title: Geriatrics in the new millennium, Israel.
abstract: Since the early 1980s demographic changes compelled Israel's health system to dedicate efforts to establish modern geriatric services. This task was performed with the help of governmental and non-governmental institutions and was coordinated by the Division of Geriatrics and Long-Term Care Diseases of the Ministry of Health. Today, 20 years later, as a result of those efforts, geriatrics and geriatric services in Israel are thriving. Qualified staff, including physicians who specialized in geriatrics, are working to maintain a high quality of care in various geriatric settings. However, more resources should be allocated for research in order to maintain and to continue to develop geriatric medicine in Israel.
authors.affiliation: Shmuel Harofeh Hospital, Geriatric Medical Center, Beer Yaakov, and Geriatric Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel. shmuelh@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: Beni
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Habot
authors.forename: Shmuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel