Opposition leader MK Yair Lapid lambasted the legislation, accusing the coalition of having dismantled the Passover holiday.
The plan will be enacted in stages, beginning in the periphery of the country and with a goal of shifts that are no longer than 16 hours.
Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center asked Magen David Adom not to bring urgent patients to its emergency department until further notice because it is at 300% capacity.
Medical researchers have noticed a decline in patient health, correlating with a family's presence at rounds.
At present, the public do not have control over which hospital they are sent to when in need of treatment.