After CEO Moshe Bar Siman Tov announced his retirement, Minister of Health Haim Katz asked the senior official to temporarily take over the position - which he responded to out of a sense of national mission • The Ministry of Health, in its role as regulator, oversees the operations of hospitals - so the appointment of the director of the largest government hospital to the position is an inherent conflict of interest • The ministry notes: "The system needs an anchor of stability"