No Credit Card? Israeli Hospitals Could Just Let You Die
What happens to people who are in desperate need of medical treatment but can’t afford to pay for it?
She was two and a half years old. She had a high temperature and possibly a serious infection. It was a life-threatening situation. Dr. Margalit Lorber didn’t hesitate, referred the child urgently to the ER in the nearest hospital: Bnei Zion Medical Center in Haifa. But the hospital refused to admit her. “They told the baby’s parents: ‘Bring a credit card,’” Lorber relates. “No credit card? Go home.’”
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