Medical staff: speak Hebrew!
On the eve of Passover, Prof. Rafi Biar, director of Rambam Hospital in Haifa, issued a Happy Holidays message to the hospital's employees, reminding them that the working language at Rambam is only Hebrew, following complaints that during morning visits and faculty meetings, people speak different languages (Arabic and Russian). that others don't understand especially when the conversation is at a patient's bedside or next to a patient. It should be noted that if the patient speaks Arabic or Russian, the medical staff can have a conversation with them in their native language.
This announcement caused an uproar among quite a few people who were surprised by this announcement since about a third of Rambam Hospital employees are Arabs in addition to Russians and speakers of other languages who treat patients and their families with devotion and love, who as mentioned were surprised by the publication of this announcement and following it even posts were made on social networks such as Facebook opposing this decision and seeing It is a form of racism and/or discrimination.
In a call to the hospital's administration, the Hai Peh system explained and stated: "The instruction given is an instruction for the working language in the medical space only. This means that the working language while a patient is addressing doctors, nurses, and among the hospital staff is Hebrew. Of course, in the public space while sitting in the cafe in the hospital complex , in the elevator or in the corridor, the staff can talk to each other in whatever language they want (Arabic/Russian and any other language) it is nobody's business. In addition, when it comes to a patient who speaks Arabic or Russian and he wants to speak in his mother tongue, there is no problem or obstacle to talking to him in Arabic or Russian. And again we emphasize that the teaching is in the working language only."
Prof. Biar is 100% right about the working language being Hebrew. And all other languages will be between one person and another.
You are 100% right, this is the state of the Jews and you should only speak Hebrew and those who find it difficult should not work here, besides that I feel like in Gaza when they speak Arabic all the time, I don't go into any store where Arabs work and by all means go to their restaurants.
Good morning, the professor is basically absolutely right. But it is very important to distinguish the gender of the patient. If the patient is one of our cousins, and does not speak Hebrew, then it is very important that the doctor or the staff around him speak Arabic. But if the patient is a Hebrew speaker, it is very important that the treating team does speak Hebrew. The same thing also applies to Russian speakers, especially the elderly who do not understand Hebrew and have no one to translate for them. Likewise for Amharic speakers.
Most importantly, the patient needs to understand the staff treating him, in all respects.
A correct and rational decision. It is the language of our country and known to the majority of the population. Be careful with the Hebrew language.