As reported by Vesty.co.il, the All-Israel Planning Commission intends to promote the plan to build several state hospitals in different cities of Israel to prepare for population growth.
According to the latest data, 8.5 million citizens live in Israel. Now there are 1.8 hospital beds per 1,000 citizens.
According to the demographic forecasts, by 2040, Israel will need 27,000 additional beds in regular hospitals, 6,100 in psychiatric hospitals and 2,000 in rehabilitation. In addition, the number of elderly people will increase due to a constant increase in life expectancy.
The plans include the construction of conventional hospitals, psychiatric, geriatric and rehabilitation, and the expansion of existing ones.
In addition, Minister of Construction Joab Galant intends to announce a grandiose plan for the renewal of the cities of the Gush Dan district. About 150 thousand new housing units will be built along the route of the currently under construction tram line.