Dalia Itzik to step down as chair of Hadassah board

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Dalia Itzik informed the Hadassah Women's Organization of her wish to end her term as chair of the board of directors of the Hadassah Medical Center at the end of the year. According to Srugim, Itzik has served in the role for six years.

According to Globes, a process of finding a new chair will begin in the coming period. According to Calcalist, a decision on a process to find a replacement, a man or a woman, will be made in the coming days.

According to Ynet, the departure comes a few weeks after it was revealed that the medical center inaugurated a branch in Cyprus without notifying the Health and Finance Ministries. According to Calcalist, the facility is a medical center in Limassol. According to Ice, the departure comes amid a revelation about concealing moves from government ministries, with a Channel 12 investigation in the background that accused of political appointments.