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H S Halevi

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PubMed1985

Aged Jewish patients in general hospitals in Israel--past, present and a look into the future.

Since the 1950s, the elderly population of Israel has been steadily increasing and is currently 10% of the total Jewish population. However, because of less immigration, the rate of increase is expected to slow down in the next 20 years, although the proportion of the elderly greater than or equal to 75 years will increase. Women comprise a high proportion of this population. This report analyzes the hospitalization patterns of the elderly population in general hospitals in Israel during the 1960s and 1970s, including discharge rates, length of stay, diagnoses, mortality, etc. The author provides a partial data base necessary for planning an optimal scheme for medical care for the elderly.

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PubMed1982

Trends in hospitalization rates of the elderly for acute and chronic diseases, Israel, 1954-72.

Hospital discharge rates among the total and the aged Jewish populations in Israel from 1954 to 1972 were studied in relation to the main diagnosis. The disease entities studied included selected acute and chronic diseases, and diseases of old age. The hospital discharge rates for acute diseases did not change throughout the period surveyed, but the rates for chronic diseases and for those disorders that are prevalent in old age did increase gradually from 1954-72, and more markedly among the aged than among the total population. These increasing rates may result from higher expectations of modern medicine, reluctance to care for the elderly within the family, and the vacuum in hospital bed occupancy caused by the decline in infectious diseases. In view of the increasing costs of hospital services, we suggest that at least some of the patients with chronic diseases should receive the care they need at home, in nursing homes, or through other less expensive extended-care facilities.

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PubMed1979

Health expenditure under multiple-priority pressures. A case study of Israel.

Since Israel's inception, it has faced many problems that have a high priority in the national consciousness. Problems of defense and national security are outstanding among these, and problems such as absorption of immigrants, education, land reclamation and water supply are next. This creates heavy pressure on scarce resources, and is reflected in the share of specific items in Government and national expenditures. An analysis of developments since the early 1950s shows how health expenditure has been given a high priority in the evaluation of the nation's needs on one hand, and has been influenced by defense needs and other pressing requests on the other hand. It may be concluded that health receives a fair share of the nation's resources, but, in view of the strained economic situation in the country, careful planning for future health services in coordination, cooperation and integration with other welfare services is essential.

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