After a five-year term signed in the storm of the Corona crisis - Moshe Bar Good sign will end his job today

A little over a week after his appointment was approved - Prof. Hezi Levy officially took office as Director General of the Ministry of Health.

On June 5, the Civil Service Commission approved the appointment of Prof. Levi, who has until now managed Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon. Prof. Levy was nominated for the post by Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, who was looking for a professional CEO for his office. 

Brigadier General (res.) Prof. Levy (64), married to Rebecca, father of three children and granddaughter. Born to Iraqi-born parents. Served as Chief Medical Officer until 2007. He was then Senior Vice President and Head of Medical Administration at the Ministry of Health. In 2012, he was elected director of the Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon, and in 2018, a life award was awarded by the Minister of Health for Health Professionals.

Last week, Israel Today revealed that the Ministry of Health is investigating serious and unusual complaints from senior doctors that struggles between doctors have resulted in wrongful and negligent treatment of patients undergoing surgery in the Brazilian government hospital in Ashkelon last year.

As part of the case, which was investigated by Dr. Boaz Lev, the admissions commissioner at the Ministry of Health, serious reciprocal claims between doctors about serious injury to patients, some cancer patients, wrong surgery, surgery by inexperienced specialists, and serious errors in diagnosis and treatment of patients Difficult doctors also make many claims about a superficial and inadequate examination of the case under the management of Barzilai Hospital, headed by Prof. Levy. 

Incoming CEO Prof. Levy said today: "I accept the position in awe and thank Health Minister Yuli Edelstein for choosing me. The State of Israel is in a very tough fight against the Corona virus, which throws down every citizen's lifestyle in the country. This is in addition to other problems that are at our doorstep in healthcare.

"I will continue to lead the professional fight in the Corona epidemic and continue to advocate for proper and compassionate health services in all areas for the State of Israel. I would like to thank the outgoing CEO Moshe Bar Good, who worked extensively for health in general, and who most professionally led the fight against the Corona in particular. I thank him on behalf of all the citizens of the State of Israel, and wish him success later on in whatever he chooses. "

Prof. Levy also thanked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Cabinet Ministers "who approved the appointment for this high position."

Outgoing CEO: "We successfully met the targets we set for the beginning of the Corona crisis"

Good sign, Professor Levy's predecessor, announced his retirement from the position last May. Alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Health Yaakov Litzman, Bar has been a good sign of coping with the spread of the Corona epidemic, which also dragged down the Israeli economy. 

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In the letter of resignation he submitted to Litzman, Barr wrote a good sign: "At the beginning of the crisis, we set ourselves a number of goals - the first is that every person in need of care, and in particular the soul, will receive the excellent care the system knows how to provide. The second - that the State of Israel will be in the group of states that are coping well with the crisis. These goals are successful. " 

In the past week, Bar Seaman found himself at the center of an exciting affair involving the Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Itamar Grotto. Following a report in News 12, according to which Prof. Grotto granted exemption to billionaire Teddy Sagi who came to Israel to attend a Bar Mitzvah party, a storm ensued. A public followed by voices calling for the dismissal of the deputy CEO. Last week, after the publication, Bar sent a good sign to Grotto asking him to provide an explanation for the report. 

In a letter he sent, Bar Seaman explained the importance of clarification, saying: "The Ministry of Health has been working for months on the public partnership, strictly following the rules we have jointly set up to eradicate the corona virus. Exemption from isolation that does not violate public trust is a serious matter."

In response, Prof. Grotto wrote to him: "I do not know Teddy Sagi I have nothing to do with Teddy Sagi, Teddy Sagi never contacted me for approval, and I certainly did not receive any consideration on any issue which is from Teddy Sagi or related parties. From the civil service.

"Speaking to me was not about a party - but about a family event. The approval given to Teddy Sagi was not permission to be exempted from isolation, but relief from the isolation conditions, which is a matter for the Ministry of Health.

"The permit is issued with the condition of maintaining the complete isolation conditions, except the permit to go to a family event. The relief in the isolation conditions is in accordance with the Ministry of Health policies and procedures and in no way is a concern for public health. Some of these conditions appear in the email I sent, and to my surprise, The media, for some reason, came only part of that email, not the full email. "