastructure at the Ministry of Health and who has been coordinating the work of the Pharmaceutical Basket Committee for many years

Prof. Dina Ben Yehuda - Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University, a specialist in hematology.

Dr. Efrat Baron Har-Lev - Director of Beilinson and Deputy Director of the Rabin Center, former director of the Northern District of Clalit and specialist in pediatric intensive care

Sigal Regev Rosenberg - CEO of United Health Fund and the first woman in the position of HMO manager, was for many years CFO at Clalit

Dr. Dorit Tex Manova - Director of Assuta Ramat Hahayal and formerly Director of Shiba Hospital

Dr. Anat Aka Zohar - Director of Maccabi Quality System. Prior to that, she served as VP of Quality and Service at the Ministry of Health.

Dr. Sagit Arbel Alon - Chief Physician at the Ministry of Welfare, Former Head of Planning Director at the Ministry of Health and Specialist in Women's Medicine

Dr. Osnat Lev Zion - Director of Assaf Harofe Hospital and formerly CEO of Hadassah Mount Scopus.

Dr. Anat Engel - Director of Wolfson Hospital, Former Deputy Director of Assaf Physician and Internal Medicine Specialist

Prof. Idit Matot - Head of the Anesthesiology Division at Ichilov, Chairman of the Association of Anesthesiologists

Dr. Galit Kaufman Shriki - Dr. in Nursing, currently the head of the Northern District of Maccabi, established the Maccabi Nursing Division.

Dr. Shiri Tannenbaum - Deputy Director of Wolfson Hospital. Specialist in oncology.

Ruth Relbag - CFO of Shaare Zedek, who is expected to be appointed CFO of Clalit soon and in the past was VP of budgeting and pricing at the Ministry of Health.

Dr. Shira Lev Ami - Former Director of Digital Health at the Ministry of Health.

July Edelstein resigned as Knesset Speaker

"We are in a challenging time. The Corona crisis has stopped routine and made it clear to all of us: it is time to invest more in Israel's health care system. , Edelstein wrote this morning on Facebook, adding, "Now it's time for the next challenge - I chose to take on the role of Minister of Health.

As soon as the government is established, I look forward to starting my work for the general public. Together with our amazing office staff and medical professionals, who are doing everything in public and emergency for public health - we will invest more in our health care system, and I am convinced with all my heart that this investment will pay off. "