以色列卫生部最新公布的数据揭示了公立医院和医疗基金在手术及核磁共振成像（MRI）等待时间方面存在显著差异。尽管如此，数据显示以色列的医疗服务在全球范围内表现良好，其平均等待时间短于大多数经合组织（OECD）国家，并且在MRI检查方面效率很高，尽管设备数量相对较少。
根据卫生部周二首次发布的2024年数据，该数据显示了28家公立医院在19种择期手术方面的等待时间。数据显示，在几乎所有类型的 But, for the exact same procedure, with the same medical problem, a child would face an approximately four-month (129 days) wait at Soroka Medical Center. The figures highlight extreme disparities between hospitals for nearly every type of surgery, and a significant gap between health funds concerning MRI waiting times. HaEmek Medical Center also recorded a lengthy wait, with a child needing 130 days. In prostate removal surgeries, the median wait at Carmel Hospital was 104 days, contrasting with 18 days at Shamir Medical Center and 28 days at Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya.
