Reply To: Family in dire health crisis in Lakewood area

My teenage daughter in NY had severe abdominal pains so we took her to our pediatrician who sent us to the emergency room. She was seen, scanned for appendicitis and some other stuff and sent home in a few hours. My friend’s teenage daughter in Israel had similar symptoms but she sat in the hospital for close to 24 hours. In my experience the care in Israel is generally high quality but the system is overburdened. Not enough money = not enough facilities and providers. Although I do have to say it was nice walking out of the hospital with my newborn and a check from the government rather than a bill 🙂